economy 13/07/2017 France opposes Google tax ruling The French government says it's going to lodge an appeal against a court ruling that Google is not liable to pay 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in back taxes.
Spain 23/06/2017 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
Spain 20/06/2017 José Mourinho latest big sporting name accused of tax fraud Manchester United boss is accused of not declaring earnings from the use of his image rights by Spanish prosecutors.
Sport 14/06/2017 Ronaldo proclaims innocence in tax fraud case Cristiano Ronaldo says his "conscience is clear" the day after Spanish tax authorities file a lawsuit claiming nearly 15 million euros.
Spain 13/06/2017 Football: Spanish prosecutor files tax fraud lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo Spain’s prosecutor’s office has said it filed a lawsuit against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for allegedly defrauding Spanish authorities of 14.7
brussels bureau 08/06/2017 EU nations back plans for prosecutors office to fight financial fraud The European Commission estimates at least 50-billion euros per year is lost because of cross-border VAT fraud.
Sport 24/05/2017 Messi tax fraud sentence upheld Spain's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by footballer Lionel Messi against a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud.
United Kingdom 26/04/2017 West Ham, Newcastle raided in UK tax fraud probe - reports The English clubs are said to be the focus of HMRC's crackdown on tax fraud in football.
corporate 28/03/2017 Tesco fined tens of millions for accounting fraud Tesco hit with multi-million pound fine for accounting fraud
France 08/12/2016 French ex-budget minister Cahuzac is jailed for tax fraud Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who led a government crackdown on tax dodgers, was sentenced to three years in jail in Paris on Thursday – for hiding an offshore bank account of his…
Sport 24/11/2016 Eto'o could face 10-year prison sentence Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of more than 10 years for former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o for alleged tax crimes committed when he played for…
brussels bureau 26/10/2016 The Brief from Brussels: MEPs set to unveil rights prize winner This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of all the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.
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…
USA 02/10/2016 Trump offends again Donald Trump mocks Hillary Clinton's recent bout of pneumonia saying "she can't make it 15 feet to her car"
economy 23/09/2016 Nigeria looks for millions of tax scofflaws to make up for slumping oil revenue Nigeria says it has found 700,000 companies in the country that have never paid tax. It is tracking down non-payers to top up its treasury as oil industry revenue fall from low prices.
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.
USA 07/09/2016 'Ireland has done nothing wrong' says finance minister over Apple tax Ireland's government insisted it has done nothing wrong as the Dublin parliament debated its fight with the European Commission over Apple's tax bill.
France 06/09/2016 France's ex-budget minister on trial for tax fraud Jerome Cahuzac says his first secret account was used to fund the political movement of former French PM Michel Rocard.
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.
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.
