Cayman Islands Refutes Tax Haven Label

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, October 27, 2017

Jude Scott, CEO of the Cayman Islands' financial services promotion agency, Cayman Finance, has taken aim at a report labeling the territory as a "tax haven." Read Full Story

HMRC Shuts Down 'Liberty' Tax Avoidance Scheme

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-news.com, London

Monday, October 23, 2017

HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax authority, has welcomed a ruling in its favor against a contrived tax avoidance scheme involving an entity in Jersey and the Cayman Islands. Read Full Story

OECD Global Forum Moving On To Beneficial Ownership

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, August 21, 2017

The OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has published the first 10 outcomes of a new and enhanced peer review process for assessing compliance with international tax transparency standards. Read Full Story

Turkey Tops New Tax Complexity Index

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Turkey is the jurisdiction with the world's most complex tax and accounting requirements, according to a new report by TMF Group. Read Full Story

UK, Netherlands Biggest 'Conduits' For Offshore Investment

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have looked at how corporations make use of particular countries and jurisdictions to minimize their tax liabilities. Read Full Story

IMF Reports On CARICOM Tax Reform Efforts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Caribbean Community member states have benefitted from the introduction of value-added taxes, but more reform is needed, says a new paper from the International Monetary Fund. Read Full Story

Switzerland Consults On Implementation Of AEOI Agreements

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 29, 2016

The Swiss Federal Department of Finance has launched a consultation on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax matters with a series of other countries. Read Full Story

Cayman Islands Registered Firms Top 100,000 Mark

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, August 19, 2016

The number of active companies on the Cayman Islands company register has exceeded 100,000 for the first time, and there are now more than 19,000 active partnerships in the territory. Read Full Story

New Fund Set Up Under DIFC's Qualified Investor Fund Regime

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Hometown Fund Management Limited (Cayman Islands) and Gateway Investment Management Services have announced that they have established the Hometown Dubai Hospitality Fund II Limited in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Read Full Story

Brazil Concludes Four New TIEAs

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, November 16, 2015

The Brazilian Government has submitted to Congress four tax information exchange agreements concluded with Uruguay, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Cayman Islands, Brazil's Ministry of Finance said on November 11, 2015. Read Full Story

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