12/26/2016
Greedy rich use tax havens to hide wealth
The information reveals previously unknown or little-reported connections to companies owned or run by current or former politicians from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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12/22/2016
Google cut its 2015 tax bill by $3.6 billion using the infamous Dutch Sandwich loophole
Google has sheltered as much as $58.3 billion in overseas profits
12/22/2016
US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: Deadline to Register Sponsored Entities Approaching
The next key deadline in the phased implementation of legislation commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is fast approaching.
12/22/2016
Canadians using offshore tax amnesty to name advisers
This was one of the recommendations made by the committee in early December to minister of national revenue, Diane Lebouthillier.
12/19/2016
Brazil: Consultations launched on ruling exchanges and CRS
The contents of both consultation documents will be included in normative rulings that will be issued after the consultation periods end on 16 December 2016.
12/18/2016
MetaBank Completes Acquisition of Specialty Consumer Services
EPS management team and employees are well positioned to thrive as part of the Meta organization
12/16/2016
Top Goldman Sachs dealmaker: Companies can virtually bank on a Trump tax cut
If we get a tax reform deal, almost regardless of how the rates get set one way or another.
12/16/2016
The inside story of Apple’s $14 billion tax bill
EU investigators concluded that Ireland allowed Apple to create stateless entities that effectively let it decide how much — or how little — tax it pays
12/15/2016
Canada Revenue Agency’s landlord stashed money in offshore tax havens
Three CRA offices were sold off to a family with extensive offshore holdings in the British Virgin Islands and Lichtenstein
12/15/2016
Advisers help find donor advised funds for clients' charitable dollars
The funds provide donors an immediate tax deduction and an opportunity to guide the funds' investments and their eventual dispersal to charities
12/15/2016
Double taxation: Ecuador, Italy sign agreement to foster private investements
The two parliamentary leaders met in the framework of the Summit of Women Presidents of Parliaments that takes place in Abu Dhabi.
12/14/2016
Founder and Staff of Alan L. Goldberg, CPA Join EisnerAmper
Led by founder Alan Goldberg, who joins the firm as a partner, the team of nine professionals will support and extend the capabilities and scope of the firm’s Personal Wealth Advisory practice.
12/14/2016
NYC firm merges into EisnerAmper
Founder Alan Goldberg joined the growing Manhattan based public accounting firm
12/14/2016
Canada Revenue Agency’s landlord stashed money in offshore tax havens
Three CRA offices were sold off to a family with extensive offshore holdings in the British Virgin Islands and Lichtenstein.
12/13/2016
Trump's Tax Plan: The hit on Malaysia
It is basically Reaganomics.
12/12/2016
The IRS Wealth Squad: The Super-rich's Worst Nightmare
Since 2010, the IRS has unleashed a team of tax collectors that, officially, is named the Global High-Wealth Industry group.
12/07/2016
BRICS nations vow to automatic sharing of tax information
The 5-nation bloc expressed their continued support to all international initiatives towards reaching a globally fair and universally transparent tax system.
12/07/2016
Argentines use currency exchange tactic to comply with tax amnesty
They would then sell the security in dollars in the United States.
12/05/2016
Trump announces 35 percent tax on companies that offshore jobs
Just hours after using Twitter to complain about the most recent “Saturday Night Live” skit mocking him for his tweeting habits, Mr. Trump turned his account to more serious matters of American business.
12/05/2016
3 Major Trends in State and Local Tax Legislation
From broadening the sales and use tax base to income tax legislation targeting business activities in so called “tax haven” jurisdictions, changes to state and local tax provisions pose new challenges for tax departments.