Tax Evasion
Tax & Regulation | 12 Nov 13
tax justice network again names switzerland
Switzerland has once again been named the world’s most secretive jurisdiction by the Tax Justice Network, a UK-based campaign group.
North America | 22 Oct 13
jersey and guernsey sign fatca agreements
The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have signed 'intergovernmental agreements' on the automatic exchange of tax information with the UK, adding to existing provisions that currently provide for information to be exchanged between the authorities of the two Crown Dependencies and the United Kingdom.
us war on tax evasion claims another swiss
A private bank based in Zurich and founded just 13 years ago has become the second Swiss bank to close in the wake of US efforts to crack down on the use of such institutions by American taxpayers.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Sep 13
jersey guernsey iom revel in
Officials from the three UK Crown Dependencies have been calling attention to a House of Commons statement by Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, in which he said they were not tax havens.
North America | 6 Aug 13
us lawmakers seek to make it harder
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at making it harder for criminals to carry out financial crimes in the US, in part by putting an end to the ability to form corporations without disclosing the identities of those behind them.