Tax Evasion
Tax & Regulation | 30 Sep 16
HMRC data sharing deal with Crown dependencies goes live
A new data sharing agreement has officially come into force with the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) expected to be handed the details of hundreds of thousands of offshore accounts on Friday as part of a move for wider transparency from the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands.
Tax & Regulation | 22 Sep 16
Bahamas files leak exposes former EU official’s links to offshore firms
A new cache of 1.3 million documents from the Bahamas has exposed the use of offshore shell companies by the former EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes and UK politician Amber Rudd.
Best Practice | 24 Aug 16
HMRC plans tougher penalties for offshore tax evaders
The UK tax office has announced plans to increase the penalties on anyone who has not paid outstanding taxes from offshore investments ahead of the start of a new data sharing agreement with the crown dependencies and territories in October.
Latin America | 8 Aug 16
Key figures resign from Panama’s tax evasion investigation
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Swiss anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth have resigned from an international committee investigating offshore tax evasion due to government interference, it has been revealed.
Latin America | 6 Jul 16
Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud
Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud by a Spanish court after being found guilty of defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m, €4.6m) between 2007 and 2009.