Swiss Accounts and Wikileaks
Swiss Accounts and Wikileaks According to an article in the January 19, 2011 edition of the Toronto Star, a former employee at Julius Baer –… Read more
Tag: Swiss Bank Accounts
Credit Suisse Appeals Order
As reported in the November 22, 2010 Globe and Mail, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse is appealing an order to disclose information on unnamed taxpayers to… Read more
Swiss Information Exchange
On October 22, 2010, Canada signed an information-exchange agreement with Switzerland. The agreement allows CRA to request information on Canadian taxpayers from their Swiss counterparts…. Read more
More Swiss Revelations
According to a report in the September 30, 2010 Globe & Mail, CRA has received information on approximately 1,800 Swiss bank accounts held by Canadians. The… Read more
UBS Settlement Nearing Approval
On June 3, 2010, the upper house of the Swiss Parliament approved a deal between the Swiss bank UBS and the US government that would disclose the… Read more
Mafia Leader Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
On February 11, 2010, Nicolo Rizzuto pleaded guilty to an unreported number of charges of tax evasion. Mr. Rizzuto is reportedly the head of a Montreal… Read more
Buying Bank Secrecy
According to the German Finance Minister, Germany is prepared to purchase stolen data containing information in relation to Swiss bank accounts. Other European countries, including… Read more
CRA May Sue UBS
According to a report in the January 7, 2009 edition of the Toronto Star, Canada is in the process of negotiating with Swiss Bank UBS… Read more
UBS Off-Shore Accounts on 60 Minutes
On January 3, 2010, 60 Minutes did a piece on the whistle-blower who tipped off the IRS to the off-shore bank accounts held by Swiss Bank… Read more
2009 a Record Year for Voluntary Disclosures
According to the Minister of National Revenue Jean-Pierre Blackburn, 2009 has been a banner year for the Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP). As of December 3,… Read more
