11/28/2017
Brazil Takes Aim at Investment Funds for the Wealthy
The government believes the closed funds are used by Brazil’s wealthiest families to invest large sums, often stemming from the sale of family assets.
Tax
11/27/2017
Central Bank Speaks To Tax Reform: Here's What To Watch
The dollar moved in lockstep with 10-year Treasury yields, which weaved in and out of negative territory before settling the day lower.
11/27/2017
Luring corporate money from tax havens is a big unknown for reform proposals
Big chunks of these profits weren’t earned where companies said they were earned
11/27/2017
Tax-hike fears fuel talk of HNW exodus from Northeast
Billionaire hedge fund managers have blazed the trail south in recent years.
11/26/2017
Effect Of Proposed Us House And Senate Tax Bills On Family Offices And Investment Vehicles
The House bill would allow a portion of net business income allocated by pass-through entities
11/26/2017
Seattle judge strikes down ‘wealth tax’ on people earning more than $250K
The tax was expected to generate approximately $140 million for the Seattle coffers.
11/17/2017
deVere CEO demands ‘firm action’ from Sec. Mnuchin on fatally-flawed FATCA
The requirement for all banks around the world to provide detailed information to the IRS about American account holders outside the United States has resulted in banks refusing service to them.
11/16/2017
House Passes Sweeping Tax Reform Bill
The first time in 31 years we are wiping the tax code clean and replacing it with one that is fairer and simpler for everyone.
11/15/2017
CEOs aren't so sure they'll invest their offshore cash in the U.S.
All of those earnings are trapped offshore and the penalty to bring that money back on shore is too high.
11/13/2017
Wealthy Americans sign letter asking Congress not to cut their taxes
The Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the House tax plan estimates that it would add $1.7 trillion to the federal deficit over the first decade.
11/06/2017
Paradise Papers Expose Rich And Famous Using Tax Havens
The paper called in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to oversee the investigation.
11/05/2017
A Republican tax plan that will help the rich and harm growth
Are shareholders really the most worthy recipients of a windfall?
11/02/2017
Rich Tax Dodgers Testify Against Their Own Banker
The taxpayers say Buck suggested they put their money into Bank Frey, Bloomberg writes.
11/01/2017
Why not add a 70 percent tax bracket for the uber-wealthy?
As long as we have a tax code rife with hundreds of specific personal and corporate tax deductions.
10/30/2017
The Tax Havens at the Heart of the Manafort Indictment
Cyprus, Seychelles, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have long been criticized for their banking regulations.
10/29/2017
The 2018 Estate Tax Rules, and Why They May Not Matter
For this reason, there is a certain value of assets per person that can be excluded from the estate tax calculation each year.
10/26/2017
The Booming Business For Tax Specialists Serving The Super-Rich And Family Offices
Even more troublesome are the professionals that cross the ethical line.
10/25/2017
Andersen Global Announces Collaboration with Canadian Tax Firm
W.L. Dueck & Co. LLP was founded in 1998 and specializes in U.S. and Canadian cross-border tax matters.
10/24/2017
How Will Tax Reform Affect HNW Real Estate Investors?
The 1031 exchanges will likely survive the tax debate
10/23/2017
Federal Coffers Vulnerable Under Global Minimum Tax Plan
The framework to revamp the tax code that was released last month by the Trump administration and Republican leaders proposes a territorial tax system