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Trump Installs Tax-Dodging Expert as the Head of the IRS
David Kautter’s firm had to pay more than $100 million for a tax shelter scheme. But that didn’t stop him from becoming Trump’s …
U.S. PoliticsHow big is Canada’s tax gap and who’s not paying their fair share? You will be surprised
As the sun sets over the week-long Paradise Papers media blitz, the sky clouded with 13-million pages of illegally-obtained privacy-breaching …
Canadian NewsPhotos: Foo Fighters come to Des Moines
Foo Fighters performing live at Wells Fargo Arena. Danny Carman / For the Register<p>Foo Fighters performing live at Wells Fargo Arena. Danny Carman / …
Des MoinesThe Guardian view on the Paradise Papers: not all is lost
The tax avoidance revelations have unleashed a demand for reform and social justice. Only a rash government would ignore it<p>Bono owns a bit of a Lithuanian shopping centre. The Queen finances a whisker of BrightHouse, the household goods business accused of exploiting its customers. Lewis Hamilton …
OpinionPoland Is Cracking Down on Billions in Corporate Tax Dodges
Poland is chasing chief financial officers who go too far in reducing their companies’ tax burdens as it plans to boost corporate-tax revenue by a …
BusinessTory MP suspended over abuse allegations says he STILL hasn't been told what he's accused of a week on
An MP who had the Tory whip suspended and was reported to the police has claimed the process being followed by the party is "fundamentally wrong" …
Gary Lineker denies using tax avoidance for holiday homes
The Paradise Papers strike again.<p>Gary Lineker has denied any accusations of tax avoidance, after the recent Paradise Papers leak revealed that …
Gary LinekerThe Paradise Papers are a wake-up call: now Congress must act on tax havens
Jobs and earnings should come back onshore – and the likes of Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs prevented from stashing money in US shell corporations<p>Sheldon Whitehouse is a member of the Democratic party and represents Rhode Island in the US Senate<p>Appleby Global Group Services Limited is a very …
PoliticsUS makes first payments to victims of Bernie Madoff’s fraud
NEW YORK – Thousands of victims of Bernie Madoff’s multi-billion-dollar fraud, who lost their savings and were ruined when the investment scheme …
FBIGerman prosecutors raid German bank in tax evasion probe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Friday they had searched a major Frankfurt bank as well as the homes of several suspects on suspicion of tax evasion via so-called "cum-ex" transactions.<p>The statement followed a report by daily Handelsblatt that said Commerzbank <CBKG.DE> was the …
Corruption2 North Texas man gets prison in $6M diamond investment scam
DALLAS – Two North Texas men have been sentenced to federal prison over what prosecutors call a more than $6 million diamond investment scheme.<p>Craig Allen Otteson of McKinney was sentenced Thursday to 10 years behind bars. A federal judge in Dallas sentenced Jay Bruce Heimburger of Dallas to eight …
CrimePPI-style compensation scheme for leaseholders being considered
<b>Labour MP Justin Madders has secured a second reading of a Bill that aims to introduce a compensation scheme for existing home owners with unfair</b> …
Eton-educated son of QC jailed for part in £108m fraud
Jonathan Anwyl one of six men jailed for total of 45 years for fake eco-investment schemes marketed as tax breaks for wealthy investors<p>The son of a judge was jailed on Friday for his part in a £108m fraud scheme of “astonishing greed” targeting the super-rich and famous people’s desire to help the …
CorruptionLabour MP claims to have suffered years of unwanted attention from suspended Kelvin Hopkins
A Labour MP has claimed she has suffered unwanted attention from suspended MP Kelvin Hopkins spanning two decades.<p>Former frontbencher Kerry McCarthy …
GOP tax plan may not curb incentives for firms to shift profits, jobs overseas
By slashing the corporate tax rate, the GOP tax proposal could very well curtail the widely derided practice of companies moving headquarters to a foreign country simply to reduce their tax bite.<p>But how far will the tax overhaul go in advancing a top goal of President Trump’s -- keeping U.S. …
NewsWhy have governments struggled to tackle offshore money?
<b>If we needed reminding, the Paradise Papers have shown how attractive it can be to keep money offshore.</b><p>Wealthy individuals do it, companies do it. So can governments do anything about it?<p>Can they get big firms and the rich to pay what many regard as their fare share of tax?<p>In some cases the appeal …
OECDWhy it has never been more important to tax the rich
Australia's deputy tax commissioner for international affairs, Mark Konza, was looking through an early scan of just a few of the documents from the …
Donald TrumpUS begins distributing $770 million to Madoff victims
Bernie Madoff arriving at Manhattan Federal court, March 12, 2009. (Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)<p>(JTA) — The U.S. Department of Justice began …
Jewish CultureeNCA | Sars insists its not withholding refunds
Gordhan says Tax Ombud Judge Bernard Ngoepe’s report confirms previous Treasury suspicions that tax refunds were manipulated.
News (South Africa)Paradise Papers: Ticket tout Julien Lavallee set up business in tax haven
BBC Scotland<p><b>One of the biggest ticket touts operating in the UK set up an offshore business in the Isle of Man to avoid paying tax, the Paradise Papers show.</b><p>Leaked documents reveal that Canadian Julien Lavallee set up in the tax haven when he expanded into the UK.<p>Lavallee obtained hundreds of …
Isle of ManNew trial date set for former Blandford tax collector charged with stealing more than $150,000 from taxpayers
Former Blandford tax collector LeeAnn Thompson is charged with larceny over $250 and other charges.
Western MassachusettsParadise Papers and the International Fight vs Tax Havens
The Paradise Papers offer only the most recent look into the widespread practice of tax avoidance. Governments around the world have taken steps …
European NewsWoman charged for allegedly cheating millions from investors in Ponzi scam
A woman who made headlines over an alleged multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving numerous investors over several years was charged in court on …
Doctor Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million Over Sober House Health Fraud Scheme
(MIAMI) — A Florida doctor has been ordered to serve four years in prison and pay $2.1 million in restitution for his part in a multimillion-dollar …
Health CareFraudster narrowly avoids jail for loan deception
© DC Thomson<p>Sign up to our <b>Daily</b> newsletter<p>A Dundee woman who formed an “intellectually” fraudulent scheme to get £15,000 from her employers has …
Expect more ‘big fish’ tax evaders to be brought to court – DOF
Expect the Duterte administration to go after more big fish who evade tax payments, as the government is hard-pressed to look for more money to be …
PhilippinesRHI inquiry: 'Conspiracy of silence' around scheme
<b>The public inquiry into a botched renewable heating scheme (RHI) has been told that there was a "conspiracy of silence" around the flawed scheme.</b><p>A legal representative for the Department for the Economy (DfE) said the full lessons of what had gone wrong would only be learnt when the reasons for …
Trump’s voter fraud commission sued for excluding Democrats
Trump voter fraud panel was just sued by one of its own members<p>President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission may have been created under the pretense of being bipartisan, but one of its members is now claiming that it is anything but.<p>Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says "the Commission’s …
U.S. PoliticsDem member of Trump’s voter fraud commission sues panel
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap (D) is suing President Trump’s voter fraud commission, of which he is also a member.<p>In a complaint filed in …
GovernmentNigeria: How Largest Independent Power Plant Is Set Up to Funnel Billions to Tax Haven
Azura Edo Power Plant<p>Nigeria's largest independent power plant (IPP), Azura Edo Power Plant, is a huge suction pipe set up to siphon millions of …
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