September 4, 2010 - Germany expects Swiss tax deal by end October
Switzerland, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Germany expects to clinch by end-October a landmark tax deal with Berne aimed at resolving the problem of an estimated 200 billion euros ($268 billion) of untaxed German wealth
August 26, 2010 - How to Choose The Right Offshore Disclosure Attorney
This article will help you choose the right offshore disclosure attorney.
August 26, 2010 - US-Swiss treaty deadline 26 August: Bern says it is ready
German authorities told Bloomberg that they are studying new information on possible tax fraud supplied by an informant. Swiss-German tensions have been strained by the purchase of stolen Swiss bank data by a German state.
August 20, 2010 - Swiss banks face no US tax issues: Swiss envoy
Switzerland's banks should not run into further trouble with the U.S. taxman now that a damaging dispute with UBS AG (VTX:UBSN.VX - News; NYSE:UBS - News) has been cleared up, Switzerland's top tax diplomat, Michael Ambuehl, said on Friday.
August 16, 2010 - Offshore Banking: A Crack In The Swiss Vault
Bradley Birkenfeld Tells 60 Minutes He's The First Swiss Banker Ever To Speak About Secretive World of Swiss Banking
August 12, 2010 - Germany Weighs Questioning More Credit Suisse Clients
"Under consideration is questioning the 1,100 clients whose data was contained on the "tax compact disk," though these individuals would, as defendants, have a right not to testify," Duesseldorf prosecutor Nils Bussee said in a statement.
August 12, 2010 -UPDATE 1-Germans quiz Credit Suisse clients in tax probe
German authorities have asked around 1,500 German clients of Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) to provide evidence as part of a probe into whether Switzerland's second-largest bank helped them dodge taxes.
August 12, 2010 -Credit Suisse Clients in Germany Questioned by Prosecutor
About 1,500 letters with questionnaires were sent to Credit Suisse clients who had voluntarily declared their hidden accounts, Nils Bussee, a spokesman for the Dusseldorf prosecutors’ office said by phone today. The recipients are being treated as witnesses in the case and are obliged to respond, he said, adding the office already received some answers.
August 9, 2010 - Offshore Tax-Avoidance and IRS Compliance Efforts
The IRS continues to uncover abusive tax-avoidance schemes involving offshore activity. Find information here pertaining to Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS).
August 3, 2010 - How to Choose the Right Offshore Disclosure Attorney
You have to be very careful about choosing the right attorney to handle your offshore disclosure case. This article will help you identify some serious red flags before you retain an attorney.
July 22, 2010 - Credit Suisse The Next UBS?
The Credit Suisse branches searched by authorities deal only with clients holding assets in Germany, and not German clients with offshore accounts in Switzerland. A Credit Suisse spokesman said the bank is cooperating with German investigators, but had no further comment on the raids.
July 19, 2010 - Did Credit Suisse Help its German Customers Evade Taxes?
The authorities seized dozens of computer disks, data copied from hard drives and more than 100 boxes of files. "The raids were very successful," says DÜsseldorf public prosecutor Johannes Mocken.
July 17, 2010 -Credit Suisse raids continue in Frankfurt
Raids on more than a dozen Credit Suisse bank branches in Germany will conclude on Friday, apart from in Frankfurt, where investigations will continue into next week.
July 15, 2010 - Authorities raid Credit Suisse offices across Germany
About 150 investigators swooped on 13 German branches of the second biggest Swiss bank, the prosecutor's office in Duesseldorf, western Germany said.
July 15, 2010 - Tax investigation targets Credit Suisse's offices
Prosecutors in Düsseldorf, Germany, aided by possibly stolen bank data purchased by the government, raided 13 offices of Credit Suisse AG as the government searched for evidence that bank employees may have assisted customers in evading taxes.