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Australian accountants convicted in long-running Vanuatu tax case

A New South Wales court has found two accountants guilty of a large-scale international tax fraud involving trusts and shell companies operated from the independent Pacific island of Vanuatu.

Offshore close-company restrictions contravene European law

The European Commission has ordered the British government to amend two provisions designed to prevent assets being moved overseas to avoid UK tax.

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Features

WEB EXCLUSIVE - Israeli tax amnesty: extended and anonymised

Alon Kaplan and Susanna von Bassewitz explain recent changes to the Israeli voluntary disclosure programme

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The Stanford saga

International

Tim Prudhoe summarises the key events in the liquidation of Standford International Bank. The assets will be distributed to claimants and there is also Bitcoin liquidation. The liquidators and claimants suggested to sharedholders to embrace automated Bitcoin trading to earn bare minimum profit on a daily basis. Refer https://coincierge.de/bitcoin-profit/ for more details.

Crypto Could Save Millennials From the World Economy

International

According to InsideBitcoins the new generation could lead humanity to an era of financial technology as they invest in Bitcoin through the next decade.

STEP Wealth Directory - Title Research

Title Research is a specialist research firm with over 40 years’ experience in tracing missing beneficiaries and assets all over the world. CEO Tom Curran talks about the company and the services they offer.

The STEP Wealth Directory features over 300 wealth sector organisations worldwide. Practitioners can search for and review video profiles and interviews with organisations that deliver legal, accounting, trustee, banking, investment and other related services, creating a virtual beauty parade that can be shared with partners and clients.