Tax Avoidance
Tax & Regulation | 9 Mar 16
UBS, Deutsche Bank lose major UK banker bonus tax case
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has shut down a major tax avoidance scheme used by bankers at UBS and Deutsche Bank to avoid paying around £135m in tax.
EU and Monaco sign tax transparency agreement
The EU and Monaco have signed a new agreement which ensures member states will receive the names, addresses, tax identification numbers, and dates of birth of any of their residents with accounts in the principality from 2018.
Tax & Regulation | 9 Feb 16
Accelerated Payment Notices net HMRC over £2bn
HM Revenue & Customs has collected more than £2bn ($2.9bn, €2.6bn) in disputed tax from would-be avoiders since it brought in its Accelerated Payments notices in 2014.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Feb 16
Activist actor takes aim at HMRC loopholes in TV documentary
A documentary programme on Britain’s Channel 4 to be aired on Monday (8 February) will see actor Greg Wise pose as a client while two financials advisers offer to help him exploit HMRC’s tax loopholes.
Tax avoidance claims management firm Rebus in administration
Crowdfunded claims management company Rebus, which specialised in pursuing companies for mis-selling investments later deemed to be tax-avoidance schemes, has entered administration.