OECD
Blacklisted nations slam EU over ‘unacceptable’ tax haven register
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has spearheaded complaints from a host of countries disputing their “arbitrary” inclusion on a list of tax havens released by the European Commission last week.
Tax & Regulation | 18 May 15
Confidentiality concerns grow pre-global tax evasion crackdown
Governments and tax partners need to work to ensure confidentiality is protected when new international tax transparency rules come into force in 2017, according to OECD director, Pascal Saint-Amans.
People Moves | 23 Apr 15
Guernsey Finance targets more markets with new role
Guernsey Finance has named Kate Clouston as its first director of international business development
HMRC sees fall in tax evasion info requests to
HM Revenue & Customs contacted foreign governments on 490 separate occasions in one year as it sought information on suspected tax evasion, a drop of 150 information requests compared to the previous year.
Tax & Regulation | 3 Mar 15
Swiss sign first tax information pact with Aus
Australia has signed a reciprocal agreement with Switzerland for the automatic exchange of tax information on each other’s citizens, the Swiss finance ministry has said.