April 7, 2011 - Prepared Remarks of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman at the National Press Club
Together we’ve accomplished much over these past three years… from improving service to taxpayers… to cracking down on offshore tax abuse… to launching our init
April 6, 2011 - Transatlantic tussle over US tax mounts
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April 6, 2011 - HSBC Customer Accused of Hiding Indian Accounts Is Said to Plead Guilty
A New Jersey businessman accused of conspiring with five bankers at HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) to hide his Indian bank (INBK) accounts from U.S. tax authorities i
April 6, 2011 - Swiss court says Google's Street View breaks privacy rules
A Swiss court has ruled that Google is breaching citizens' right to privacy with its Street View service and should take greater steps to obscure people caught
April 5, 2011 - Singapore launches code of conduct for private bankers
Singapore's private banking industry has launched a new code of conduct to help promote best practices in the city-state's booming wealth management sector.
April 4, 2011 - Don’t underestimate IRS’s new foreign tax rules .
Taxpayers who have not accurately reported and paid taxes on international business structures, foreign financial accounts, holdings and properties are at great
April 4, 2011 - Rich Are Targeted in IRS Audit Offensive .
The Internal Revenue Service is stepping up audits of wealthier taxpayers as part of a multiyear effort to crack down on tax avoidance.
April 1, 2011 - Smaller Swiss banks should sell out or specialise
A mergers-and-acquisition expert on Thursday urged smaller Swiss private banks to seek niches or sell out, saying rising costs amid a slew of new regulations an
March 31, 2011 - Swiss Big-Bank Rule Tightening Faces Political Acid Test
Though the main Swiss political parties recognize the need for stricter and more transparent banking regulations, just how far the measures should encroach on t
March 30, 2011 - Offshore Tax Crimes Scorecard: Bankers, Clients at UBS
The U.S. extended its crackdown on offshore tax evasion, charging former UBS AG (UBSN) banker Renzo Gadola with helping American clients hide assets from the In
March 30, 2011 - Cleaned-up Swiss private banks seen M&A targets
The latest clampdown by German and U.S. authorities on tax-evading clients at banks such as Credit Suisse could make Swiss wealth management firms alluring take
March 29, 2011 - US ambassador plays down Credit Suisse cases
Recent indictments against Credit Suisse employees by the United States do not point to “systematic defrauding by the bank”, says the US ambassador to Switzerla
March 29, 2011 - CSuisse tax probe involves few individuals-US envoy
A U.S. investigation into Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) bankers for allegedly helping Americans dodge taxes is unlikely to be extended to the bank as a whole, the U.S
March 28, 2011 - UBS, Airgas, WikiLeaks, Commerzbank in Court News
The U.S. expanded its crackdown on offshore tax evasion, charging a former UBS AG banker with helping American clients hide assets...
March 28, 2011 - More US citizens giving up passports, but the road is long
Bern and Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – US State Department figures for 2010 confirm what many Americans who are long-term residents in other countries hav