EUobserver.com reports that EU finance ministers on Tuesday (7 December) agreed to remove bank secrecy as a reason for blocking cross-border tax fraud investigations, in a bid to find fresh resources for cash-strapped state coffers.
"Tax evaders can no longer exploit bank secrecy as an excuse," EU taxation commissioner Algirdas Semeta said after the meeting.
Targeted is all "income from employment, directors' fees, dividends, capital gains, royalties, certain life insurance products, pensions, and ownership of and income from immovable property." The new rules will apply from 1 January next year, but they will not be retroactive.
Read the full article here: http://euobserver.com/9/31455/?rk=1
May 16 - Ask Me Anything about the Spring 2024 IGIM Conference Season
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I'm pleased to announce that my next Ask Me Anything (AMA) session is
scheduled for May 16, 2024 at 12:00pm EDT / 10:00am MDT. The topic is the
Spring 20...
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