February 21, 2019 - Swiss banking giant UBS fined more than $5 billion in fraud case
Switzerland's largest bank said that it would issue a statement "as soon as possible following applicable disclosure requirements." The bank previously said the
February 20, 2019 - Guam, other US territories in European Union's dirty-money blacklist again
The EU list places Guam and the other U.S. territories alongside the likes of North Korea, Iran and Syria, along with Saudi Arabia and Panama.
February 20, 2019 - The Latest: French court fines Swiss bank UBS $4.2 billion
A Paris court has ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in fines for helping wealthy French clients evade tax authorities.
January 29, 2019 - Switzerland tax evasion amnesty brings in $44.5bn
As a result of the disclosure, the Swiss state - federal, cantonal and local authorities taken together - received more than 3.8bn francs in extra tax payments.
January 29, 2019 - Switzerland ranked among least corrupt in global index
January 22, 2019 - Former Swiss banker convicted for giving secret tax data to Germany
Rene S., as the ex-banker is known in legal proceedings, was sentenced to 40 months in prison on charges that included money laundering. He was acquitted of bre
November 16, 2018 - Corporate America flees zero-tax Caribbean havens after crackdown
Many U.S. multinational corporations have packed up or are choosing to open subsidiaries in low-tax, rather than no-tax, countries that are seen as more legitim
November 2, 2018 - IRS Announces the Identification and Selection of Five Large Business and International Compliance Campaig
The focus of this campaign is to address U.S. taxpayers who engaged Offshore Service Providers that facilitated the creation of foreign entities and tiered stru
October 31, 2018 - Swiss banker sentenced to 10 years in $1B South Florida money laundering scheme
Matthias Krull, 44, a German national and resident of Panama, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Celia M. Altonaga in U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis
October 8, 2018 - Swiss Banks Begin Unmasking Identity, Balances of Secret Account Holders
The initial exchange was supposed to be with European Union countries plus nine other jurisdictions: Australia, Canada, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Japan, J
September 17, 2018 - The IRS Is Still Coming for You, Offshore Tax Cheats
Amnesty program to end Sept. 28, but agency’s broader crackdown on evasion will go on
August 29, 2018 - Basler KB to pay $60.4 million to settle U.S. tax dispute
“The bank signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and committed to pay $60.4 million. The bank had made a provision of 100 million Swiss francs for this purpose
August 15, 2018 - Zürcher Kantonalbank Of Switzerland - Deferred Prosecution Agreement Requiring Payment Of $98.5
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Criminal Charges Against Zürcher Kantonalbank Of Switzerland, With Deferred Prosecution Agreement Requiring Payment Of $98.5 M
August 14, 2018 -- IRS & FATCA Hunt Offshore Accounts
FATCA goes to the source, requiring offshore financial institutions to report Americans and make sure they pay the IRS. Institutions that don’t rat out American
June 29, 2018 - Five Countries’ Tax Offices Join Forces to Fight Financial Crime
Tax authorities from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have created an international enforcement group to fight crime and speed up resp