03/02/2015
Your Pension Funds and Succession Tax In The Canary Islands
There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the UK pension reforms and the options now available for your pension funds.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
03/02/2015
Ninu Zammit, Michael Falzon tax returns show tax evasion while in office
His position has since been “regularised” through a government tax amnesty.
03/02/2015
Greece introduces new tax controls in 400 large enterprises, 900 cases of wealthy taxpayers
Authorities will also intensify pre-emptive actions and full-scale tax controls in 400 large enterprises and 900 cases of wealthy taxpayers.
03/02/2015
MALTA: Investment Registration Scheme attracts 1,469 applications with €455.8m in assets
Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their double tax agreement (DTA) to enhance tax information exchange provisions
03/02/2015
Tax-dodgers are 'not acceptable': Luxembourg Fin Min
The minister's comments come just days after McDonald's was accused by labour unions
03/01/2015
Lisbon gets list of Swiss Leaks tax cheats
Portugal has received information on 611 taxpayers listed in the Swiss Leaks affair
02/27/2015
Head of Geneva, Luxembourg and Singapore freeports under investigation
Yves Bouvier and two associates are detained in Monaco in fraud enquiry
02/27/2015
Finding a Foundation by Carolyn Oh
A foundation is essentially a civil law creation, but how does it work in a common law country like Malaysia? Carolyn Oh, Principal of Carolyn and Co discusses the appeal of foundations as a wealth management tool and its application in Malaysia both onsh
02/27/2015
Changes in Guernsey taxation to affect home owners and high net worth individuals - BDO
These changes are mainly in the area of personal taxation and are introduced by a number of Amendment Ordinances recently published, some of which are still to be laid before the Guernsey States of Deliberation.
02/27/2015
IRS still after former U.S. soccer bigwig Chuck Blazer over millions in unpaid taxes
The tax man is still chasing the big man at the center of the simmering scandal over corruption at the highest levels of international soccer.
02/26/2015
UK Tax Office Chief: Cleared to Share Leaked HSBC Swiss Data with Authorities
Lin Homer, the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs, said it had reached a deal in the past few days with French authorities to pass on the data "to pursue wider offenses"
02/26/2015
Swiss central bank under scrutiny after franc shock
Switzerland's central bank is coming under intense scrutiny
02/26/2015
Fifty Shades of FATCA by Withers
Absent another horse meat scandal, the clear focus on the evils of tax avoidance seems here to stay until the General Election; with the major political parties all seeing an easy way to win votes (while trying to defend individual action taken by their o
02/26/2015
Good news for the skiing chalet and the villa in the South of France by Withers
Most continental European countries including Italy, France and Spain impose ‘forced heirship’ rules, so that owners of real property situated in the country must leave a share of the property directly to their children on death and cannot lea
02/26/2015
Re: Basics for Boris by Withers
We here at Withers are aware of your recent US tax woes...
02/26/2015
No HSBC account holders took tax amnesty offers
The document will not name any of the individuals for legal reasons and because it remains unclear whether all or some of those involved broke the law.
02/25/2015
Was Bank Leumi too hasty in revealing U.S. clients' info to the IRS?
There is a direct line connecting the disclosure of the identities of 6,200 Israelis with Swiss bank accounts
02/25/2015
Regulator Targets Canada’s CIBC
Risk management faulted at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; bank warned on acquisitions
02/25/2015
Assessing the evolution of the Swiss funds industry
Switzerland is already one of the most liberal and transparent fund markets in Europe
02/25/2015
The Common Reporting Standard: CRS brings the walls tumbling down By Nel Schoeman, Associate, Maitland
A country known for its clocks, chocolate and most importantly banks, the agreement by Switzerland’s government to share details of those super-secret bank accounts is one that will change the world at large