corporate 04/05/2017 Google to pay 306 million euros additional tax to Italy Google's parent company - Alphabet - is to pay 306 million euros to settle a tax dispute with Italy covered 13 years up to 2015.
economy 31/03/2017 Credit Swiss mired in international tax evasion probe Credit Swiss faces tax evasion probe
Ukraine 07/03/2017 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
economy 21/02/2017 EU finance ministers unveil tax avoidance crackdown rules European Union finance ministers have agreed new rules to crack down on big multinational companies that are not paying their fair share of tax.
brussels bureau 12/12/2016 LuxLeaks tax whistleblowers appear in court to appeal convictions Dozens of campaigners are in Luxembourg to call for the protection of whistleblowers.
world news 03/12/2016 Football leaks: Ronaldo and Mourinho agent hits back at tax evasion claims Football super agent Jorge Mendes has hit back after claims two of his biggest clients, Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo took part in a multi-million euro tax avoidance…
world news 03/12/2016 Ronaldo and Mourinho defend tax arrangements Two of the top names in football, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho, have strenuously denied suggestions based on leaked documents that their financial arrangements may have amounted to tax…
Italy 12/10/2016 Transnational tax fraud probe sees 29 arrested A probe into suspected transnational tax fraud to the tune of an estimated one billion dollars (900 million euros) has led to the detention of 29 people in Italy and other EU…
brussels bureau 22/09/2016 The Brief from Brussels: ex-EU commissioner under fire over corporate links This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup from Europe’s de facto political capital.
brussels bureau 22/09/2016 Ex-EU official Kroes under pressure over Bahamas directorship Just two months after its former president joined Goldman Sachs, the European Commission has been caught up in another corporate scandal.
the global conversation 08/09/2016 EU's Competition Commissioner fights tough for a fairer market Declaring open season on tax evaders, one EU Commissioner is going up against the multinationals, but she has been accused of changing the rules of the game.
France 05/09/2016 Former French Socialist minister goes on trial for tax fraud and money laundering The trial has begun in France of disgraced former Socialist minister Jerome Cahuzac, accused of tax evasion and money-laundering.
economy 02/09/2016 Ireland to appeal Apple EU tax ruling Ireland’s cabinet has approved an appeal against an EU ruling that it should receive 13 billion euros in unpaid taxes from technology giant Apple.
Ireland 30/08/2016 Apple ordered to pay 13bn euro tax bill to Ireland, both to appeal The European Commission has taken ordered tech giant Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes to the Irish government in Dublin.
Belgium 30/08/2016 Crunch day for Apple - tech giant risks Europe's biggest ever tax penalty The European Commission is set to take a big bite out of Apple on Tuesday.
brussels bureau 08/06/2016 EU launches official one-year inquiry into Panama Papers scandal The inquiry committee will have 65 members and will report back in one year
Sport 02/06/2016 Messi testifies in tax evasion trial Five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi appeared in a court in Barcelona on Thursday to testify against charges of tax evasion.
Spain 02/06/2016 Messi arrives at court to give evidence in tax evasion case The world's most expensive footballer finally arrives to testify in court after missing the first two days due to a back injury.
economy 09/05/2016 From the Panama Papers to the Kiwi Connection Wealthy Latin Americans are using secretive, tax-free New Zealand and trusts to help channel cash around the world, according to a report based on leaks of the so-called Panama Papers.
