Tax & Regulation

Tax & Regulation | 4 Oct 12

Switzerland will not hold a referendum in November on deals with the UK, Germany and Austria which will see those countries tax secret bank accounts held in Switzerland, after opponents of the agreement failed to gather enough signatures to force a vote.

Tax & Regulation | 1 Oct 12

Guernsey based Legis Group has launched a new tax service offering tax compliance and advisory services to individual private clients, owner-managed businesses and local trust and fund administration companies.

Tax & Regulation | 27 Sep 12

A key committee of the European Parliament yesterday voted unanimously to approve a compromise text updating the EU’s Market in Financial Instruments Directive, with implications for the life industry and securities markets.

Tax & Regulation | 25 Sep 12

Danny Alexander, the UK’s chief secretary to the treasury, this afternoon highlighted how “tax dodging is not limited to our own shores” at his Liberal Democrat party’s annual conference.

Tax & Regulation | 24 Sep 12

The number of serious tax evasion cases identified by HM Revenue & Customs has fallen by almost a quarter in the past year, according to Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.