Beneficial Ownership
Tax & Regulation | 24 Aug 17
Ten jurisdictions fall under beneficial ownership scrutiny
Australia, Qatar and Canada are among six jurisdictions rated largely compliant but still needing to make improvements in the latest wave of peer reviews by the OECD focusing on availability of beneficial ownership information.
Tax & Regulation | 7 Jul 17
Ten ways HMRC is catching tax cheats
Recent high-profile wins against tax evaders prove that when it comes to cracking down on tax dodgers, HMRC is serious about stepping up not only its surveillance but also about finding innovative ways of catching out tax cheats. Here are some the methods the UK tax office employs.
Best Practice | 27 Jun 17
HMRC targets trusts used for tax planning with new register
HM Revenue & Customs has kickstarted a new beneficial ownership register targeting those who set up trusts to “generate tax consequences” in guidelines published on Tuesday.
Germany sets out plan to tackle tax evasion
Germany’s finance ministry has set out a 10-point plan to combat tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers leak last year.
UK committed to public beneficial ownership despite concerns
A first-of-its-kind public beneficial ownership register of overseas companies that own UK property is being pushed forward by the UK government despite concerns that the information should not be made freely available.