Tax Evasion
Tax & Regulation | 15 Jun 15
Ex-lovers and colleagues fuel rise in tax whistleblowing
Experts have said that a 50% leap in payments by HM Revenue & Customers to tax informants could be driven by ousted spouses and angry ex-colleagues
Tax & Regulation | 1 Jun 15
Tax evader crackdown by HMRC widens to smaller cases
A sharp fall in the average length of custodial sentences given to criminal tax evaders is a clear signal that HM Revenue & Customs is increasingly targeting smaller cases, according to research by Pinsent Masons.
Tax & Regulation | 18 May 15
Confidentiality concerns grow pre-global tax evasion crackdown
Governments and tax partners need to work to ensure confidentiality is protected when new international tax transparency rules come into force in 2017, according to OECD director, Pascal Saint-Amans.
Tax & Regulation | 11 May 15
HMRC non-dom crackdown set to increase under new government
HM Revenue & Customs’ increasing scrutiny of internationally-mobile high net worth individuals is likely to continue under the new Conservative government, say law firm RPC.
United Kingdom | 24 Apr 15
HSBC considers moving HQ outside UK
Banking giant, HSBC, is proposing to move its headquarters outside of the UK following regulatory reforms in the industry introduced after the financial crisis.