Search Results for: Tax
Isle of Man: We’re no tax haven study concludes
August 2nd, 2017
The Isle of Man might be branded a tax haven by its critics. But that’s not the conclusion of research by academics at the University of Amsterdam. Their study ranks 24 ’sink’ and five ’conduit’ offshore finance centres – ...
EU Requires Belgium, France To End Port Tax Breaks
August 1st, 2017
Belgium and France must abolish corporate tax exemptions granted to their ports so as to align their tax regimes with European Union state aid rules, the European Commission has said. In a statement issued on July 27, the Commission ...
Cyprus Allows For Online Tax Amnesty Payments
July 28th, 2017
Cyprus’s Tax Department says that from August 1, 2017, it will accept requests for settling unpaid tax under its recently-announced tax amnesty through the island’s online “Ariadni” gateway portal. The amnesty is open to taxpayers who have filed all ...
The rise of Uber affects UK taxi firms turnover
July 24th, 2017
UK taxi turnover falls for the first time in five years as Uber drives up its network expansion The rise of Uber has driven taxi firms’ turnover off course, according to research out today from accountancy firm Moore Stephens. ...
A Former Credit Suisse Banker Has Pleaded Guilty in an U.S. Offshore Tax Case
July 20th, 2017
A former Credit Suisse Group AG banker from Switzerland pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a wide-ranging scheme to help Americans hide millions of dollars in offshore accounts to evade U.S. taxes. Susanne Rüegg Meier, a former manager ...
OECD: Strong progress seen on international tax transparency
July 4th, 2017
Tax evasion continues to challenge governments in developing and developed countries alike, depriving them of resources that would otherwise be available to support sustainable development through investments in infrastructure, health and other common goods. While globalisation has brought many ...
The New EU Rules for Anti-Money Laundering and Tax Avoidance Enter Into Force
June 28th, 2017
Strengthened EU rules to tackle money laundering, tax avoidance and terrorism financing enter into force The Juncker Commission has made the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing one of its priorities. On June 26,2017 the Fourth ...
ACCA welcomes the EU Commission’s proposal on taxation information amendment
June 26th, 2017
More tarnsparemncy over aggressive Tax planning arrangements and Beneficial Ownership is welcome, but a balanced and consistent implementation is needed to maintain a level playing field, says ACCA ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the European Commission’s ...
CEO of a Brazilian Bank cleared by court over Tax probe
June 15th, 2017
A Brazilian court has cleared Banco Bradesco SA Chief Executive Officer Luiz Carlos Trabuco of trying to illegally dodge a tax fine of 3 billion reais ($911 million), spurring the biggest jump in shares of the nation’s No. 3 ...
CMC Markets released Final results for the year ended 31 March 2017; Reduction in profit before tax
June 8th, 2017
CMC Markets plc (“CMC”), a provider of online and mobile trading platform enabling clients to trade over 10,000 financial instruments, has issued today a press release to publish its final results for the year ended 31 March 2017. According ...
