09/26/2014
Dispelling 'misperceptions' that Mauritius is a tax haven, its financial sector regulator has said the island nation is in discussions with India to address concerns and make changes to the bilateral tax treaty.
09/24/2014
Government, regulators and the super fund industry have been working together to address the problem
09/23/2014
A step-change in our ability to tackle and deter cross-border tax evasion
09/23/2014
The Ministry of Finance, Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore have proposed regulations to help financial institutions in Singapore comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
09/22/2014
But it would be harder to expand the market to people who never invested in stocks with a long-term view, and there are a lot of them," he said.
09/22/2014
Members of the public will be able to give feedback on the draft income tax regulations and a draft FATCA e-Tax guide.
09/19/2014
Cyprus has accepted a key condition put forward by India on effective exchange of information on tax avoiders
09/16/2014
At the request of the G20 Leaders, the OECD’s work is based on a BEPS Action Plan setting out the 15 key elements to be addressed by 2015
09/09/2014
Pakistan and Switzerland have pencilled a revised Avoidance of Double Taxation treaty that will allow Islamabad to seek information for tax purposes about money deposited in Swiss banks.
09/07/2014
Cayman Islands may be widely known as a 'tax haven' and a major route for overseas investment flows, but India has surprisingly emerged as a top destination of 'worker remittances' from that British Overseas Territory.
09/05/2014
Filipino Lawmakers Support Personal Income Tax Cut
The Philippines' Senate President, Franklin Drilon, has confirmed that two bills to reduce individual taxpayer burdens are currently being favorably considered in the Committee on Ways and Means of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
09/05/2014
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius (Government of Mauritius) has ratified double taxation agreements (DTA) with Guernsey and several African countries.
09/04/2014
Australia back in the ring to fight transnational tax evaders
Treasurer Joe Hockey has said the Australian government will look to the G20 group of nations and the OECD to join the hunt for multinational businesses engaging in transfer pricing and other tax reduction schemes.
09/03/2014
Hallyu star probed for offshore tax evasion
South Korea's tax agency is looking into allegations that actor-singer Jang Keun-suk, who is popular throughout Asia, evaded paying taxes on income he earned in China
09/03/2014
Pakistan has requested Swiss authorities to place legal framework to effectively exchange details of its nationals who have parked untaxed wealth in Swiss banks
09/01/2014
Australian banks are stalling on a deal that will help expose tax evaders to global authorities.
08/29/2014
is review of the tax agency’s high-wealth individuals program found that between 2011-12 and 2012-13 the super rich had clawed back more than half (52 per cent or $477 million) of the $909 million the tax office disputed.
08/28/2014
Perhaps one of the worst attributes of modern Pakistani political discourse is virtually an absolute lack of a sense of proportion and a cavalier attitude towards accuracy and plausibility of numbers.
08/28/2014
The official launch of BDO in Bangladesh took place on 21 August 2014
08/27/2014
The same forces that drove the region's rapid growth - globalisation, new technology and market reform - are widening the gap between rich and poor.