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In the Netherlands, New Governing Coalition Announces Plans to Tighten CFC Rules and Introduce a Global Minimum Tax

Almost nine months after parliamentary elections in the Netherlands were held, the parties that were part of the previous government agreed on a new coalition agreement. The new coalition government's plans include various tax reforms.

21 December 2021

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Greece creates an electronic register of authorized translators

The Greek authorities are creating an online service designed to facilitate the implementation of the official translation of documents.

20 December 2021

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British bank fined £ 264m for possession of laundered money

The Crown Court of Southwark (London, UK) fined NatWest (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland) £ 264 million for failing to prevent money laundering in the total amount of about £ 365 million. This case was the first of its kind in modern British history.

20 December 2021

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Luxembourg Commercial Register introduced new requirements for registration of company representatives

The Luxembourg Business Register (LBR) has issued a public notice to change a number of registration procedures.

16 December 2021

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U.S. Corporate Transparency Act: beneficial ownership reporting and the end of corporate confidentiality

Financial Crimes Agency FinCEN has published proposals to amend the US Corporate Transparency Act.

15 December 2021

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Cyprus raises corporate tax rates

The Cyprus Ministry of Finance is preparing a comprehensive tax reform, the corporate tax rate will increase from 12.5% to 15%, taking into account the global tax reform of the OECD.

14 December 2021

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Uzbekistan introduces electronic apostille

From March 1, 2022, official documents of Uzbekistan can be certified with an electronic apostille. The corresponding regulations have been developed by the government of the country.

13 December 2021

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Demand for apostille services has tripled in Moldova

Employees of the Ministry of Justice of Moldova now process an average of about 1000 applications for apostilization per day, while earlier this figure was about 300 applications.

10 December 2021

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The US authorities have proposed to create a special register of companies to fight againstmoney laundering and terrorist financing

The US Treasury Department has proposed creating a special registry that will help close loopholes that allow organized crime, terrorists and corrupt officials to launder dirty money through shell companies.

09 December 2021

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Cyprus Tax Department clarifies conditions of penalties for non-disclosure of information on cross-border transactions

A Circular was published in Cyprus clarifying administrative penalties for non-compliance with DAC6 reporting requirements.

07 December 2021

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FATF recommends allowing government access to beneficiaries of foreign companies

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering has issued amendments to its recommendations expanding the powers of financial intelligence agencies.

30 November 2021

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Labor plans to achieve radical tightening of financial controls in the UK

The now in opposition Labor Party has called on official London to tighten financial controls and registration procedures in the UK. The corresponding statement was made by Pat McFadden, the British shadow secretary of the Treasury.

29 November 2021

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Amid corruption scandal in the British Virgin Islands, they want to hold a referendum on independence

Discussions about independence and the possibility of a referendum have resumed as a commission of inquiry created by the British government is conducting a large-scale investigation of serious abuses by the BVI authorities.

26 November 2021

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Indonesia has officially joined the Apostille Convention

Indonesia joined the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, which abolishes the requirement for legalization of foreign official documents (the Apostille Convention), becoming its 121st party.

26 November 2021

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Malta Financial Intelligence clarifies beneficiary reporting procedure

Malta clarified the procedure for establishing the identity of the ultimate beneficial owner if the corporate client's shares are held by a trust or foundation.

23 November 2021

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More than half of the companies in Spain have been inactive in recent years

51% of companies registered in Spain and formally considered active do not actually work. This is evidenced by the results of a study carried out by Iberinform, a subsidiary of Crédito y Caución.

23 November 2021

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FATF Releases New Draft Recommendations on Mandatory Registration of Beneficiaries

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) has published proposals for amendments to Recommendation 24 and its Explanatory Note on transparency and beneficial ownership of legal entities.

18 November 2021

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Pandora's Archives, 6 AMLD and AMLA. Three main anti-money laundering events of the year

The Pandora Archive has drawn the attention of regulators to the financial and crypto industries. The crypto exchanges have been branded as accomplices of money laundering and have been accused of having trouble with unregulated forex brokers in the Caribbean.

17 November 2021

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Swedish financial supervisory authorities have claims against Danske Bank

The Swedish financial regulator (Finansinspektionen) criticized Danske Bank for "failing" to overcome problems with the anti-money laundering system.

15 November 2021

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Bank of Spain launches register of cryptocurrency service providers

The official website of the institution has published instructions and forms required for registration.

08 November 2021

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China's first digital yuan-based money laundering

Chinese authorities have arrested members of a criminal group accused of money laundering using the digital yuan.

08 November 2021

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Hong Kong strengthens anti-money laundering legislation

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has revised its AML / CFT guidelines.

03 November 2021

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The United States will enter the beneficiaries of offshore companies in the national register

The United States will add the beneficiaries of offshore companies in the national register

“Non-US” companies incorporated to do business in the US, as well as corporations registered in the US, will be required to file reports annually with the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Agency (FinCEN) disclosing key information about their beneficial owners.

29 October 2021

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Poland completely transferred the registration of commercial companies to electronic form

Representatives of the Polish authorities argue that the innovations will radically simplify the procedure for registering companies.

28 October 2021

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Swiss Socialists decided to close loopholes in the country's tax legislation

The Pandora Papers will have implications for Swiss tax consultants. Analysts predict a tightening of control over the previously unregulated consulting sphere.

26 October 2021

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The Main Registrar of Cyprus had to be renamed

Due to the need to be reflected in the name of the Department (bureau) The Registrar of Companies and the official liquidator of Cyprus of the full range of competencies, the local authorities decided to rename it.

22 October 2021

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Costa Rica Simplifies Apostille Procedure for COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates

Government authorities in Costa Rica are making it easier to apostille vaccination certificates.

21 October 2021

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FATF Changes Canada's Anti-Money Laundering Assessment

The FATF has moved Canada from enhanced to regular monitoring, thereby agreeing to improve the jurisdiction's rating.

20 October 2021

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Another tax haven closed - Ireland

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ireland has approved a tax increase for companies with revenues over 750 million euros per year. The rate for them will increase from the current 12.5% to 15% under the "Global Tax Agreement".

19 October 2021

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A bank in Britain has pleaded guilty to failing to prevent money laundering

This is the first time a financial institution has faced criminal prosecution in the UK under the 2007 Anti-Money Laundering Act.

15 October 2021

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Technological improvements in the Luxembourg Commercial Register

Luxembourg business registries have published a notice of technological improvements in the Trade Register. In addition, the information on the correspondence between the address and the Luxembourg identification number will be additionally checked.

13 October 2021

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Hong Kong will not adjust to the EU

The Hong Kong government has issued an official announcement in response to Hong Kong's inclusion in the EU's "gray" list.

13 October 2021

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Large European companies will publicly report their incomes

The EU Council has accepted a Directive on Public Country Reporting, which will oblige large multinational companies to disclose their income taxes to the public.

11 October 2021

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France will change the order of legalization and apostille of documents

With a new decree, the Government of France is reforming the procedure for consular legalization of documents and affixing apostille, significantly expanding the powers of the notary.

07 October 2021

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The sixth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD) has been accepted

Following the 5th Directive, which significantly strengthened existing anti-money laundering provisions, the 6th Directive aims to enable financial institutions and authorities to further expand AML control by expanding the scope of existing legislation clarifying some regulatory details, and tightening up criminal sanctions in the EU.

06 October 2021

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32 trillion dollars could be hidden from taxation, follows from the "Pandora's Archive"

Dozens of publications around the world have published investigations based on data obtained as a result of one of the largest leaks of information about offshore companies and their real beneficiaries in history.

04 October 2021

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Report published on Balkan countries fulfillment of their commitments under the Berlin Process 2018

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) analyzed the level of implementation of anti-corruption commitments by Montenegro, Albania and several other countries as of 2021.

04 October 2021

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Seychelles, Dominica and Anguilla will be removed from the EU blacklist

On October 5, 2021, on a meeting of EU finance ministers, a decision will be made to exclude Seychelles, Dominica and Anguilla from the EU's "black" list of tax havens said Reuters.

30 September 2021

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Malta has developed a plan to exit the FATF gray list

The Government of Malta believes that full implementation of the plan may take a period until 2023.

24 September 2021

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Cayman Islands Launches Consultation on Establishing a Central Register of Beneficiaries

The Government of the Cayman Islands has published preliminary provisions for the creation of a centralized register of beneficial owners, replacing the current system in which companies keep records of their controlling persons.

13 September 2021

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The Cook Islands Ministry of Finance announced the integration of international companies into the domestic tax system

The Cook Islands have released a new Guide to New Tax Liabilities for International Companies.

13 September 2021

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German media have calculated how much money "floats" to tax havens

Almost 11.9 billion euros led the wealthy residents of Germany in 2019 to a "tax haven" on the island of Guernsey

07 September 2021

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Dutch banks join forces to fight money laundering

The five largest banks in the Netherlands have created a transaction data exchange system - Transaction Monitoring Netherlands, which will allow tracking money laundering schemes in the early stages.

03 September 2021

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In Turkey, the requirement to notify the tax authorities of the ultimate beneficiaries of companies has come into force

Earlier, the Turkish government published a communiqué that clarifies the system for determining the ultimate beneficiaries, as well as the procedure for submitting reports to the Turkish Tax Administration.

01 September 2021

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Jersey has amended the Beneficial Ownership Guidelines

Jersey's non-controlling founders no longer qualify as beneficial owner.

31 August 2021

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The FATF is preparing to tighten the beneficial ownership rules

The consultations on the improvement of the new FATF Recommendations (R.24) on transparency and beneficial ownership of companies have been completed.

23 August 2021

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Panama has published a list of countries with which it will exchange tax information automatically

66 countries will exchange financial account information with Panama.

16 August 2021

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Spain introduces the concept of “non-cooperating jurisdictions”

Spain is tightening the rules of international tax transparency, as well as introducing a special tax regime for investment funds in the real estate sector.

12 August 2021

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The OECD has reported $ 900 billion in offshore Latin America

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a report that indicated this figure. It is significantly higher than the average for Asia (4%), Europe (11%) or the United States (4%), and results in annual revenue losses of € 19 billion for the region due to tax evasion.

03 August 2021

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Germany will take protective measures against countries included in the list of "non-cooperating" states

The German Ministry of Finance has published a draft regulation that contains a list of “non-cooperating” jurisdictions with a view to applying protective measures.

26 July 2021

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FATF greylisted Malta

Malta is on the gray list of the World Organization to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (FATF). The authorities of the island state talk about the unfairness of the decision and the threat to the island's economy.

18 July 2021

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Global tax reform coming

131 countries, which account for more than 90% of the global economy, have agreed on the introduction of a minimum tax rate for large corporations of 15%.

14 July 2021

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In Montenegro, the data of foreigners who received "golden passports" were disclosed

The Montenegrin authorities have published publicly available data on foreigners who received Montenegrin passports for 2020-2021, including under the investment citizenship program.

07 July 2021

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Seychelles ratified BEPS MLI Convention

The Seychelles Cabinet has approved the ratification of the BEPS MLI on the Application of Tax Treaty Measures to Prevent Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.

06 July 2021

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Malta and Romania under threat of being included in the FATF gray list

At the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, the meeting participants voted to add Malta and Romania to the gray list. Gray listing can have far-reaching implications for a country's economy, affecting banking services, the ease of doing business and the island's attractiveness to foreign investors.

02 July 2021

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Cyprus plans to implement tax reform by 2025

51 legislative acts - approximately the same number of acts will be proposed for consideration to the Cypriot parliament for the implementation of the "Plan for Recovery, Sustainable Development and Resource Allocation" in Cyprus.

01 July 2021

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European Commission launched an investigation into Cyprus and Malta for the sale of EU citizenship

The European Commission has filed lawsuits against the authorities of Cyprus and Malta for violation of the Commonwealth legislation due to the peculiarities of their programs of granting citizenship in exchange for investment - the so-called "golden passports".

16 June 2021

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G7 countries have signed an agreement on a single tax for IT companies

The United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy and Japan have jointly agreed to create a single taxation for multinational IT companies.

10 June 2021

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Dominica introduces tax on international business

Effective December 31, 2021, IBC companies will be subject to income tax levied on global income at a rate of 30%.

26 May 2021

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Foreign direct investment in the world in 2020 fell to a minimum in 15 years

Russian investors are also curtailing direct investment abroad due to the economic impact of COVID-19 and rising geopolitical tensions.

26 May 2021

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EU approves trade agreement with Great Britain

A trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was created as a result of difficult negotiations and a short time frame, has entered into force.

19 May 2021

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The Czech real estate cadaster will soon cease to be publicly available

From June 2021, anonymous users will no longer be able to receive data from the Czech real estate cadaster online. This information will only be available to authorized users.

18 May 2021

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Hong Kong Registry of Companies will close access to information about directors of companies

The Hong Kong SAR government has announced plans to block access to the legal address and ID numbers of directors and secretaries of Hong Kong companies in the company register.

14 May 2021

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The European Commission proposed to limit investments of foreign companies in the EU

The EU has proposed limiting foreign investment in European businesses to prevent the buy-up of companies that have fallen in price during the pandemic.

14 May 2021

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The Netherlands has published a bill to register beneficiaries for trusts

The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has published a draft law on the registration of beneficial owners of trusts and similar legal arrangements. The requirement to register beneficial owners of trusts and similar organizations is defined by the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5).

11 May 2021

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U.S. Embassy in Russia stops issuing all visas except diplomatic

The American Embassy in Russia will stop processing applications for all nonimmigrant visas, except diplomatic ones, from May 12.

30 April 2021

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Full lockdown announced in Turkey

Erdogan introduced a full lockdown until May 17.

27 April 2021

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Lockdown tightened in Germany

The German Bundestag has approved an "emergency brake" to combat the pandemic. Amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases establish uniform measures for the whole country to counteract the pandemic.

22 April 2021

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US offers new weapons against offshore companies

The US presidential administration has proposed a new tax model for the largest corporations, which will force them to give more money in all countries where they earn.

16 April 2021

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Germany tightens requirements for transparency of companies

The German federal government has presented a bill that imposes new disclosure obligations for German companies, in particular about their beneficiaries.

12 April 2021

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Germany tightens border controls over COVID-19

German Chancellor Helge Braun warned that Germany is now experiencing "the most dangerous phase of the pandemic," and the third wave of the epidemic threatens to be worse than the second due to a more contagious mutation of the virus.

30 March 2021

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British Virgin Islands will change trust and property laws

The government of the British Virgin Islands has introduced five new laws introducing significant changes to various aspects of trust and property law.

25 March 2021

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Indonesia ratified the Apostille Convention

Almost sixty years after its adoption, Indonesia finally ratified the Hague Convention on the Abolition of the Requirement for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents.

23 March 2021

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Europe is covered by the third wave of the pandemic

European countries are talking about a third wave of coronavirus: against the background of a sharp increase in the incidence of the disease, the German authorities intend to maintain quarantine measures throughout April, in Poland the number of new cases of Covid-19 increased by 30% compared to last week. A new lockdown has begun in Bulgaria

22 March 2021

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New restrictions in France in connection with COVID-19

Paris and 15 other French departments have introduced a lockdown for four weeks.

19 March 2021

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New changes in the register of beneficial owners of the Czech Republic

This summer, a new law will come into force in the Czech Republic, which will fundamentally change a number of conceptual and practical issues in the operation of the register of beneficial owners.

12 March 2021

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The Czech Republic modernized the beneficiary registration system

The Czech Ministry of Justice has carried out a technological modernization of the information system containing the data of the beneficiaries of Czech companies.

09 March 2021

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Seychelles "whiten" tax legislation

Seychelles is updating tax regulations to remove the jurisdiction from the European Union's “black list”.

26 February 2021

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