Search Results for: tax transparency
When Spanish firms use tax havens
June 2nd, 2014
Almost all of the 35 companies listed on the Spanish stock exchange use tax havens, according to a report from Observatorio RSC, an organisation that monitors corporate social responsibility. The figures, based on company reports for 2012, show a ...
Treasury Committee criticises government tax targets
March 12th, 2014
THE ACCURACY of the government’s tax targets have been queried by the Treasury Select Committee. The yield from tax agreements such as the UK-Swiss deal has fallen well short of expectations, with that particular arrangement only generating a quarter ...
EU anti money-laundering rules enter into force
July 11th, 2018
New EU rules against money laundering, which entered into force Monday, introduce stricter transparency requirements on the real owners of companies and strengthen the fight against terrorist financing. The 5th Anti-Money laundering Directive, first proposed by the European Commission ...
Prosecutors demand jail for ex-PwC’s accountants
May 12th, 2016
During the last hearings of the LuxLeaks trial, prosecutors have asked for a 18-month jail sentence for Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet, both ex-PwC accountants who blew the whistle over the accountancy firm’s role in brokering sweetheart tax deals ...
UBS, HSBC Offshore Dealings Thrust Into Panama Papers Spotlight
April 5th, 2016
Report describes UBS’s dealings with law firm Mossack Fonseca Both banks say they comply with laws for vetting customers UBS Group AG and HSBC Holdings Plc — two of the banks hardest hit amid a U.S. crackdown on customers’ illicit ...
While global response to BEPS is cautious, Europe is increasingly leading the drive toward implementation
March 29th, 2016
Despite recent moves to formalize global tax reform, many jurisdictions are in fact reducing corporate income tax burden and rates While Europe leads BEPS implementation, most jurisdictions are yet to respond 69% cite new transparency requirements as key implementation ...
BVI Removed From French ‘Blacklist’
December 28th, 2015
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been removed from France’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions as a result of greater cooperation between the jurisdictions. The BVI said it had responded to almost all of France‘s requests for information to ...
KPMG International announced today aggregated network revenues of US$24.44 billion
December 10th, 2015
Investments in new services and innovation drive KPMG growth Investments in new services, acquisitions and strong growth across core services drive fiscal year (FY) revenues of US$24.44 billion Multi-year, US$1billion investment program in data and analytics (D&A) and new ...
The Common Reporting Standard: Automatic Information Exchange Goes Global
October 16th, 2015
Automatic exchange of information for tax law enforcement purposes started first in Europe with the EU Savings Tax Directive, went international with the US Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, and, from 2017, will go global with the recently-agreed Common ...
Mauritius Welcomes Removal From Italy’s Black List
April 20th, 2015
Following the entry into force of Italy’s Stability Law 2015 and the signing of a tax information exchange agreement, Mauritius has been removed from Italy’s tax transparency black list. Specifically, the change will allow Italians to deduct expenses incurred ...
