Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 15 May 13
confusion for advisers qrops admins over
A new French law that appears to require pension fund trustees to report to France’s tax authority on UK personal pensions that have French tax-resident beneficiaries is causing confusion among financial advisers and pension fund administrators.
Tax & Regulation | 15 May 13
jersey considers codifying key trust rule
Jersey is reported to be considering enshrining in law key provisions of Hastings-Bass, a popular UK rule that has been used for years to unwind mistakes by trustees that otherwise would end up costing their clients money.
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.