November 13, 2009 - US has Hong Kong in its sights
...the IRS is hiring 800 people in the next year and increasing staff in eight overseas offices, including Hong Kong...
November 11, 2009 - UPDATE: Liechtenstein Removed From OECD's Grey List
"Liechtenstein has demonstrated that it honors its commitments and is actively contributing to the international dialogue on tax cooperation," said OECD Secreta
November 11, 2009 - Australian Tax Office seeking details of secret UBS bank accounts
The revelation that UBS may hand over more client information will send clients rushing to their lawyers...
November 10, 2009 - Baer Loses Clients as Secrecy Erodes Swiss Attraction (Update2)
Swiss banks may see their offshore business shrink by 10 percent a year after attacks on banking secrecy by the U.S., France, Germany and Italy...
November 9, 2009 - Banking Secrecy Is Alive and Well, Claim Supporters
Banking secrecy will continue to exist, but not for tax reasons...
November 8, 2009 - UK, Australia seek UBS data after U.S. tax case
The British and Australian tax authorities confirmed that investigations were underway...
November 7, 2009 - Yacht Broker Sentenced to 2 Months for Tax Evasion
Mr. Moran is the third former UBS client to be sentenced in the last two weeks in South Florida for filing false tax returns...
November 6, 2009 - UBS Client Moran Gets 2 Months in Prison in Tax Case (Update2)
He also agreed to pay back taxes, interest and penalties, including $1.8 million for failing to file an... FBAR...
November 6, 2009 - Fla. yacht broker seeks probation in UBS tax case
British-born Robert Moran, 58, faces up to a year and four months in prison at a sentencing hearing Friday...
November 3, 2009 - UBS' US Wealth Mgmt Unit Had $9.6B In Client-Money Outflows
More financial advisers left the company, which has been plagued by a dispute with U.S. tax authorities, and recruiting levels plunged...
November 3, 2009 - Groups Cry Foul Over UBS Whistleblower Term
...Birkenfeld's sentence "one of the worst setbacks in international law enforcement history."...
November 3, 2009 - UBS losses pile up as clients fear tax scrutiny
Customers withdrew assets amounting to 36.7 billion francs over the quarter, bringing the total outflows over the first nine months of the year to 91.1 billion
November 2, 2009 - Switzerland ranks 3rd in world banking secrecy
But top of the list is the American state of Delaware. Luxembourg was second ahead of Switzerland.
November 2, 2009 - Delaware attracts nonresident cash
“While the US has been jumping up and down and saying ‘Aha, bad, wicked Swiss banks,’ the US is doing exactly the same things...
October 30, 2009 - UPDATE 2-Another UBS informant gets leniency for tax fraud
A tax evader turned government informant received a light sentence in Florida on Friday because he cooperated...