September 2nd, 2009
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met in Mexico City over the past two days to discuss next steps in the global fight against tax evasion. In a statement released by the OECD this afternoon, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria referred to the recent actions taken by the G20 and the OECD, and the recent willingness on the part of tax havens to accept the OECD guidelines on the exchange of tax information as a "revolution." From the
OECD:
Today, on the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 meeting, the Global Forum...
September 2nd, 2009
Newsweek--Israel's former prime minister is only the latest to be called corrupt. Why is the nation's political class plagued by scandal?
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September 2nd, 2009
Bloomberg -- Deutsche Bank AG, Commerzbank AG and Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie. defended international activities after Die Zeit reported German lenders are “deeply involved” in business with tax havens.
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September 2nd, 2009
WASHINGTON - A federal court in Newark, N.J., denied Schering-Plough Corp. a $473 million refund in connection with two transactions in which Schering-Plough sought to avoid taxation on $690 million in profits it repatriated from offshore subsidiaries into the United States.
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