Tax avoidance
EU Cases Against US Firms
The EU's decision to impose the biggest anti-trust fine in its history on Silicon Valley giant Google is the latest in...
Germany Fears Huge Losses In Massive Tax Scandal
It is reckoned to be the biggest tax scandal in German post-war history. An international group of bankers, lawyers and...
Africa Loses About US$50bn Yearly Through Illicit Outflows – Vitus Azeem
The Executive Director of the Center for Budget Advocacy Ghana Mr. Vitus Azeem says Africa loses as much as 50 billion...
Africa Loses About US$50bn Every Year Through Illicit Outflows – Vitus Azeem
The Executive Director of the Center for Budget Advocacy Ghana Mr. Vitus Azeem says Africa loses as much as 50 billion...
Italy Gets Google To Pay $335 Million In Tax Arrears
Italy's tax agency confirmed that Google (GOOGL, Tech30) would pay €306 million ($335 million) to cover taxes for the...
Africa Loses $ 50 Billion Annually Through Illicit Financial Flows
About 50 billion dollars is said to be leaving Africa each year, according to the Thabo Mbeki led High Level Panel...
Government Sets Up Solutions Service Unit To Clamp Down Tax Evaders
The Ministry of Finance has announced the establishment of a Solutions Service Unit at the ministry to give the general...
Govt Sets Up Solutions Service Unit To Clamp Down Tax Evaders
The Ministry of Finance has announced the establishment of a Solutions Service Unit at the ministry to give the general...
Chevron Faces Big Australia Tax Bill After Court Loss
Energy giant Chevron on Friday lost its appeal in major battle against a Aus$269-million (US$203 million) tax bill in a...
US Growth Good For Global Economy
The Trump administration's priority is boosting US growth through tax cuts and an overhaul of regulations, and a...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Awaits Ruling
Pakistan's Supreme Court is to issue its ruling on corruption claims which could determine the political fate of Prime...
Panama Papers: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Awaits Ruling
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is to issue its ruling on corruption claims which could determine the political fate of...
Large US Firms Stashed $1.6 Trillion In Tax Havens
The 50 largest US companies, including Apple, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, are parking about $1.6 trillion in offshore tax...
Corporate Giants Hit With $2.2 Bn Australia Tax Bill
Australia on Thursday said it had slapped seven large multinationals with a multi-billion-dollar tax bill as it pursued...
China Takes Free Trade Zones Up To 11
China takes free trade zones (FTZ) up to 11, with seven new FTZs starting operation on Saturday. After an unveiling...
Credit Suisse Offices Searched In Tax Evasion Probe
In an internationally coordinated investigation, authorities in five countries searched offices of Swiss banking giant...
Gold Bar and Cars Seized As Dutch Trigger Multi-Country Tax Raids
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and...
Law Firm At Heart of Panama Papers A Shadow of Its Former Self
Panama has a new tourist attraction: the building hosting the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the heart of...
Oxfam Exposes Tax Haven Habits of EU Big Banks
The twenty biggest banks in the eurozone booked over a quarter of their 2015 profits in tax havens, with Luxembourg and...