Tax Evasion

FBR receives list of 41 individuals involved in money laundering

KARACHI: The Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) has sent a list of forty-one individuals allegedly involved… Read More

‘Jersey Shore’ star Sorrentino sentenced to eight months for tax evasion

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, star of the reality television show “The Jersey Shore,” was sentenced… Read More

Chinese movie star Fan Bingbing hit with huge tax evasion fines

China has ordered A-list movie star Fan Bingbing to pay about 884 million yuan ($129… Read More

South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, rattles market

SEOUL: South Korea’s government said on Thursday it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin… Read More

FBR freezes singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s bank accounts

LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday decided to freeze the bank accounts of… Read More

Exorcism excise: US psychic pleads guilty to $3.5 million tax evasion

BOSTON: A self-proclaimed psychic who was paid $3.5 million by an elderly Massachusetts woman in… Read More

Ronaldo accused of 14.7 million euro tax evasion

MADRID: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday accused of evading 14.7 million euros… Read More

Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

PARIS: The Panama Papers have given ammunition to the fight against tax evasion, but much… Read More

Ronaldo declared 20 million euros in Swiss banks

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo declared income of over 225 million euros in 2015, including 20 million… Read More

Ronaldo, Mourinho in ‘tax evasion’ claims

PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho could have been involved in a multimillion-euro system of… Read More

Callers for dollars – Inside India’s scam call centres

MUMBAI: In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on… Read More

Five ways Indians are dodging ‘black money’ crackdown

NEW DELHI: From deploying 'cash coolies' to buying Rolex watches, Indians have found unique ways… Read More

Iceland probes 108 named in Panama Papers

REYKJAVIK: Icelandic authorities said on Wednesday that 108 taxpayers whose names were in the "Panama… Read More

Indian banks reopen to long queues after rupee withdrawal

NEW DELHI: Long queues formed outside banks in India on Thursday as they reopened for… Read More

Denmark paid for Panama Papers data on own citizens

COPENHAGEN: The Danish tax authority said on Thursday it had paid an anonymous source almost six… Read More

Football star Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison

ITALY: Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after… Read More

Zardari says budget failed to address critical issues

ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari said the budgetary proposals failed to address critical issues… Read More

Messi absent as his tax fraud trial opens in Spain

BARCELONA: The trial of Argentina star Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges opened Tuesday in… Read More

Messi due to go on trial in Spain for tax fraud

BARCELONA: Argentina star Lionel Messi, one of the world's highest-paid athletes, goes on trial in Barcelona… Read More

Japan to unveil action plan to curb tax evasion at G7

TOKYO: Japan will issue an action plan to curb tax evasion at a Group of… Read More