guernsey and malta sign dta
Guernsey and Malta have signed a double taxation agreement.
Tax & Regulation
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51 of accountants admit to having only limited
A worryingly high number of accountants have admitted they have a limited knowledge of the UK governments tax amnesty, the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, with some conceding they have no knowledge about it at all.
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misconduct lands styland founder with hk85m bill
The founder and a former executive director of Styland Holdings, a Hong Kong financial services conglomerate, have been ordered to pay the firm a combined total of more than HK$85m, as compensation for entering into a number of transactions which were not in the companys interests.
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mas warns again on late filing of form 25
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reprimanded another advisory firm for repeatedly breaching its rules on the submission of Form 25.
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fatca partnership not unlike eusd
A FATCA partnership with the US may not be as frightening as it may sound at first to those in Guernsey and similar other smaller jurisdictions, a KPMG Guernsey tax expert says, noting that, in terms of scope and commitment, it could be relatively similar to the EU Savings Tax Directive (EUSD).
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guernsey looks at fatca partnership with us
Guernsey’s income tax authorities are looking at whether the island should join the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain by joining forces with the US to exchange information on individuals with accounts within its borders, a Guernsey newspaper reported yesterday.
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barclays blocked from using highly abusive
Barclays has been blocked by the UK government from using two highly abusive tax avoidance schemes, which it is claimed would have cost the UK Treasury around £500m in lost revenue.
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trail allowed and no budge on legacy but fsa
The FSA today aimed to allay confusion surrounding legacy and trail commission post-RDR, but warned it would maintain a close supervisory eye on intermediaries’ behaviour to detect any foul play.
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jersey signs double tax agreement with hong kong
Jersey has signed a double tax agreement with Hong Kong, as part of what officials there said is the islands continuing effort to develop business ties with the Far East.
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hmrc plans 30 tax evasion taskforces
HM Revenue & Customs said it plans to launch 30 new taskforces to crack down on tax dodgers, over the next two years.
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call for us to join world in residence taxation
The American Citizens Abroad, a Geneva-based group which represents the interests of expatriate US citizens, has called on the US government to join most of the rest of the world in taxing its citizens on the basis of where they live, rather than where they were born, or the nationality of their parents.
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fsa fines santander for structured product
Santander has been fined £1.5m by the FSA for failing to inform customers of its structured products’ status under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the period up to January 2010.