Tax & Regulation
Tax & Regulation | 15 Jun 12
confusion reported as trust filing deadline
Tax experts with French tax-resident settlor clients told International Adviser today that confusion surrounding the reporting of trust information to the French tax authorities remains, even as the reporting deadline arrived as of midnight.
Tax & Regulation | 14 Jun 12
mifid advice definition requirement
A requirement within MiFID II to isolate purely execution-only transactions from those on which advice has been given, has been raised as a point of concern by a former member of the European Commission Securities Markets Experts Group.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jun 12
draft gaar legislation published as uk
The UK government is ploughing ahead with plans to introduce a General Anti-Avoidance Rule, and has today published draft legislation and begun a formal consultation process with HM Revenue & Customs and members of the tax industry.
Tax & Regulation | 11 Jun 12
liechtenstein agreement attracts 2400
More than 2,400 people have come forward to disclose undeclared foreign assets through the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, according to HM Revenue & Customs, which says it may now bring in as much as three times the £1bn in revenue it was projected to.
North America | 8 Jun 12
irs issues new drafts of w 8ben forms to
The American tax collection agency, the IRS, has updated and issued new drafts of the W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E forms as it gears up for the implementation of FATCA next year.