Voluntary Disclosure
Clock ticking for South African tax amnesty
Taxpayers in South Africa have less than a month to come clean and regularise any undisclosed or unauthorised foreign assets or income before the country’s Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP) ends on 31 August.
Italian tax police demand details of 10,000 Swiss accounts
Italy’s tax police have asked Switzerland’s Federal Tax Administration for information regarding €6.7bn (£5.9bn, $7.7bn) that has been deposited in the country by Italian citizens.
Best Practice | 3 Apr 17
Jersey opens tax disclosure amnesty
Jersey is running a voluntary disclosure scheme giving islanders the opportunity to tell the taxman if they have made a mistake or failed to declare income without having to pay extra penalties, ahead of tougher sanctions that may be brought in next year.
Tax & Regulation | 24 Feb 17
Only 15 in Ireland disclose offshore assets as deadline looms
Just 15 taxpayers have voluntarily declared offshore assets to Ireland’s tax authority since finance minister Michael Noonan announced plans to take tougher action to tackle offshore tax evasion in his October 2016 Budget.
North America | 21 Dec 16
Canadians using offshore tax amnesty to name advisers
Canadian taxpayers wanting to use voluntary disclosure programmes (VDP) should have to identify advisers who helped them avoid paying tax, the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee has recommended.