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North America | 9 Feb 17
US threatens to revoke passports for unpaid taxes
US citizens with federal tax debt of more than $50,000 (£39,973, €46,830) may have their passports revoked by the State Department, a move that could have a greater impact on Americans living overseas.
North America | 3 Feb 17
Trump slams brakes on fiduciary rule
Donald Trump is to sign a directive halting the implementation of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, which requires financial advisers of retirement products to act in the best interests of their clients.
North America | 2 Feb 17
Fiduciary rule critic loses White House job on ethics grounds
A vocal critic of the US Department of Labor’s (DoL) fiduciary rule, Anthony Scaramucci, will no longer be appointed to a role in Donald Trump’s White House due to an ethics conflict.
North America | 30 Jan 17
Two charged in $81m ‘Hamilton’ musical Ponzi scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two New Yorkers with raising more than $81m (£64.5m, €75.7m) through a Ponzi scheme that promised high returns by buying and selling tickets to see high-demand shows, such as Broadway musical Hamilton.
Latin America | 27 Jan 17
IRS trawls for US tax evaders in Panama firm probe
A federal court in the US state of Montana has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a ‘John Doe’ summons in a bid to uncover details of US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts established by a Panama firm to evade paying tax.