Feb 24, 2012 - TENNESSEE COUPLE PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX CRIMES
the Palmers maintained funds in an offshore bank account in the name of The Liahona LLC, an entity of which they were the sole members and managers. Due to the
Feb 23, 2012 - Statement of the Swiss Bankers Association
Statement of the Swiss Bankers Association on the FDF's discussion paper on the strategy for a tax-compliant and competitive financial centre
Feb 23, 2012 - Swiss demand banks help clean up tax-haven image
Switzerland has been lobbying for a year to end investigations by U.S. tax authorities into 11 banks, including Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) and Zuercher Kantonalban
February 23, 2012 - Swiss gov’t raises the ante for banks, other countries (update 2)
The first step must be to settle past tax problems, says Bern, “in particular cases of clients living abroad whose assets have not been correctly taxed.” Existi
Feb 23, 2012 - Switzerland Sets Tax, Secrecy Revamp .
"We are trying to formulate a set of credible, concrete proposals to improve our financial-center efficiency, and achieve a better balance between private bank
Feb 23, 2012 - Swiss Banks May Have to Ensure Foreign Clients’ Tax Compliance
Swiss banks must ensure foreign clients are tax-compliant in their home countries, according to proposals by Switzerland’s government that pave the way for appr
Feb 22, 2012 - Banking secrecy remains secure at home
Switzerland’s tax dispute with foreign countries would disappear overnight were it to lift banking secrecy completely rather than gradually.
Feb 22, 2012 - Banksters' paradise? Switzerland to unveil clean money plan
Under a 'clean money' strategy, which finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf is expected to present to the cabinet on Wednesday, banks will be obliged to get
Feb 20, 2012 - IRS Warns Taxpayers to Avoid Scams
Identifying taxpayers using offshore accounts to evade taxation is a top IRS priority.
February 21, 2012 - Swiss Bank Accounts
MANUEL SAGER
Ambassador of Switzerland
Feb 16, 2012 - Swiss expats caught in middle of US tax conflict
Switzerland’s banks no longer want American clients but now Swiss citizens living in the United States are finding it hard to keep to accounts back home.
Feb 16, 2012 - Oldest Swiss private bank is newest U.S. target
The charges made Wegelin the first overseas bank in history to be indicted by U.S. authorities and marked a milestone in a burgeoning American crackdown on Swis
Feb 15, 2012 - A Hard Transformation For Swiss Banks
The indictment by U.S. prosecutors this month of Wegelin & Co., Switzerland's oldest private bank, was the most recent fallout from a U.S. campaign to track dow
Feb 15, 2012 - Austria approaches Switzerland to snare tax fugitives
The Austrian government has started talks with Swiss officials about an anti-tax evasion agreement.
February 14, 2012 - European Fatca deal “threat to Swiss secrecy”
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain appear set on ordering their banks to hand over details of accounts owned by US citizens containing more than $50,000