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• Revenue extends offshore tax amnesty deadline

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  FT.com / Tax - Revenue extends offshore tax amnesty deadline . The FT notes: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is extending the deadline for its tax amnesty for offshore savers in a last-minute push by the tax authority to draw attention to its ”last chance” amnesty for evaders. In a statement put out on Friday ...
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• Will Borders go offshore?

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Borders bookshop chain has gone bust It will be interesting to see if the are revived offshore Look who’s still trading…. offshore http://www.zavvi.com http://www.woolworths.co.uk So odds on it will be in Jersey soon……if only for DVD and CD sales
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• The Commonwealth: a jamboree of corruption

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  In a Guardian article titled A jamboree of repression , Tom Porteous, director of Human Rights Watch, raises concerns about the failure amongst Commonwealth countries to "muster the collective political will to uphold its core values of political freedom and respect for human rights" and concludes that the ...
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• Is Dubai about to default on its £50bn debt?

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Is Dubai about to default on its £50bn debt? | Business | The First Post . D ubai could become an economic basket case on the level of the Icelandic disaster as the cost of insuring its astonishing sovereign debt skyrockets on investor fears the city-state may default on its debts. Yesterday, to the considerable ...
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• Australia’s development fund allowed to use tax havens

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Government takes the brakes off . The Green Party in Australia tried to stop that country’s international development fund investing through tax havens yesterday. It failed: THE $64 billion Future Fund will continue to be free to invest through tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and will also be freed from a ...
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• Thanks havens for new taxes

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  I spoke using the above title at a meeting in Parliament last evening, previously noted here . For those interested, these are my speaking notes set out as a mindmap.
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• Experts view on FM statement on Tax treaty renegotiation with 77 countries

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 451
  This tax treaty controversy is snowballing. First it was just the India Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Treaty that was under a shadow and has been that way for a couple of years then the proposed Direct Tax Code released in August this year proposed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
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• Is that really the best the Tories can do?

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  I was on the Today programme this morning discussing the new Compass report on the need for a fairer tax system for the UK. You can hear it here for the next seven days – start at 2 hours 55 minutes – just move the slider to very near the end of the programme. I was opposed by Michael Fallon MP – the Tory ...
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• In Place of Cuts:Tax reform to build a fairer society

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Compass have published a new report this morning. Entitled ‘ In Place of Cuts:Tax reform to build a fairer society ’, it puts forward a comprehensive analysis of the UK Tax system and offers a straight forward set of proposals which would start to make it fairer. The report was written by George Irvin, Dave ...
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• Jersey gives tax break for super yachts

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  GST changes to lure super yachts » Business » This Is Jersey . Jersey is going bust. Tax on ordinary people has to rise. It’s corporate tax laws do not comply with international standards But don’t fear! The latest news is: CHANGES have been made to GST ( VAT to the rest of the world - ed )  rules to ...
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• That Unending IRS Numbers Game

  
  Offshore Asset Protection BLOG - Bob Bauman — Authority: 119
  First, a word from our sponsor. In the first pages of each of our major books and reports you will see this message: The Sovereign Society advocates full compliance with applicable tax and financial reporting laws. U.S. law requires income taxes to be paid on all worldwide income wherever a U.S. person ...
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• UBS: so much more than tax dodging

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  James Moore: Lets tackle bank secrecy – everywhere - Business Comment, Business - The Independent . The spotlight that is now (belatedly) shining down on UBS is showing up some very ugly things. It now appears that the vast majority of the thousands of wealthy people whose account details are to be handed to ...
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• The Cook Islands – Far Out

  
  Offshore Asset Protection BLOG - Bob Bauman — Authority: 119
  Way out in the South Pacific, (some would say, in the middle of nowhere), lie the Cook Islands , home to a very modern set of offshore financial laws that may be just what you need: iron-clad asset protection trusts, international business corporations, limited liability partnerships, and a very strict financial ...
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• Over 14,000 Tax Cheats Came Forward Under IRS Amnesty Program

  
  The Fine Print: blog posts from OMBWatch — Authority: 134
  Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the results of its tax amnesty program that ended on Oct. 15. It turns out some 14,700 taxpayers came forward to report previously undisclosed foreign bank accounts under the voluntary disclosure program the IRS implemented following the U.S. governments ...
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• Nearly 15,000 Americans admit offshore tax cheating

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
  By Kim Dixon Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 14,700 rich Americans, worried about a stepped-up U.S. crackdown on offshore tax cheats, have turned themselves in under the government’s amnesty program. The Internal Revenue Service amnesty program, which ended in October, offered reduced penalties for ...
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• Tax haven in Oxfordshire

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Swinford Toll Bridge Up For Sale In Oxfordshire: Buyer Gets Tax-Free Income Due To Traffic Tolls | Business | Sky News . A picturesque bridge over the River Thames that has the added perk of being a tax haven has gone on public viewing ahead of going up for auction. The Swinford Toll bridge in Oxfordshire was built ...
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• Dave Hartnet: The Chancellor’s tax enforcer who just hates to lose

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Dave Hartnet: The Chancellor’s tax enforcer who just hates to lose - Telegraph . Hartnett says: I think our top priority right now is the work we are doing to end tax secrecy, particularly in tax havens He’s right.
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• Malta Treaty May Provide Model for Combating Tax Havens

  
  The Fine Print: blog posts from OMBWatch — Authority: 134
  Congressional Quarterly (subscription required) relayed an interesting story yesterday about how a little-known tax treaty negotiated under the George W. Bush administration may become the model for lawmakers in Washington looking to crack down on tax havens. It seems that the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta ...
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• Secrecy jurisdictions: who has the highest ratio of GDP generated by financial services?

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  There’s a new report out on the secrecyjurisdictions.com web site. It’s entitled Key Data Report 2: Financial Services-to-GDP-ratio The report looks at the contribution of the financial services sector to the overall economy of each secrecy jurisdiction surveyed. As we note: A high share of financial ...
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• Birmingham FC falls to offshore

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 568
  Birmingham assure fans that Carson Yeung is not just a ‘front man’ and remains in charge - Telegraph . Despite calls for greater transparency over the ownership of football clubs, it has emerged that unidentifiable investors could now have a controlling interest in Birmingham City, after a hefty percentage of ...
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