St Kitts, Brazil To Sign Free Trade Pact

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has received notification from Brazil that it is ready to sign the Partial Scope Agreement on trade that the two territories have been negotiating for a year. Read Full Story

US Court Closes Employee Insurance Benefit Tax Scheme

by Leroy Baker, Tax-News.com, New York

Monday, March 12, 2012

The United States Justice Department has announced that a federal court has permanently barred the operation of an alleged scheme that helps high-income individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funnelling money through purported "welfare benefit plans”. Read Full Story

St Kitts And Nevis Ratifies Maritime Labour Convention

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, March 02, 2012

On February 21, 2012, the government of the Caribbean territory Saint Kitts and Nevis notified the International Labour Office that it had ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, making it the 23rd member state to ratify the landmark seafarers' rights convention. Read Full Story

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