Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 14 May 13
lux pushes for clarification pre sign eu deal
Luxembourg’s finance minister is holding up the EU’s planned agreement on the sharing of tax information between member countries, according to media reports.
Tax & Regulation | 14 May 13
guernsey signs dta with luxembourg
Guernsey has signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Luxembourg, giving the crown dependency a total of eight full DTAs to date.
Tax & Regulation | 13 May 13
Australia set to sign treaty with switzerland
Australia is to sign a new tax treaty with Switzerland "at the earliest opportunity" as its government joins others around the world in making long standing bank secrecy arrangements more transparent.
Tax & Regulation | 10 May 13
uk advisers targeted by hmrc for involvement
Around 200 UK-based advisers, accountants and lawyers are to be scrutinised by HM Revenue & Customs for their involvement with “complex offshore structures” to conceal assets for wealthy individuals and companies.
North America | 8 May 13
us senator introduces bill to repeal
A US senator has introduced a bill to repeal "anti-privacy" provisions of the controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, arguing that FATCA "infringes upon basic constitutional rights".