News Stories Tagged 'United Kingdom'
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BVI Reaffirms Tax Transparency Commitment
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
29 September, 2020
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has reiterated its commitment to working toward establishing a publicly accessible register on the beneficial ownership of companies.
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UK-Switzerland DTA Protocol To Become Fully Effective
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
17 March, 2020
The UK-Switzerland double tax agreement will be updated with new provisions to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting, with full effect from April 6, 2020.
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Cayman Commits To Making Beneficial Ownership Info Public
by Mike Godrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 December, 2019
The Government of the Cayman Islands has announced plans to introduce a public register of beneficial ownership.
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Guernsey Signs UK MoU To Ensure Funds Access After Brexit
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
20 March, 2019
Guernsey's financial services regulator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to ensure market access for Guernsey investment funds into the UK after Brexit.
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Gibraltar Covered By Proposed Brexit Transition Period
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
03 December, 2018
The UK's recently negotiated Withdrawal Agreement with the EU sets out the arrangements that will apply with regards to Gibraltar.
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UK Urged To Drop Plan To Extend Offshore Tax Limitations Period
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
30 November, 2018
The UK Parliament's Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee has proposed that provisions should be stripped from the Finance Bill that would extend the time limit on assessing offshore tax to 12 years.
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Gibraltar Provides Brexit Update
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
19 October, 2018
The Gibraltar Government has provided an update on its role in negotiations towards the UK's exit from the European Union and how the territory is preparing.
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British OTs Must Introduce Public Beneficial Ownership Registers
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The UK's 14 Overseas Territories must bring in publicly accessible registers concerning the beneficial ownership of legal entities or face having them imposed by the UK, following Royal Assent to the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 on May 23, 2018.
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BVI Planning Challenge To UK's Beneficial Ownership Law
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Orlando Smith, says his Government has appointed legal counsel to advise on a potential challenge to the UK's move to force its Overseas Territories to set up publicly accessible registers containing information on the beneficial ownership of legal entities.
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Gibraltar Says It Will Not Cede An Inch On Sovereignty
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
23 May, 2018
Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister, Joseph Garcia, has told a cross-party delegation of UK parliamentarians that Gibraltar "will not cede an inch of its sovereignty, jurisdiction, and control," discussing Spanish relations amid Brexit talks.
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