Tag: Tax offense
Ten methods that tax authorities can use to track down tax evaders
man at the laptop The tax offices collect numerous data in order to compare them with the tax returns. (Photo: imago stock&people) Frankfurt Banking secrecy is one of the most…
Volkssport Tax evasion – Greek government wants to take tougher action against tax evaders
Kyriacus Mitsotakis The Greek Prime Minister declares war on tax evasion. (Photo: Reuters) Athens During the Greek election campaign, all sorts of things were talked about, but one word never…
Cum-Ex dispute between the Attorney General and ex-NRW Minister escalated
Peter Biesenbach In March 2023, the former North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice lodged a complaint against the head of the Cologne public prosecutor’s office and his former deputy. (Photo: dpa)…
NRW justice settles dispute with Hamburg investigative committee
Benjamin Limbach The committee of inquiry and the NRW Minister of Justice had exchanged numerous letters. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Cologne Escalation averted: The Hamburg investigative committee to clarify the cum-ex…
The head of the Cologne public prosecutor surprisingly throws down
Building of the public prosecutor’s office in Cologne Cologne The largest investigative authority in North Rhine-Westphalia, with around 600 employees, needs a new boss: the previous head of the authority,…
Allegations of sabotage from Hamburg hit North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice
Dusseldorf The Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia has been refusing to send important documents on the Cum-Ex tax scandal to Hamburg for a year. There, a committee of inquiry…
This is how the Greek tax office wins – with the help of a lottery
ATM Greece Card payments in Greece are easy for the tax authorities to record because all card terminals in Greece have to be networked with the financial authorities in real…
Investigators search German offices of investment bank Natixis
Financial district in Frankfurt Another crackdown on the Cum-Ex tax scandal. This time the German branches of the investment bank Natixis are being searched. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Around 60 public…
Almost 100 million euros – Warburg Bank faced with further additional tax demands
Private bank MMWarburg & Co The Hamburg private bank could flourish with new additional tax demands. (Photo: IMAGO/Hanno Bode) Hamburg The Hamburger Warburg Bank, which was involved in the Cum-Ex…
Hanno Berger sentenced to more than eight years in prison in the Cum-Ex trial
Hanno Berger in Wiesbaden In the second cum-ex trial against former tax attorney Hanno Berger, the Wiesbaden district court imposed a prison sentence of eight years and three months. (Photo:…
“Law firms are lagging behind when it comes to compliance”
Professor Lucia Sommerer In an interview, the legal scholar speaks about the convicted lawyer Hanno Berger. (Photo: Private) Cologne Lucia Sommerer is a German-American legal scholar with a research focus…
Former Freshfields star attorney to stand trial in September
Freshfields headquarters in Frankfurt’s Park Tower Along with Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Linklaters, Freshfields is one of only four law firms in the industry’s so-called magic circle. (Photo:…
Ex-Warburg boss Olearius must be in the dock from September
Private bank MM Warburg in Hamburg No money house is so in focus in the cum-ex scandal. With the trial of Christian Olearius, the work-up goes into the next round.…
Employees are probably considering a lawsuit against the Finma supervisory authority
Credit Suisse logo The troubled bank was taken over by UBS in March. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich A number of senior Credit Suisse managers are opposed to the removal of bonus…
Many ex-board members and a billion dollar scandal
Dusseldorf NRW-Landesbank WestLB has been history for eleven years. Devastating management failures contributed to its downfall. The institute was also involved in illegal cum-ex transactions. The Latin term describes stock…
Court sentences London stock exchange trader to suspended sentence
London skyline A London stock trader has been convicted in the cum-ex scandal. (Photo: dpa) Cologne The Bonn district court sentenced fund manager S. from England on Tuesday for aiding…
Six years in prison for corrupt chief prosecutor
Alexander Badle The affair has been shaking the Hessian judiciary since the summer of 2020. (Image: dpa) Dusseldorf The Frankfurt Regional Court sentenced the former senior public prosecutor Alexander Badle…
Tax investigation committee against Scholz probably legal
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) In previous studies, Scholz referred to gaps in memory. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Cum-Ex investigative committee demanded by the Union is approaching. A legal opinion…
Ermotti brings five new managers to the board
UBS and Credit Suisse buildings in Zurich Zurich UBS boss Sergio Ermotti forms his management team for the time after the takeover of Credit Suisse. To this end, he has…
Ermotti brings five new managers to the board
UBS and Credit Suisse buildings in Zurich Zurich UBS boss Sergio Ermotti forms his management team for the time after the takeover of Credit Suisse. To this end, he has…