Tax Evasion
EU to crack down on advisers using ‘aggressive’ tax planning
Financial advisers could be forced to report “aggressive” tax planning schemes which help clients avoid paying tax, according to new plans being considering by the European Commission.
Tax & Regulation | 9 Nov 16
UK to probe 22 people over Panama Papers tax evasion probe
Twenty-two wealthy individuals in the UK face civil and criminal investigations into suspected tax evasion following the disclosure of the Panama Papers, Britain’s chancellor Philip Hammond has told officials.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Nov 16
UK fights to keep crown dependencies off EU tax haven blacklist
The UK government is fighting to keep Guernsey, Jersey and other British overseas territories off the EU’s planned blacklist of offshore tax havens.
French prosecutor pursues HSBC in €180bn tax fraud case
A French prosecutor has called for HSBC to stand trial for helping clients hide more than €180bn (£161.3bn, $199.8bn) in offshore tax havens from the country’s tax authorities, French news agency AFP has reported.
Best Practice | 20 Oct 16
HMRC narrows UK tax gap to record low
The gap between between the amount of tax HM Revenue & Customs expected to collect in the last financial year and what it actually raised has fallen to its lowest ever level, and is now one of the smallest in the world.