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Airbnb to pay €567 million to settle Italian tax probe
The online rental platform said it will not seek to recover any of the sum from its hosts.
Engie wins €128 million court tax fight
The French energy company wasn’t given an unfair advantage by its arrangements in Luxembourg, judges ruled, dealing a blow to EU efforts to curb tax avoidance
Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time
Spain charges Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than €6.7 million.
US targets millionaires to claw back millions of dollars in taxes
The IRS wants to show positive results from its burst of new funding under President Joe Biden's administration, as Republicans in Congress look to claw back some of that money.
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Trump’s tax returns could be made public
A US Congressional Committee voted to make public six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns. However, Republicans argue the decision could set up a dangerous precedent.
Key figure in German 'cum-ex' tax evasion scandal jailed for 8 years
The scheme allowed foreign investors to quickly buy and sell shares around the dividend payment date so tax authorities could not identify the true owner.
Euroviews. How Irish, Swiss and Dutch Tax Policy Harms Children Abroad | View
Young people across the globe rely on government tax revenues for the realisation of their basic rights. Tax avoidance is therefore a children's rights issue, argues Zurich-based law teacher and NGO director Alexandra Dufresne.
What is the global minimum tax deal and what will it mean?
In a momentous decision, 130 countries have agreed to set a global minimum on corporate tax at 15 per cent. But what does that mean in practice?
Apple named as a major corporation trying to stop climate legislation
A new report has revealed that many major US corporations have funded lobbying groups aiming to stop sustainability legislation passing through congress.
German official receives hate mail after proposing tax tip-off scheme
A regional minister in Germany has received hate messages after proposing an anonymous portal where citizens can report potential tax evaders.
EU heavyweights press for G7 deal to stop tax abuse by multinationals
Finance ministers from France, Germany, Italy and Spain say the time has come to reach a deal on an "international tax system fit for the 21st century".
E-commerce giant Amazon wins appeal over Luxembourg tax rebates
The ruling is a blow to the European Union's attempt to curb corporate tax avoidance but the bloc could still appeal the decision.
UK taxman trebles number of probes into professional footballers
HRMC is currently investigating 246 professional football players, up from 87 in the 2018/2019 season, according to an accountancy firm.
Euroviews. The restitution of ill-gotten gains should be a French - and European - priority ǀ View
A new draft law could see the restitution of resources and assets to dispossessed people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. But here is much more to be done in France - and more widely in Europe - to tackle the problem.
Euroviews. Capitalism is failing us all. Could Islamic economics be the answer? ǀ View
Once we strip away the Arabic terminology, concepts like zakat can return our economies to the common sense-based, transparent and equitable set up that the architects of modern capitalism envisaged.
EU adopts broadened blacklist of tax havens, tripling countries on list
The EU has broadened its blacklist of tax havens in a revamp that triples the number of listed jurisdictions in a bid to limit tax evasion and avoidance