UK chancellor's wife pays no British taxes on her foreign earnings

British Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s millionaire wife has been revealed to hold non-domicile status, meaning she does not pay British taxes on her foreign earnings, triggering controversy in the UK.

LuxLeaks whistleblower trial begins in Luxembourg

The former PwC employee turned whistleblower behind the LuxLeaks scandal that implicated Luxembourg in industrial tax avoidance goes on trial in the tiny European duchy on Tuesday.

Revuelo en Argentina por la mención a Macri en los 'papeles de Panamá'

En plena ofensiva gubernamental y judicial contra la corrupción en la etapa kirchnerista, la mención de Mauricio Macri en los 'papeles de Panamá' ha llenado de preocupación a la Casa Rosada.

Labor market impact by refugees debated in Finland

A debate has erupted in Finland about the impact of the ongoing influx of refugees on the country's labor market.

UN expert urges Greece and global financial institutions to reach debt deal that respects human rights

 UN, 2 June 2015 – Noting that challenges remain to curb Greek debt crisis while addressing human rights, a United Nations expert today urged international institutions and Greece to redouble their efforts to “maximum available resources” for financial obligations and ensure the enjoyment of human rights.

FATCA: Croatia, US sign agreement on preventing tax evasion

Croatia and the United States signed a bilateral agreement on preventing tax fraud and evasions here on Friday.

Portuguese PM accused of tax evasion

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has been accused of tax evasion by former director of the Social Security Institute Edmundo Martinho, according to local media reports on Monday.

Investigators search HSBC's Geneva offices

Investigators have launched a search of British banking giant HSBC's Geneva offices as part of a money laundering probe, following allegations the bank helped clients evade millions of euro in taxes, Swiss prosecutors said.

France ends investigation of HSBC's Swiss bank

A French investigation into HSBC's Swiss private bank over a suspected tax-dodging scheme for wealthy customers has ended, bringing it a step closer to a possible trial, a judicial source said...

HSBC ‘helped clients dodge millions in tax’

The Swiss arm of British banking giant HSBC helped wealthy clients dodge taxes and hide millions of dollars from authorities, according to a report by a network of investigative journalists released Sunday based on a cache of leaked bank files...

Greek government expected to avoid tax clash with shipping tycoons

While Greece's new leftist government seems set on a collision course with the European Union, it is likely to steer clear of confronting the country's critical shipping industry.
The Syriza party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, which swept to power last Sunday, once promised to take on shipowners and their generous tax allowances.

Στο μικροσκόπιο το Λουξεμβούργο για φοροελαφρύνσεις σε κολοσσούς

Στο μικροσκόπιο της Κομισιόν βρίσκεται το Λουξεμβούργο με αφορμή νέους ισχυρισμούς ότι πρόσφερε φορολογικές ελαφρύνσεις σε περισσότερες από 300 πολυεθνικές εταιρείες δήλωσε ο εκπρόσωπος Τύπου του κοινοτικού οργάνου Μαργαρίτης Σχοινάς. 

Ωστόσο, πρόσθεσε ο ίδιος, ο επικεφαλής της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής και πρώην πρωθυπουργός του Λουξεμβούργου Ζαν Κλοντ Γιούνκερ δεν θα χειριστεί την έρευνα.
Μεταξύ των εταιρειών που φέρονται να έχουν έρθει σε συμφωνία με το Λουξεμβούργο προκειμένου να γλιτώσουν δισεκατομμύρια από φόρους σε άλλες χώρες είναι η Pepsi και η Ikea.

Luxembourg biggest tax haven in EU (report)

PepsiCo, IKEA, FedEx and 340 other international companies use Luxembourg to slash their tax bills, according to new leaked documents.
The 1,000 square mile country sandwiched between France, Germany, and Belgium is the center of EU tax dodging, but not because it offers a low income tax rate like Ireland or Cyprus or no taxes at all, like Malta. Officially, Luxembourg has an income tax rate of 29 percent, which is relatively high among developed economies.

Greek government to sell 1500 properties belonging to tax evaders

Greek tax authorities are preparing to sell, through an online auction, 1500 villas in tourist resorts in the country, such as Santorini, Rhodes, Kos, Porto Heli, Paros, Mykonos and others, because their owners have not complied with their tax obligations.

After having exhausted all relevant stages, from notice to seizure, the next step for the Operational Collection Unit and the Recovery Control Center for Taxpayers with Great Riches, is auctions in order to enable the Greek government to collect taxes from the wealthy who are hiding from tax authorities.

Κοντά σε οριστική φορολογική συμφωνία Ιταλία και Ελβετία

Σε 40 εκατομμύρια τραπεζικούς λογαριασμούς Ιταλών πολιτών έχει πρόσβαση από σήμερα η υπηρεσία είσπραξης φόρων της χώρας, στο πλαίσιο μιας πιο εντατικής προσπάθειας για την καταπολέμηση της φοροδιαφυγής.
Αρχικά η ημερομηνία που είχε ορισθεί για την εφαρμογή του μέτρου ελεύθερης πρόσβασης στα τραπεζικά δεδομένα των Ιταλών φορολογούμενων ήταν η 28η Οκτωβρίου 2013. Λόγω όμως μιας σειράς τεχνικών προβλημάτων, την τελευταία στιγμή αποφασίστηκε η αναβολή του μέτρου ως σήμερα 31η Ιανουαρίου.

Letta: “Chi porta i soldi all’estero sappia che oggi il clima è cambiato Recupereremo le risorse ovunque”. la Svizzera sta per capitolare ed è ormai «pronta a cooperare».

Il premier contro i paradisi fiscali: le tasse diminuiranno solamente con i soldi della lotta all’evasione.
Il ministro Saccomanni annuncia: “La Svizzera è pronta a cooperare”

 

Roma

Il clima è cambiato e portare i capitali all’estero non sarà più così semplice. Gli italiani lo sappiano. La lotta ai paradisi fiscali, Svizzera compresa, sarà «senza quartiere». È una promessa, ma per alcuni suonerà quasi come una minaccia, quella del presidente del Consiglio, Enrico Letta, sull’evasione fiscale.  

Experts come to help Greece collect taxes

Australia : 14 Jan 2013

Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Greece’s European Union partners are sending in reinforcements to help in the battle to reorganize the country’s tax collection mechanism, aimed at improving state revenues and combating tax evasion.
Tax experts from Spain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium have already arrived in Greece and are helping the country’s tax authorities to locate pockets of tax evasion and come up with ways of monitoring categories of professionals who are seen as more likely not to declare their full income.