Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 14 Nov 16
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell arrested in HMRC probe
Dominic Chappell, the former owner of the collapsed UK department store BHS, has been arrested as part of an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs into the tax affairs of his company Swiss Rock.
Tax & Regulation | 14 Nov 16
Breaking down S. Africa’s Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme
A great number of people are eligible under the South African government’s special voluntary disclosure programme, but not everyone is.
Best Practice | 11 Nov 16
Zero corporation tax does not ‘make’ a tax haven: EU ministers
Jurisdictions that offer zero rates of corporation tax, such as Jersey and Guernsey, may not automatically be considered tax havens, EU finance ministers have said.
North America | 11 Nov 16
Trump win casts doubt over US fiduciary rule
President-elect Donald Trump may look to overturn the US Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, set to go live in April, requiring specialist retirement advisers to put their client’s interests first, although some say scrapping it is unlikely.
Ex-BSI banker jailed for forgery in Singapore’s IMDB scandal
A former senior BSI Bank vice president was jailed on Friday for 18 weeks by a Singapore court, for forgery and failure to disclose suspicious transactions as part of the investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) money laundering scandal.