December 10, 2008 - GETTING PERSONAL: Confessing To Tax Fraud
Confessing to tax fraud is a frightening prospect, but it can spare the guilty party money, career damage and even jail time.
December 9, 2008 - Liechtenstein signs milestone tax deal with U.S.
Banking secrecy stronghold Liechtenstein signed a landmark deal with the United States... for the exchange of bank data...
December 3, 2008 - UBS Seen Reaching Costly Settlement In US Probe
UBS AG (UBS) is likely to reach an agreement with U.S. authorities in an ongoing probe into allegations of tax evasion...
December 3, 2008 - U.S.- Liechtenstein Pact Will Dim Tax Haven’s Allure to Wealthy
The United States and Liechtenstein plan to sign an agreement to share information on banking clients...
December 2, 2008 - U.S. Is Said to Expand Tax Inquiry
The Justice Department has expanded its criminal investigation... to include Credit Suisse and HSBC...
December 2, 2008 - Ending tax havens
It will be no surprise when Barack Obama’s popularity is tested by certain upper income taxpayers who resent paying taxes...
November 26, 2008 - UBS clients seek US tax amnesty
Tax lawyers in the United States say clients of troubled Swiss bank UBS are coming forward in increasing numbers
November 25, 2008 - UBS Clients Go to IRS to Settle Swiss Account Taxes
Wealthy U.S. clients of UBS AG are offering to settle with the Internal Revenue Service...
November 23, 2008 - Swiss bank UBS under cloud for secret accounts
UBS remains under the cloud of a massive investigation into its alleged role in helping wealthy U.S. clients avoid paying taxes
November 24, 2008 - UPDATE 1-UBS clients seek amnesty on U.S. taxes-paper
Some wealthy clients of UBS AG are coming forward to make amends with U.S. tax authorities after a former UBS private banker was indicted...
November 21, 2008 - First appeal filed against UBS data transfer to US
U.S. client of UBS has appealed against plans to pass Swiss-based bank account data to U.S. authorities...
November 19, 2008 - UBS clients fight Swiss plan to transfer bank data
Swiss tax authorities have informed their two clients they plan to divulge details of their UBS Swiss accounts...
November 12, 2008 - UBS gave US onshore bank client data
UBS has admitted giving details to the United States of US onshore bank accounts....
November 10, 2008 - UPDATE 1-UBS turns over 70 client names to U.S. govt -paper
UBS AG has passed on information about 70 clients to U.S. authorities investigating tax evasion
November 9, 2008 - Obama win raises pressure on Swiss banking secrecy
Obama helped introduce a Senate bill last year to crack down on offshore tax havens.