Unexplained wealth orders: what advisers must be aware of
Scrutiny of the gatekeepers of offshore entities is key to the National Crime Agency’s strategy
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Third ever unexplained wealth order quashed in UK
But National Crime Agency intends to appeal the decision
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London mansion frozen by unexplained wealth order
It is owned by two offshore companies and occupied by the grandson of Kazakhstan’s former president
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Unexplained wealth order targets £80m London properties
Those behind the offshore companies holding the assets must explain how they were obtained
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UK taxman has not used new powers
More than a year after they were granted
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Challenge to very first unexplained wealth order dismissed
UK’s National Crime Agency investigating properties worth £22m in south-east England
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Can UK agencies deal with unexplained wealth orders?
‘What’s a trust?’ asks one investigator
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First unexplained wealth orders issued in £22m case
The UK’s National Crime Agency has secured the first unexplained wealth orders to uncover if two properties are ultimately owned by a politically exposed person, less than a month after the legislation was introduced.
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HMRC powers to scrutinise unexplained wealth go live
“Significant” regulation that requires individuals to explain to HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where their wealth came from has come into force.
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Firms in the firing line in tax evasion clampdown
UK companies that fail to stop employees and agents from facilitating tax evasion, both at home and overseas, will become criminally liable from Saturday.
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UK offshore firms will be forced to reveal property owners
The British government’s plan to reveal the ultimate owners of offshore companies that have bought property in the UK is likely to be announced by the prime minister David Cameron next month.