Industry professionals split over public banking
Industry professionals have shown polarised views towards David Cameron’s plans to make registers of beneficial ownership publically available throughout the UK and crown dependencies.
Industry professionals have shown polarised views towards David Cameron’s plans to make registers of beneficial ownership publically available throughout the UK and crown dependencies.
Jersey Finance is to put a man on the ground in Shanghai from the beginning of next month.
HM Revenue & Customs has scored its fifth victory against an advisory firm after defeating another of its schemes at a tax tribunal.
Gibraltar has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States, a step towards FATCA compliance.
Hong Kong and the United States have concluded their discussions on the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, with Hong Kong expected to sign a model 2 intergovernmental agreement later this year.
Gary Barlow and fellow Take That stars, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, along with around 1,000 other wealthy investors, are facing hefty tax bills after a tribunal ruled on Friday they were invested in illegal tax avoidance schemes.
The commons treasury committee has expressed considerable concern at proposals to grant HM Revenue & Customs the power to take money directly from the bank accounts of tax avoiders.
International Adviser highlights several instances where regulators have fined companies that refused to play by the rules.
Switzerland has committed to the automatic exchange of tax information between jurisdictions in a declaration made at the OECD’s annual ministerial council meeting in Paris yesterday.
Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement which will enable Singapore-based financial institutions to more easily comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Towergate could be fined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the potential mis-selling of two of its products, following discussions with the regulatory body.
Hong Kong has signed its first ever tax information exchange agreement (TIEA), paving the way for its implementation of the US foreign account tax compliance act.