Tax evasion

Car body trader gets jail for tax evasion, is fined more than S$800,000

The income tax undercharged across the two years exceeds S$260,000

Credit Suisse's guilty plea stems from the Swiss bank maintaining accounts in Singapore on behalf of US taxpayers who were using offshore accounts to evade US taxes and reporting requirements.

Credit Suisse to pay US$511 million as part of agreement with US DOJ in tax evasion case involving Singapore accounts

A CREDIT Suisse unit pleaded guilty to US charges of helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes and will pay a fine of more than US$510 million, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday (May...

Under Italian law, an intermediary offering goods for sale in Italy is co-responsible for the non-payment of VAT by non-EU sellers that use its e-commerce platform.

Italy investigates Amazon over alleged 1.2 billion euro tax evasion

ITALIAN prosecutors are investigating e-commerce giant Amazon and three of its executives over alleged tax evasion worth 1.2 billion euros (S$1.7 billion), two sources with direct knowledge of the mat...

The “issue regarding misclassification is an interpretational issue”, Kia said, adding that the company has submitted a detailed response to the tax authorities who are still reviewing the matter.

Kia contests US$14 million India tax demand for wrongly using trade treaty exemptions

Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companies

Taxpayers were offered lower-than-normal tax rates if they disclosed unreported assets, while authorities pledged to penalise those who did not participate.

Indonesia considering another tax amnesty programme, lawmaker says

The two programmes uncovered more than US$340 billion worth of assets

The settlement resolves claims that Sotheby’s let at least eight clients cheat New York state from 2010 to 2020 by using “resale certificates” that falsely portrayed them as art dealers entitled to tax exemptions, instead of art collectors.

Sotheby’s settles New York tax fraud case, pays damages

SOTHEBY’S will pay US$6.25 million and adopt reforms to settle New York attorney general Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing the famed auction house of fraudulently helping clients avoid sales taxes on te...

Mineral Resources' founder Chris Ellison said that prior to listing Mineral Resources in 2006, he and his business partners operated entities overseas that imported mining equipment into Australia. Some of that revenue was not disclosed to the tax office.

MinRes billionaire founder Chris Ellison admits tax evasion, shares tank

AUSTRALIAN miner Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder Chris Ellison admitted to failing to properly disclose revenue from his overseas entities to the Australian Taxation Office on Monday, sending t...

Ng Chiew Yen (left) and Keith Tan Kai Wen arriving at the State Courts on Sept 20, 2024.

Mother and son charged in Iras probe into ‘99-to-1’ stamp duty tax avoidance case

This is the first prosecution of taxpayers who give false and misleading information to the taxman

Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen, leave court after his guilty plea in his trial on tax evasion in Los Angeles, California, Sept 5, 2024.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty plea to tax evasion charges

JOE Biden’s son Hunter pleaded guilty in his tax evasion trial on Thursday, without reaching the deal he had sought with prosecutors, in a case that has been an embarrassment and a distraction for the...