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Nick Shaxson ■ Links – Jan 2
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Philippines Finance Secretary Purisima pushes global TIN system The Philippine Star
Ukraine To Pinpoint Low Tax Countries Tax-News
Zambia: Taxing NGOs leaving out multinational firms is ludicrous-Action Aid Lusaka Times
Argentina Extends Foreign Currency Amnesty The Wall Street Journal
Netherlands: Credit Suisse ordered to pay 300m EUR to tax authorities for creating “imaginary world” Financial Secrecy Media Monito
Vietnam: 2013 – the year of transfer pricing and the “Samsung phenomenon” Vietnamnet
Vodafone Reacts To Indian Tax Conciliation Plans Tax-News
Italy’s ‘Web Tax’ Delayed For Six Months Tax-News
IRS Unveils Final Agreement for Banks To Sign Up for Direct FATCA Bloomberg Law
See also: Citing Compliance Difficulties, ACLI Seeks New Extension of FATCA BloombergLaw
Barbados Looks To Reinforce International Financial Sector Tax-News
For comment on how Barbados is impacted by the Finance Curse, see here.
JPMorgan Halts Latvia Dollar Deals After Probes, Group Says Bloomberg
Important issues relating to correspondent banking and money laundering
Beanie Baby Billionaire Seeks to Avoid Jail for Tax Crime Bloomberg Businessweek
Germany: Hoeness case prompts tax evaders to declare The Local
See also: Bayern boss Hoeness hopeful of avoiding jail over tax claims Yahoo
Dutch prostitutes seek same tax deal as footballers The Irish Times
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