Pact Breaks Through Swiss Bank Secrecy – washingtonpost.com. It is, perhaps, not the full disclosure the United States demanded. But tax cheats thrive in the
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A footnote to the Swiss indictments: can they be extradited?
I’ve posted the indictments against two Swiss bankers, issued yesterday in the USA. Note (para 13) they’re charged with fraud, not tax offences. Why? Note
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Dreams do come true
I’ve spent the last couple of days telling journalists and writing blogs saying that the US must go against the Swiss bankers and lawyers who
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What next after UBS?
So, the dust is settling. UBS has had to conceded, Swiss banking secrecy is seriously damaged, and now what? Senator Carl Levin, has I note
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More Banks in Europe Identified in US Tax Probe
More Banks in Europe Identified in Tax Probe – WSJ.com. Wealthy U.S. citizens using a tax-evasion amnesty program have identified nearly 10 Swiss and European
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UBS and US deal
UBS has issued a press release on its deal with the US saying that the: • Agreement does not call for any payment • Parties
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150 American UBS clients under investigation
150 American UBS clients are investigated – Times Online . The US Government is investigating more than 150 American clients of UBS whom it suspects
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Ex-UBS chiefs to be charged with abetting US tax fraud?
Swiss party files criminal complaints vs ex-UBS chiefs for allegedly abetting US tax fraud – Yahoo! Canada Finance. Former UBS AG chairmen Marcel Ospel and
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170,000 Italians
FT.com / Europe – Italy begins to tighten tax screw. This week the tax authorities in Rome launched an investigation into the estate of Gianni
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