Managers of Wealth Americas

Global tax enforcement chiefs target cryptocurrency

This year, the designated challenge they focused on involves the role of cryptocurrency and the financial technology industry in tax evasion.

IRS Adds Puerto Rico Act 22 Beneficiaries to List of High-Priority Tax Audit Candidates

Mark H. Leeds and Juan F. Lopez Valek of the New York office of Mayer Brown examine these recent events and announcements in the attached Legal Update and explore their interrelated meaning for US individuals and businesses that have moved, or are conside

Will Tax Havens Fall Prey to Global Momentum on Anti-Abuse Tax Initiatives?

Worldwide economies are struggling with tax revenues down sharply, and governments will turn over rocks to reduce deficits.

Great Fortunes Tax imposed in Argentina

The new tax is expected to be one-time tax, payable by Argentinian individuals with personal wealth equal or above 200 million pesos

A Small Tax Change Is a Boon for Permanent Life Insurance

Insurers worried that a government rule from 1984 threatened certain products—and sought Washington’s help

Rich Americans Bracing for Higher Taxes Await Biden’s First Move

The questions paralyzing the wealthy and their advisers are which proposals by the Democrats will pass, and when they get implemented.

Canada to tax foreign non-resident property owners

As a way to clamp down on individuals using the country as a ‘place to passively store their wealth’

Covid: Argentina passes tax on wealthy to pay for virus measures

Argentina has recorded close to 1.5 million infections and almost 40,000 deaths from the coronavirus.

USA and Monaco agreed on Tax Exchange reports

The agreement was signed by the US IRS’s Douglas O’Donnell and Monaco’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Jean Castellini.

Tax cheats deprive governments worldwide of $427 billion a year, crippling pandemic response: study

U.S. loses the most, $90 billion, according to first country-by-country breakdown of the impact of companies and wealthy elites abusing the tax system

Andersen Global Adds Additional Collaborating Firm in Barbados

Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen CEO Mark Vorsatz added, “Our collaboration with Dominique and her team enhances our capabilities in Barbados and is the next step in integrating more seamlessly with locations in the Caribbean.

Baker Tilly Expands in California’s Silicon Valley with Acquisition

In the past 24 months, Baker Tilly also expanded into Texas

To fight inequality and COVID-19, tax the ultra-rich

The federal government should introduce new taxes targeting extreme wealth concentration and use the revenues to strengthen social safety nets and stimulate the economy.

New York State continues to investigate tax evasion in art sales

In light of this announcement and broad anticipation that state authorities will increase investigations and prosecutions of sales and use tax violations in the art market due to the pandemic’s impact on state and local tax revenues

Canada's Tax Authority Asks Court to Force Crypto Exchange to Hand Over Data on All Users

Canada’s tax authority is reportedly asking a federal court to force cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare to hand over information and certain documents on all of its users since the beginning of 2013. The Canadian crypto exchange has over 200,000 use

Tax policy implications of a Joe Biden presidency

Joe Biden campaigned on the premise that the benefits of the 2017 law are skewed to large corporations

Billion Dollar Tax Haven Battle Heads to Canada’s Top Court

The appeal court’s decision provides a road map for companies seeking to avoid paying taxes by parking assets offshore, the agency’s application to the top court said.

California’s Proposition 15 to impact owners of non-exempt commercial and industrial real estate

In contrast with current law, Prop 15 would provide an exemption of up to $500,000 of all tangible personal property owned and used for business purposes.

Best IT Audit Firms in the United States for Internship

The team of more than 100 IT risk professionals in the Middle East and more than 10,000 in the rest of the world

U.S. Brings ‘Largest Ever Tax Charge’ Against Tech Executive

Federal prosecutors said Robert T. Brockman had used a web of entities based in Bermuda and Nevis, as well as secret bank accounts in Bermuda and Switzerland, to hide $2 billion in income from the I.R.S.