Category: Tax Evasion
Croatia to initiate tax treaty negotiations with the United States
The government of the Republic of Croatia, on September 30, adopted a decision to initiate proceedings to conclude a convention with the United States on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to taxes on income. ... - Continue reading
$65 billion cash mystery puzzles Britain’s audit office
Mystery in the economy of Britain. How come there is an increase in circulation of pound notes when there is a decrease in day-to-day cash transactions? ... - Continue reading
HMRC says 10% rise in UK tax evasion reports is due to whistleblowers
HMRC, the British government’s tax authority, has reported a 10% rise YoY in evasion probes – and says the increase is due to a surge in whistleblowers. Today’s figures, released by UHY Hacker Young, reveal 73,000 reports arising from whistleblowing, representing a 10% rise on the numbers for 2018-19.UHY Hacker… – 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
FBR unearths huge sales tax evasion
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issues orders to all branches to be more proactive regarding the treatment of tax evasion. ... - Continue reading
HMRC targets wealthy in push on tax evasion
Wealthy people are increasingly facing investigation for suspected tax evasion, in a sign that HM Revenue & Customs is “keeping its promise” to intensify its crackdown on those hiding assets following the Panama Papers leak. ... - Continue reading
Wilful income tax evasion may land you in jail for up to seven years
Cases where the amount of tax sought to be evaded or tax on under-reported income is lesser than ₹25 lakh, the person can be punished with imprisonment of at least three months and up to two years and with fine. ... - Continue reading
Foreign-owned aluminum company embroiled in yet another scandal
Global Vietnam Aluminum Ltd linked to two Chinese-Australian business people is being probed for alleged tax evasion running into millions of dollars. The State Audit recently said it has found signs the firm illegally inflated costs by VND2.68 trillion ($116.37 million) to evade taxes. The possible fraud came to light… – Continue reading
Int’l task force sees success in cracking down on tax crimes
The tax crime-fighting group including the Australian Taxation Office (ATO, the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from the U.K. and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) from the U.S sees a silver lining regarding its purpose. ... - Continue reading
