November 18th, 2009
IRS Releases UBS Agreement Criteria, Results of Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
Tax Analysts, November 18, 2009
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves France-U.S. Treaty Protocol
Tax Analysts, November 18, 2009
James Moore: Let's tackle bank secrecy – everywhere
The Independent, November 18, 2009
Liechtenstein signs anti-corruption treaty
Associated Press, November 18, 2009
Madhu Koda’s rise to political office ends in money laundering charge
The Times, November 18, 2009
Secret documents reveal multi-million dollar shopping spree by African dictator’s son; US authorities fail to act on evidence of corruption
Global Witness, November 17, 2009
November 17th, 2009
Global Financial Integrity released the following statement today in response to the release of the long-awaited annex to the US-Swiss settlement agreement in the UBS legal case:
Further Steps Needed in Crackdown on Tax Evasion, Financial Secrecy Jurisdictions, Says Global Financial Integrity
WASHINGTON, DC -- Global Financial Integrity (GFI) applauds the on-going work of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service towards bringing wealthy tax evading citizens to justice. Following the release today of the previously confidential "annex" of criteria UBS will...
November 17th, 2009
I.R.S. Releases Criteria to Get Names in UBS Case
New York Times, November 17, 2009
Swiss to hand over U.S. names of wealthy UBS clients
Reuters, November 17, 2009
Democrats Say Treaty Would Help to Fight International Tax Evasion
Congressional Quarterly, November 17, 2009
U.S. offshore tax amnesty yields big response: IRS
Reuters, November 17, 2009
Members of House, Senate Banking Committees Rake in Wall Street Campaign Cash, New Report Shows
Public Citizen News Release, November 17, 2009
Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa
New York Times, November 16,...
November 17th, 2009
Today, the United States and Switzerland released the long-awaited
annex to the settlement agreement in the UBS case. The annex details the criteria that needs to be met before the exchange of tax information can be met under the August 2009 settlement.
In a
statement released by the Justice Department this morning, the US describes the criteria as follows:
