Tax Evasion
from today tax offences in Singapore
From today, some forms of tax avoidance will be regarded as money laundering “predicate offences” in Singapore.
swiss lawmakers reject bill to weaken
By a two-to-one margin, Switzerland's lower house of Parliament voted late on Wednesday to reject a draft law that would have allowed the country's banks to pass depositors' information to US authorities.
swiss reach agreement on way for its banks
The Swiss government said today that it had reached agreement on proposed legislation that would enable the country’s banks to comply with requests by US authorities for information in connection with their tax evasion investigations.
Profiles & Comment | 29 May 13
the ldf vrs the isle of man disclosure
A little-noticed aspect of the UK's "FATCA" agreements with its three Crown Dependencies is that they are to be accompanied by "tax amnesty" schemes designed to encourage take-up. Here,Crowe Clark Whitehill's John Cassidy looks at how the first of these stacks up next to the LDF.
Tax & Regulation | 13 May 13
Australia set to sign treaty with switzerland
Australia is to sign a new tax treaty with Switzerland "at the earliest opportunity" as its government joins others around the world in making long standing bank secrecy arrangements more transparent.