Tax evasion

Germany

Key figure in Germany's largest tax fraud case avoids jail time

Former lawyer Kai-Uwe Steck, who played a role in the loss of more than €428m to the German tax authorities, received a suspended jail sentence of one year and 10 months.

03/06/2025

Europe News

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti's tax evasion trial opens in Spain

Spanish prosecutors accuse the successful Italian coach of defrauding the state of €1 million in 2014 and 2015. He maintains his innocence.

02/04/2025

Business

Abramovich accused of dodging millions in tax through yacht scheme

The Russian billionaire denied knowledge of the arrangement, saying he was not personally responsible or liable for the alleged tax evasion.

28/01/2025

Spain

Spain busts international crime ring for alleged car import tax scam

An international crime network defrauding over €17 million in VAT on luxury cars has been dismantled, resulting in 30 arrests across Spain and Germany.

27/12/2024

Europe News

UK police can seize €3.1m in unpaid tax from Tate brothers, court says

Andrew, 38, and his younger brother Tristan, 36, face prosecution in both Romania and the UK for human trafficking and other alleged crimes.

18/12/2024

Culture news

Spanish court drops tax fraud case against Shakira

A second investigation into the Colombian singer's alleged tax fraud has been shelved by Spanish prosecutors due to a lack of evidence.

10/05/2024

Sport

Prosecutors accuse Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti of tax fraud

If found guilty, the sitting coach could face years in jail.

06/03/2024

Europe Decoded

Can new EU corporate tax rules make big business pay its fair share?

A landmark global deal setting a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% on multinational companies came into force in the European Union on 1 January.

05/01/2024

Culture news

French actor Isabelle Adjani found guilty of tax evasion

Award-winning actress Isabelle Adjani, who did not attend her trial in Paris due to “acute illness”, received a €250,000 fine and two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion.

14/12/2023

Business

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.

13/12/2023

Economy

Billionaire tax needed to tackle inequalities, says EU research group

A global minimum tax on billionaires equal to 2% of their wealth could raise close to $250 billion (around €235.6 billion), the EU Tax Observatory estimated in a report released on Monday.

24/10/2023

Culture news

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.

26/09/2023

Europe News

MEPs accuse EU Commissioner of attempting to limit tax transparency

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) grilled EU Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on Thursday after they claimed a document sent by the bloc's executive urges EU countries to weaken their tax transparency requirements.

13/07/2023

World News

Europe's top rights court overturns 2021 LuxLeaks whistlerblower fine

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of an accountant who exposed tax deals for large corporations in Luxembourg.

15/02/2023

Europe Decoded

The EU has a new deal on 'tax fairness'. This is how it will work.

The EU's deal builds upon a landmark tax agreement brokered by the OECD and endorsed by 137 countries around the world.

16/12/2022

Germany

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.

13/12/2022