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20 February 2024

EU: EU Common Tax Plan Under Fire From Countries’ Parliaments

Five EU countries criticize BEFITReservations could put proposal at riskThe EU faces a hurdle in passing a plan to establish a new set of common rules for calculating the tax base of large companies

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20 February 2024

US: Tax declarations for offshore assets delayed

Taxpayers with assets in tax havens or with income from capital from national entities, subject to exemption rates, normally 28%, will only have to report this type of gains in the 2025 IRS declaration,

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19 February 2024

UK: HMRC investigations of wealthy ‘tax dodgers’ halve in five years

The number of civil investigation cases opened by a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud unit investigating offshore, corporate and wealthy taxpayers has fallen by more than half in five years, figures

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19 February 2024

EU: EU adopts new verification requirements to combat greenwashing

The European Union (EU) has revealed new standards that are designed to combat greenwashing by adopting new rules aimed at ensuring the accuracy of environmental marketing claims made by companies.

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19 February 2024

ASIA: Asia’s family offices increase focus on digital assets amid growing market interest

According to a Feb. 19 article from Nikkei Asia, Zann Kwan, the managing partner and chief investment officer at Revo Digital Family Office, has highlighted a growing trend among family offices in crypto.

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19 February 2024

EU: Apple likely to face €500 million fine for breaking EU law

Apple is likely to face a fine of around half a billion euros early next month according to five people with direct knowledge of an on-going investigation. These five sources reported these details

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19 February 2024

EU: European Tax Experts Urge for Radical Tax System Simplification

In an effort to improve competitiveness, European tax experts are pushing for a major tax system overhaul. The current complexities cost EU members significant revenue and hinder cross-border investment.

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16 February 2024

US: Republicans spar with Treasury officials over rules to fight financial crime

A discussion on individuals’ and small businesses’ right to transact privately got heated during a House Financial Services hearing on financial crime Wednesday. Why it matters: Democratic

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16 February 2024

EUROPE: Shareholder activism on ESG lagging in Europe despite global increase

Almost 1,000 large businesses saw shareholders filing resolutions on ESG issues in 2023, a slight year-on-year increase globally. But European shareholders bucked this trend, exhibiting short-term thinking

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16 February 2024

FAMILY OFFICES: Family offices are going on the offensive, trading cash for alternative assets

KKR’s family office survey of 75 chief investment officers around the world found that family offices will have 52% of their portfolios invested in alternative investments this year, up from 42% in

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