Tax Evasion
HMRC sees fall in tax evasion info requests to
HM Revenue & Customs contacted foreign governments on 490 separate occasions in one year as it sought information on suspected tax evasion, a drop of 150 information requests compared to the previous year.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Feb 15
Coutts probed over client tax evasion allegations
Coutts & Co is under investigation by a German prosecutor regarding allegations of assisting client tax evasion.
MP pledges new corporate tax evasion law
Companies should be fined for assisting tax evasion, the UK’s chief secretary to the Treasury has said.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Feb 15
Tax evasion inquiries by foreign govts soar by 45%
Britain’s tax office has seen a surge in foreign governments making information requests about tax evasion over recent years.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Feb 15
UK to toughen tax evasion laws
The HSBC tax evasion scandal has put pressure on the UK government to introduce new legislation making it easier to prosecute people for hiding money in offshore bank accounts.