January 26, 2010 - Swiss Court Ruling Could Scuttle UBS Settlement
On Friday a Swiss court ruled that authorities in that country cannot disclose information about an account belonging to a wealthy American who used UBS's priva
January 26, 2010 - Swiss government faces uncomfortable US dilemma
The decision has sent ministers, diplomats and bankers into a spin as it threatens to derail the peace deal the Swiss government agreed with the US authorities
January 26, 2010 - UBS Client Barouh Charged in U.S. With Filing False Tax Return
Jack Barouh, a resident of Golden Beach, Florida, was charged in federal court in Miami through a criminal information, which typically precedes a guilty plea.
January 25, 2010 - Swiss court verdict threatens deal for UBS client-data transfer
Swiss tax officials may not disclose the account details of a UBS private banking client who dodged taxes in the US, his native country, the Swiss federal admin
January 25, 2010 - UBS Tax Ruling by Swiss Court May Prompt New U.S. Legal Battle
Switzerland hasn’t yet transferred UBS client data to the U.S. since it reached the accord in August, Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz told Sonntag in an interview. Th
January 25, 2010 - Switzerland has not yet handed over data on clients of UBS to the U.S. authorities
The Swiss government will discuss next week how to ensure the implementation of the deal after the court's decision. The Justice Ministry was not immediately av
January 23, 2010 - UBS Client Wins Account Data Appeal
U.S. tax authorities said they expect Switzerland to honour the deal, which strained relations between the countries last year...
January 22, 2010 - UBS Wins Case on Account Data Handover
"Based on an initial analysis made by the justice department, the government will decide next Wednesday in what way the enforcement of Switzerland's and the U.S
January 22, 2010 - UBS Client Wins Case on Transfer of Tax Data to U.S. (Correct)
The failure by U.S. citizens to complete certain tax forms or declare income doesn’t constitute “tax fraud”....
January 22, 2010 - Swiss Court Muddles UBS Settlement With U.S.
In a ruling issued Friday in Bern in favor of a U.S. taxpayer, a court panel said UBS AG files on private-bank clients shouldn't be turned over to U.S. authorit
January 21, 2010 - Finma appeals to Supreme Court in UBS client data case
The Federal Administrative Tribunal had found 5 January that Finma did not have sufficient legal basis to oblige UBS to turn over the names to the IRS. The cour
January 21, 2010 - Federal Court to decide on UBS tax fraud case
The government has been facing the threat of a formal parliamentary investigation into the affair. It has been accused of shirking its responsibility in delegat
January 21, 2010 - Swiss regulator appeals court ruling on UBS data
Swiss financial watchdog FINMA has appealed a court ruling that said it broke the law last year when it ordered UBS to hand over the files of nearly 300 clients
January 21, 2010 - UPDATE: Finma Appeals Swiss Court Ruling On UBS Data Handover
The Swiss financial regulator said Thursday it will ask Switzerland's highest court to review the regulator's order last February for UBS AG (UBS) to hand over
January 21, 2010 - OECD hails tax haven crackdown
Tax havens signed more than 300 agreements promising to exchange information last year in “one of the big success stories of the G20”...