Category: Offshore
The FinCEN Files: What the leak means for bankers
Light upon the recent leak "The FinCEN Files". ... - Continue reading
What is VAT?
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax charged on most goods and services consumed in the EU. The tax is levied on the 'value added' to the product at each stage of production and distribution. ... - Continue reading
Bermuda: Enforcement Of Judgments 2020 – Trends And Developments
Bermuda is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It has a population of over 60,000 people on a land mass of just 21 square miles. The island group is located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 760 miles due east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Surrounded by coral reefs and the Gulf Stream, Bermuda remains a popular destination for tourists but its infrastructure, flexible and innovative corporate structures and strong regulatory environment have made it a leading offshore jurisdiction for company incorporations, including for a number of companies listed on the main New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges ... - Continue reading
HMRC ‘plea bargain’ tax evader deals collect extra £120m
Plea bargain deals give taxpayers immunity from criminal investigations as HMRC steps up investigations to help pay for coronavirus economic assistance ... - Continue reading
Canada: Don’t Let Your Dream Vacation Home Become A Tax Nightmare
Renting your foreign property may require you to disclose information to the Canada Revenue Agency (the "CRA"). A Foreign Income Verification Statement is required to be filed with the CRA where the adjusted cost base of the property exceeds CDN $100,000. ... - Continue reading
Luxembourg: Law On Deferral Of DAC 6, CRS And FATCA Deadlines Voted!
Amendments to legislations regarding deadlines have been made and here they are. ... - Continue reading
Ukraine aims to fight tax evasion with new law
Here is a discussion into the new legislation set to take place in Ukraine which aims to tackle profit shifting. While its objective is to encourage tax transparency, many businesses believe that this measure might have adverse effects for offshore trade. ... - Continue reading
EU to launch tax observatory
The EU’s awareness of the relevance of tax policy is clear. On 6 July, the European Commission called for proposals for the creation of an EU tax observatory. This follows the adoption of the Commission Decision on the financing of the preparatory action EU Tax Observatory – Capacity building to support Union policy making in the area of taxation and the adoption of the annual work programme for 2020 on 16 June. ... - Continue reading
Netherlands announces new policies for resolving cross-border tax disputes
The government has implemented new legislations in order to reform treatment of offshore tax disputes. ... - Continue reading
Cayman Islands: Recovering Illicit Assets Offshore Might Become A Bit Easier
New legislations on assets disclosure are now paving a way towards more tax transparency. ... - Continue reading
Tax authorities accessed 84 million offshore accounts in 2019: OECD
OECD confirms the efficiency of the Automatic Exchange of Information after its implementation in 100 countries. ... - Continue reading
African Countries Making Headway In Tackling Tax Evasion
According to Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 report, Africa needs to better combat illicit financial flows and be more lucid in tax matters. ... - Continue reading
Australia’s resident expats on cusp of losing CGT exemption
The new Budget - Not too welcoming to Australian expats. ... - Continue reading
Higher tax bill for Cyprus businesses after new law
Cyprus is aiming to better tackle tax avoidance by companies through a new legislation. The latter mainly addresses base erosion and profit shifting. ... - Continue reading
Voices CARES Act offers overlooked opportunities for tax refunds, but first check cross-border prices
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, U.S. corporations can now elect to carryback losses incurred in 2020 for a five-year period (2015 to 2019). While losses incurred in 2018 and 2019 can also be carried back five years, this article addresses 2020 current year opportunities. The… – Continue reading
Taxing offshore indirect transfers, the Platform’s new toolkit
A new toolkit for offshore indirect transfers has been released on 4 June 2020. ... - Continue reading
Canada: CRA Provides Temporary Relief From COVID-19 Cross-Border Tax Concerns
A look at the tax relief that Canada is providing during this unforeseen crisis. ... - Continue reading
Canada: U.S. Releases Anti-hybrid Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department have released anti-hybrid laws for offshore transactions. ... - Continue reading
India: Permanent Establishment (PE) In India – Broad Understanding
Some insights into tax residence and permanent establishment for businesses in India. ... - Continue reading
POGOs must settle all tax liabilities — Dominguez
Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) to pay all tax liabilities before being allowed to operate again, says Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez. ... - Continue reading
Cyprus: Cyprus Company Tax Benefits And Other Relevant Incentives
Here are some of the tax benefits of a having a company in Cyprus. ... - Continue reading
Nigeria: Tax Appeal Tribunal Holds That Tax Exemptions Will Not Be Granted Unless All Conditions Precedent For Its Grant Are Fulfilled
Light on the court case dated 23rd December 2019. ... - Continue reading
OECD publishes reports on cross-border tax dispute resolution Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Sweden
Reports on offshore disputes have been published by the OECD. ... - Continue reading
UN launches panel to tackle illicit finance
The United Nations has launched the High-Level Panel on Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) to address corporate tax abuse and other illicit financial flows. ... - Continue reading
Pakistan recovers billions from untaxed offshore funds
And hop! - Rs1.8bn from untaxed offshore funds into Pakistan's possession. ... - Continue reading
In Depth: The Race To Beat Australia’s Capital Gains Tax Deadline
Thousands of Australian expats have until 30 June to sell their family homes or face being slapped with a hefty tax after the government reversed its position for exemptions. ... - Continue reading
Tax data sharing sparks arrests among Israelis with unreported foreign bank accounts
The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) continues to unveil more offshore revenue. ... - Continue reading
India’s Authority for Advance Rulings denies tax exemption under India-Mauritius treaty
Clarifications on the India-Mauritius tax treaty. ... - Continue reading
No hidden property through offshore companies: Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Justice Qazi Faez Isa pleads non-guilty in tax evasion attempt. ... - Continue reading
World Bank aid ‘leakage’ may flow to tax havens: study
“Our estimates suggest a leakage rate of around 7.5 percent for the average highly aid-dependent country,” the study concluded. ... - Continue reading
Cayman tops ranking of money hideouts
Cayman is now the top enabler of financial secrecy in the world, according to the findings from the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index 2020. In second and third place respectively, were the United States and Switzerland. The Tax Justice Network has called on policymakers to prioritise sanctions against Cayman… – Continue reading
IRS to consider repatriation as relief factor in double taxation cases
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said it will consider certain circumstances in which it could provide relief from double taxation resulting from application of the repatriation tax, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) 2018. ... - Continue reading
GTBank Urges FG to Introduce Structural Reforms
The recurring inability of government to achieve its projected non-oil revenues over the years points to the need for urgent structural reforms, a report by Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has stated. The bank stated this in its 2020 macroeconomic and banking sector outlook, obtained yesterday. It stressed the need… – Continue reading
UK tightens cross-border tax disclosure rules
Offshore tax laws just got tougher. ... - Continue reading
India: Expatriate Tax And Regulatory Issues And Best Practices In India
Movement of expatriates cross borders potentially creates several tax and regulatory issues. ... - Continue reading
Singapore, Tunisia tax treaty enters into force
Singapore and Tunisia join forces in favour of tax reform. ... - Continue reading
Switzerland refuses to share five-year-old tax info with Pakistan
Pakistan's request for taxpayers' information turned down by Switzerland. ... - Continue reading
Revisiting taxation of onshore and offshore POGOs
Interest in POGOs raised again. ... - Continue reading
Details of 1.89 mil. overseas bank accounts received
The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) allows the tax authority of Japan to detect 1.89 hidden bank accounts overseas. ... - Continue reading
Accord with Switzerland to share Pakistanis’ bank data will bring transparency: Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi positive about tax treaty between Pakistan and Switzerland. ... - Continue reading