Gaines-Cooper wins right to appeal
17-Aug-2010The UK Supreme Court granted permission, on 26 July 2010, for Robert Gaines Cooper, the Seychelles-based British businessman at the centre at a long-running dispute with HM Customs & Revenue, to appeal the February 2010 decision by the Appeal Court ...
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Australian actor faces multimillion-dollar bill from ATO
17-Aug-2010The Australian Taxation Office has accused actor Paul Hogan of evading tax on A$37.6 million of undeclared income, according to a report in The Australian on 13 August 2010. The tax bill is the first punitive action taken against Hogan by the tax office, ...
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Hong Kong passes exchange of tax information amendment
11-Mar-2010The Hong Kong Legislative Council passed, on 6 January 2010, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2009. This amendment enables Hong Kong to adopt the latest international standard for exchange of tax information and removes a major obstacle to its ...
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Cyprus, Ireland and Switzerland have Europe's top tax regime
27-Dec-2007Cyprus, Ireland, and Switzerland are the top three countries in a league table of European tax systems compiled by accountant KPMG International, in which major business organisations across Europe assessed the attractiveness of their domestic tax ...
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Swiss Canton votes for flat tax
27-Dec-2007Obwalden has become the first Swiss Canton to adopt a flat rate of tax for individual income taxpayers after 90% of the electorate voted in favour following a recent cantonal referendum. Obwalden had been forced to review its tax system following a ...
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