EUROPE: The European Commission’s proposed EU-wide regulation on cross-border freezing and confiscation of assets has been confirmed by Member States’ governments.
The ECOFIN Counci, on 13/03/18, agreed on a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation implementing mandatory automatic exchange of information in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements in order to disclose potentially aggressive tax planning …
IRELAND: The Dublin government has commissioned an independent review of its plans to introduce a vacant residential property tax, as mandated by Finance Act 2017. At the same time it is inviting comments from …
SWITZERLAND: The Swiss federal government is seeking Parliamentary approval of its agreements to automatically exchange financial account information with Singapore and Hong Kong from Autumn 2019. It is also proposing to begin …
SPAIN: Spain’s Ministerial Order 319/2018 was issued on 21 March, requiring Spanish non-listed companies to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners to …
SWITZERLAND: The Swiss authorities have charged three Germans with industrial espionage and violating bank secrecy, alleging the suspects passed Swiss …
VIRTUAL CURRENCIES: The Bank of England has become the latest of many financial institutions to demand closer regulation of the cryptocurrency sector. Th…
EU: The Bulgarian EU presidency organised an informal meeting in Sofia on 27 & 28 April, where the EU finance ministers discussed a renewed approach for …
FRANCE: French Prime Minister announced the government will publicly name people ‘guilty of the worst cases of tax fraud’, and will punish tax advisors …
At the TAG Alliances, we powerfully amplify the strengths and prominence of our members and strategic partners, to each other, as well as to industry …
MALTA: Regulations came into force in Malta on 01/01/2018 to implement the beneficial ownership disclosure provisions of the EU Fourth Anti-Money Launder…
UK: Banks could handle ‘disorderly Brexit’. For the first time since the financial crisis, all of the UK’s biggest lenders have passed the Bank’s stress …
SWISS BANKING: The Geneva private banking subsidiary of HSBC has paid the French authorities EUR300 million to settle allegations that it assisted French …
For the sixth consecutive year, Accountancy Age Magazine has recognized TAG Alliances as one of the top three accounting alliances in the world. The rankings, which are based on …
Doubts being aired internationally about Malta’s tax regime will not go away. Although our critics do not have any moral high ground to stand on, the …
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