Tax & Regulation
Spain under fire to harmonise tax regimes across regions
Pressure is mounting on the Spanish government to introduce a nationwide tax system to address “substantial tax disparities” between the country’s 17 autonomous regions.
Spain retains wealth tax quashing hopes of ‘promised abolition’
Spain has confirmed there will be no changes to income or wealth taxes in 2017, despite political instability in recent months giving hope that a controversial wealth tax would finally be lifted.
Latin America | 27 Jan 17
IRS trawls for US tax evaders in Panama firm probe
A federal court in the US state of Montana has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a ‘John Doe’ summons in a bid to uncover details of US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts established by a Panama firm to evade paying tax.
EU concerned over IoM’s ‘limited’ beneficial ownership data
EU officials have raised concerns over the Isle of Man’s beneficial ownership rules, revealing that limited data on the ultimate owners of companies registered to the island could make the crown dependency “vulnerable” to money laundering.
North America | 27 Jan 17
Citigroup fined for overcharging 60,000 clients for advice
Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3m (£14.5m, €17.1m) to settle charges in the US that it overcharged around 60,000 clients £18m for advice and misplaced contracts over a 15-year period.