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07 September 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Probe over Romney tax data ‘theft’ » By AFP (News24) Charlotte - The US Secret Service said on Wednesday it had opened a probe into the possible theft of...
06 September 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Barclays was at fault over tax avoidance scheme, says George Osborne » By Phillip Inman (The Guardian) George Osborne has rebutted claims by former Barclays boss Bob Dia...
04 September 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Ireland: Lobbyists tell Noonan to leave tax exiles alone » By Maeve Sheenan (Independent) THE Minister for Finance has been told by big business interests not to go after wealt...
04 September 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: Go green to beat CGT and IHT » By Ian Cowie (The Telegraph) Going green to beat capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax (IHT) may sound too good...
31 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Italy’s health minister considers tax on unhealthy drinks » By Reuters (Business Report) Italy's health minister was considering the inclusion of a tax on drinks that are deemed...
30 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: Lib Dems will propose French-style tax on wealthy people's assets » By Nicholas Watt (The Guardian) A 0.5% tax on the assets of the wealthy, modelled on the French system, and an "acces...
29 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Ireland: Michael Gladney appointed as new Collector General » By Irish Times Michael Gladney, head of the Revenue Commissioners' Limerick Tax District South West Region's Large En...
28 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Navigating the complexities of reverse VAT in Zambia » By PWC Multinational companies who fail to appoint a local tax agent to carry out Value-Added Tax (VAT) activities on...
28 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Ireland: Property tax based on house value to be in force by mid-2013 » By Stephen Collins and Stephen Hayes (Irish Times) A PROPERTY tax based on house valuation is set to be in force by t...
24 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: Legislators seek British version of US tax disclosure rules » By Chris Vellacot (Reuters) A cross-party committee of British legislators has called on the government to introduce...
22 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Tax inspectors clash with MPs over expenses » By Rajeev Syal and Ed Howker (The Guardian) Tax inspectors are attempting to bar MPs from claiming thousands of pound...
22 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Britain faces more cuts as tax revenues fall short » By Sven Egenter and David Milliken (Independent/Reuters) BRITAIN'S public finances veered further off track in July a...
21 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) HMRC hails three tax avoidance victories » By BBC HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has trumpeted three victories in the courts last month against complex tax avoid...
17 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) List of UK's most-wanted tax fugitives published » The Guardian A most-wanted list of 20 alleged tax-dodgers accused of fleeing the UK while owing the Treasury millions...
16 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: QE could fund a £20bn tax giveaway » By Philip Aldrick (The Telegraph) Michael Saunders, UK economist at Citi, said the Government could use the "accumula...
14 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Swiss banks sweat tax fall-out » By Reuters (News24) Zurich - Swiss banks hoping to atone for decades of complicity in tax evasion may be left to swea...
14 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Swaziland staggers under new tax regime » By Mantoe Phakathi (Business Report) Big COMPANIES are slashing food rations and other benefits, NGOs are being stifl...
07 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Wealthy Brits look to flee abroad to escape high taxes, crime and rain » By Louisa Peacock (The Telegraph) DeVere Group said the number of enquiries it has received about living abroad from...
07 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Ireland: Tax break for patents a vital step in stimulus » By Francess McDonnell (Irish Times) DES SPEED may only be dreaming about profits at the moment. But that is not to sa...
07 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Obama slams ‘Romney Hood’ on tax » By SAPA-AFP (Business Report) Stamford, Connecticut - United States President Barack Obama joked on Monday that his e...
03 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Republicans defy Obama on tax cuts » By AFP/News 24 Washington - Defying US President Barack Obama, the Republican-held House voted on Wednesday to extend...
02 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) US to block UN internet control, taxes » By SAPA Washington - The United States will oppose a bid to revise a global treaty to bring the internet under UN con...
02 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: Taxman takes 42bn pounds a year from pensioners...and the poorest households are hit hardest » By Rob Preece (Daily Mail) Pensioners in the UK are handing over almost £42billion a year to the taxman, with t...
02 August 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Tax haven clampdown yields cash » By Chris Vellacott and Sinead Cruise (Reuters/Business Report) LONDON - A global campaign to tax trillions of dollars...
31 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Tax filing season for expatriates » By Shohana Mohan (Moneywebtax) Not following the correct procedures can create a nightmare situation down the line fo...
30 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) William Hill prepares to challenge UK online gaming tax » By Nathalie Thomas (The Telegraph) Britain's biggest bookmaker is preparing a legal challenge against government...
30 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) 'Britons evaded £200m in tax' using HSBC-owned Swiss bank » By Nick Mathiason (The Oberver) British clients of an HSBC-owned private Swiss bank that is the focus of a major HM R...
30 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Pass tax proposal - Obama urges » By SAPA (News24) Washington - US President Barack Obama urged Republicans in the House of Representatives on Saturday...
30 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Tanzania to tax mining firms 30% » Reuters Dodoma - Tanzania, Africa's fourth largest gold producer, has told mining companies operating for more than f...
26 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) OECD welcomes multilateral efforts to improve international tax compliance and transparency » By SAIT Technical The OECD welcomed today a new model international tax agreement designed to improve cross-border tax...
26 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Ireland: Income tax hikes to pay for household levy shortfall » Irish Examiner Workers will have to pay more tax next year if 600,000 homeowners persist with their refusal to pay the...
26 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) UK: HMRC tells school children: Tell your teacher if a neighbour is evading tax » By Christopher Hope (The Telegraph) Critics said it was "un-British" of the HMRC to try to turn "children into state...
25 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) OECD releases reports on automatic exchange and tax confidentiality » By OECD Furthering its efforts to strengthen international tax co-operation, the OECD has issued two new report...
23 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Trillions hidden in tax havens - report » By News 24 (AFP) London - The world's wealthiest individuals have stashed $21-trillion worth of assets in offshore tax...
20 July 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Global Forum Secretariat and United Arab Emirates enhance co-operation to improve tax transparency » By OECD On 17 July 2012, the Global Forum Secretariat entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wi...
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