Tax & Regulation

Tax & Regulation | 8 May 13

The Association of International Life Offices has written to two members of the European Parliament in a new salvo to get life products treated differently from investment funds, while also acknowledging that it faces an “uphill struggle” in getting this message across.

Tax & Regulation | 2 May 13

UK residents who have access to money through offshore trusts are being advised to check that their arrangements are still within the current tax laws following HMRC’s recently announced swoop on trusts that are being used to hide income and wealth overseas.

Tax & Regulation | 2 May 13

UK chancellor George Osborne claims to have a made a “significant step forward in tackling illicit finance”, after the Treasury announced “all British Overseas Territories with significant financial centres” had agreed to sign up to its latest strategy on tax transparency.

Tax & Regulation | 30 Apr 13

The Cayman Islands premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has written to the UK prime minister David Cameron to offer to join the G5 countries’ pilot project on the automatic exchange of bank account information.

North America | 29 Apr 13

A US state senator and conservative think tank are pushing back against international moves that they say would give foreign governments too ready access to the tax information of US citizens.