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Tax haven data leak names names, raises questions

It's a data leak involving tens of thousands of offshore bank accounts, naming dozens of prominent figures around the world. And new details are being released by the day — raising the prospect that accounts based on promises of secrecy and tax shelter could someday offer neither.

 

Threatened by isolation, Switzerland lifting veil on secret bank accounts

Swiss Banks

For decades, Switzerland was the place where money went to hide. Cash sent to its mountain aeries was protected by some of the strictest secrecy laws in the world.

 

Tax havens help rich hide $21 trillion, study shows

Thanks to lax international tax rules the world’s super rich have siphoned at least $21 trillion into secretive tax-free havens, according to a study by UK campaign group Tax Justice Network.

 

Tax Havens' Days Are Numbered

The era of banking secrecy may be coming to an end.

 

I.R.S. Releases Criteria to Get Names in UBS Case

I.R.S. Releases Criteria to Get Names in UBS Case

The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday disclosed the criteria being used by the Swiss banking giant UBS to select names of American clients that will be turned over to the agency as part of a settlement of a tax evasion case.

 

Deadline looms for Americans to disclose accounts in foreign tax havens

Under an amnesty program, the IRS is allowing taxpayers to avoid prosecution for failing to report those accounts. Tax attorneys have been besieged by wealthy clients who are lining up to apply.

Wealthy U.S.

 

Switzerland's Last Day As A Tax Haven

Switzerland's Last Day As A Tax Haven

OECD confirms the country will go off their grey list following the signing of a 12th agreement on Thursday.

 

Under Agreement, UBS to Give Up Over 4,000 Names

Under Agreement, UBS to Give Up Over 4,000 Names

U.S. regulators will receive the names as part of an investigation of Americans avoiding taxes through the use of offshore accounts.

 

British Virgin Islands, Cayman on tax "white list"

The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman islands have joined the global "white list" of countries using internationally recognized tax standards, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Friday.

 

U.S., Switzerland Resolve Bank Secrecy Dispute

Negotiators initial settlement that averts legal showdown over U.S. government's landmark challenge to Swiss bank secrecy, lawyer says.

 

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