caymans engulfed by expat tax debate
Long famous for and in some cases, sought out for its aversion to the idea of taxes of any kind, the Cayman Islands is engulfed by a debate over a new plan to tax foreigners living there.
Tax & Regulation
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bvi updates company law in bid to keep ahead
The British Virgin Islands has amended its Business Companies Act in a bid to keep the jurisdictions corporate legislation up-to-date and attractive.
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french tax authority finally confirms trust
The French tax authorities have issued an eagerly awaited Tax Instruction confirming, for this year only, the deadlines by which trusts with French connections will need to file.
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us treasury publishes intergovernmental guidelines
The US Treasury Department has today published new rules offering governments two options for how their financial institutions will comply with the impending Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
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singapore advisers slapped for compliance failures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reprimanded two companies for failing to ensure their employees met the minimum exam requirements of the Financial Advisers Act.
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step publishes five point plan to combat tax
A body representing tax practitioners around the world has drawn up a five point programme aimed at combating abusive tax avoidance.
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australian trade body head highly confident
The head of a leading financial trade body in Australia has returned from a trip to the US highly confident that the North American government will exempt superannuation schemes from the controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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factd off with fatca
Like it or not, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is happening and is just around the corner. Here Royal London 360°s technical marketing manager, Neil Chadwick, explains its impact.
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fatca watchers on red alert as compliance rules
Investment fund industry executives, bankers, trust administrators and other financial services industry experts with an interest in FATCA are on high alert, with the US Treasury Department reiterating yesterday that it intends to unveil a key set of details as to how financial institutions are to comply with the major piece of US anti-tax evasion…
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esma publishes etf guidelines
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published guidelines on ETFs and Ucits issues in a bid to address risks associated with these types of funds.
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my big fat belizean singaporean bank
Recent press scrutiny of US presidential candidate Mitt Romneys use of a Swiss bank account which came to light with the publication of his 2010 tax return has prompted an American journalist to document his his own efforts to go to offshore.
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is todays treasury announcement the fault
Earlier today, the UK Treasury published proposals which could ultimately lead to HM Revenue & Customs being handed powers to “name and shame” individuals and companies who use aggressive tax avoidance schemes.