Does cross-border tax planning stand up to scrutiny?
Countries have shared details of offshore assets worth €10trn
Tax & Technical
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Switzerland orders 12 banks to comply with Fatca
They will have 20 days to share their client data with the US taxman
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Duo banned after 260 investors duped out of £3.5m
Victims were sold shares of an online marketing company
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Insurers fail to pay mini-bond victims
As bondholders face losing any redress on £46m investment
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IoM watchdog reviews UAE conduct of business code carve out
Firms based in free zones will no longer be exempt from providing key information documents
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CGT surge for Brits selling French property post-Brexit
As they will no longer benefit from EU exemption on social tax
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Just 8% of Brits received financial advice
But number of advisers slowly increasing
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Trio of property investment firms enter provisional liquidation
Investors and creditors urged to provide details of their claims
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South African expats face stricter pension rules
As Treasury mulls tax relief for those stuck in the country during lockdown
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Virtual Wills: friend or foe?
A welcome solution in a pandemic that could turn sour down the line
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HMRC gains ground as money lost to tax avoidance schemes halves
UK taxman is using ‘all of its power’ to target promoters
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Advice trade body calls for reform of UK lifeboat scheme
Phoenixing is allowing ‘firms that simply should not be in business’ to transfer compensation burden