All tax avoidance articles
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ArticleFictitious soccer players at center of money laundering scheme
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, announced it has uncovered more than €10 million (U.S. $11 million) from fictitious soccer player transfers in a money laundering and tax evasion scheme.
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e-Commerce and tax e-Vasion
The European Union and the tech industry are locked in a perpetual struggle over taxation, but the EU is making moves to close certain tax avoidance avenues for good.
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EC takes on Ireland and Luxembourg over tax avoidance
The long-simmering disputes over Ireland and Luxembourg’s tax treatment of Apple and Amazon are about to reach a boiling point with the European Commission.
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Opening the lid on the hidden world of beneficial ownership
The world of beneficial ownership is seeing a push toward greater transparency that comes on the heels of high-profile corruption scandals at FIFA and Petrobras.
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Netherlands, not Bermuda, is the tax evasion capital of the world
The Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland, Singapore, and Switzerland are the world's leading conduit offshore financial centres, funnelling money from one point to another for the purposes of tax evasion.
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Google and its last-minute tax deals
There is a troubling trend for large companies to equate risk appetite with tax avoidance. Just ask Google, as the company is in talks to correct taxation of its Italian business.
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Critics seek to slay FATCA through tax reform
A coalition of business leaders is looking to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as part of any tax reform initiative in Congress.
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Inditex €585m (U.S.$626M) tax sidestep could have big ripple effects
A massive tax avoidance scheme by a global clothing retailer could promote much tighter corporate tax rules across Europe. Neil Hodge reports.
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Taaks Avoyd: IKEA’s flat pack tax avoidance schemes
A recent report details an extensive tax avoidance strategy by furniture retailer IKEA, prompting a call for a full-blown investigation of the company and its complicated corporate structure.
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EU tackles tax abuse in the wake of Panama Papers
The Panama Papers document leak shed much light on a deep and pervasive effort to evade taxes. Since then, the European Union has passed a number of new rules to improve tax transparency and close tax loopholes. According to CW’s Paul Hodgson, the EU is only just getting started.