Financial Transparency Coalition

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Manuel Roxas II Monday brought to the attention of the US Department of Justice and Department of Commerce the alleged attempt by Pfizer Philippines to bribe President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Washington Post Editorial: A compromise with the United States on disclosure would be in the public interest.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss foreign minister is due to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 31, just days before a deadline to reach a settlement in a damaging U.S. tax case against UBS.

WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,-area woman and her company from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government complaint in the case, Carole Exantus of Plantation, Fla., operated a company called J’s Corporation in Miami. The court found that J’s Corporation repeatedly prepared federal income tax returns claiming false tax credits and deductions that it knew would result in understating customers’ tax liabilities. Exantus agreed to the permanent injunction order without admitting wrongdoing.