Spain McAfee death: Judge orders autopsy after anti-virus software guru dies McAfee's Spanish lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the entrepreneur's death had come as a surprise to his wife and other relatives; "he had not said goodbye." 24/06/2021
United Kingdom 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. 10/08/2020
Business Apple challenges EU tax bill The European Union's ruling on Apple taxes "defies reality and common sense' - says the US company as it launches a legal challenge against the 2016 decision. 17/09/2019
Spain Shakira accused of evading 14.5 million euros in Spanish tax Representatives of Shakira said in a statement that the singer did not live in Spain until 2015, and has met all of her tax obligations to Spanish authorities. 15/12/2018
Italy Italian police seize vintage cars from suspected tax evader The police took away Fiats, BMWs, Mini Coopers, Porsches, Range Rovers and Harley Davidson motobikes. 18/07/2018
Ireland A heterosexual same-sex marriage in Dublin Best friends Matt Murphy and Michael O'Sullivan got married in the Irish capital. They are heterosexual and decided to tie the knot so that O'Sullivan wouldn't have to pay inheritance tax on Murphy's house after his death. 23/12/2017
brussels bureau EU discusses tax haven blacklist 'Paradise Papers' leaks believed to have brought forward discussions 06/11/2017
Spain Spain: Lionel Messi set to swap jail time for a fine in tax fraud case Spain’s state prosecutor is prepared to accept a fine from football player Lionel Messi instead of sending him to prison for tax fraud. A Catalan 23/06/2017
Ukraine Ukraine jails its head of tax and customs Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor says investigators suspect 38-year-old Roman Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker Oleksandr Onishchenko deprive the state of the money in tax revenue linked to a gas dea 07/03/2017
