The U.K. government is set to introduce a new corporate criminal offence, based on the strict liability of the entity in question. It almost certainly will come into force in 2017, once the Criminal Finances Bill (Bill) is...more
12/23/2016
/ Associated Persons ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Finances Bill ,
Criminal Liability ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud Prevention ,
HMRC ,
Public Interest ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Tax Evasion ,
UK
The U.K. government expands its crackdown on tax evaders and the persons who assist them, by targeting businesses who fail to prevent tax evasion....more
12/22/2016
/ Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Fascilitation ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Training ,
Foreign Tax ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Fund Managers ,
HMRC ,
Indemnity Agreements ,
Investors ,
Risk Assessment ,
Senior Managers ,
Tax Evasion ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
Introduction -
Following on its February 2013 report on Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has now released an ambitious action plan...more