September 21, 2011 - UPDATE 2-German, Swiss finmins sign tax deal
"We both are convinced that we have solved an open dilemma in a good way with this deal that sometimes weighed on the relations between Switzerland and Germany,
September 21, 2011 - Credit Suisse settles German tax probe
“A complex and prolonged legal dispute has been avoided, with an agreed solution that provides legal certainty,” Credit Suisse said in a statement.
September 21, 2011 - DOJ probes 8 offshore banks for aiding tax evasion
Eight offshore banks are the subject of United States federal grand jury investigations examining whether they helped Americans evade taxes, a sign U.S. authori
September 20, 2011 - IRS amnesty nets only 12,000 people
Many Canadians, including Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, see the crackdown as a heavy-handed and misguided attack on law-abiding Canadians, who already face hig
September 20, 2011 - Eight Offshore Banks Probed in U.S. Over Tax Rules
September 19, 2011 - Swiss first to use gold in securities payments
Gold will soon be accepted in payments against the delivery of securities on the Swiss stock exchange, in what will be a world first.
September 19, 2011 - Credit Suisse to Pay 150 Million Euros in Prosecutor Deal
Switzerland’s second-largest bank, said it reached an agreement with the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Dusseldorf, Germany, to end court proceedings against emp
September 19, 2011 - UBS chief doesn’t intend to resign
But some Swiss politicians and commentators have called for Gruebel’s head to roll over the loss, which is likely to put UBS’s third-quarter results deep in the
September 16, 2011 - Swiss Banks Block Access to Offshore Accounts on Tax Deals
Some Swiss banks are blocking clients from gaining full access to offshore accounts in connection with tax treaties being negotiated between Switzerland and Ger
September 16, 2011 - Rogue trader causes $2B loss at Swiss bank UBS
Kweku Adoboli is a 31-year old trader at the Swiss bank UBS living in London. He was arrested on September 15th 2011 in connection with a $2bn loss due to unaut
September 16, 2011 - Rogue trader causes $2B loss at Swiss bank UBS
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September 15, 2011 - U.S. tax-evasion probe turns to Israeli banks
The banks under scrutiny by the U.S. Justice Department's criminal tax division are Bank Hapoalim , Bank Leumi le-Israel BM and Mizrahi-Tefahot, the sources sai
September 15, 2011 - IRS Gets $2.7B From Offshore Accounts
The Internal Revenue Service announced that 12,000 taxpayers declared offshore bank accounts in the second round of a voluntary disclosure program that the agen
September 15, 2011 - IRS: 15,000 With Offshore Accounts Seeking Amnesty .
The Internal Revenue Service said about 15,000 people have applied for this year's limited amnesty for U.S. taxpayers with secret offshore accounts, far exceedi
September 15, 2011 - Thousands Come Clean to IRS in Offshore Tax Disclosure Program
The Internal Revenue Service announced that 12,000 taxpayers have declared offshore bank accounts in the second round of a voluntary disclosure program that the