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The Paper Tiger Finally Roars: HMRC Takes Action on the Facilitation of Tax Evasion

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New failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion offences were introduced into UK law in September 2017 and cover both domestic and overseas tax evasion. The offences were brought into law to make it easier for UK...more

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How CCO Reasonable Prevention Procedures Can Help You Mitigate DAC6 Penalties

Corporate criminal offences (CCOs) under Part 3 Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) are increasingly coming under the spotlight of the UK tax authorities. In a 10 February 2020 press release published in response to a Freedom of...more

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Does your compliance program address UK exposure?

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Tech companies of U.S. origin tend to have compliance programs focused on U.S. laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") and relevant tax and labor laws. The UK has enacted laws covering bribery and...more

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Pension Alert - February 2018

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Featured is a reminder regading action needed on legacy protected rights rules and new briefings on New offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017; Reducing your PPF levy; VAT and pension schemes; and an updated briefing...more

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New offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017: are corporate pension trustees at risk?

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The Criminal Finances Act 2017 creates two new offences concerning tax evasion, potentially relevant to pension scheme corporate trustees (but not individual trustees). Corporate pension trustees should consider whether they...more

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Businesses face unlimited fines for failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion

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Introduction - As part of a global crackdown on tax evasion, the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the Act) introduced a new offence. From 30 September 2017, an organisation commits a criminal offence if an employee or...more

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The Criminal Finances Act of 2017: New Compliance Requirements for UK Businesses

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On April 27, 2017, the United Kingdom enacted the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the "Act"), which provides that companies and partnerships ("relevant bodies") are criminally liable if they fail to implement adequate procedures...more

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Criminal Finances Act 2017 – New Criminal Offence Requires Preventive Procedures

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The UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 recently introduced a new corporate offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. Under the new law, a corporate body or partnership may be criminally liable if it fails...more

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UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 Commences with New Tax Evasion Offences, Anti-Money Laundering Rules, and Asset Forfeiture...

On 30 September 2017, Part 3 of the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the “CF Act”) came into force creating new corporate offences for failing to prevent the facilitation of UK or overseas tax evasion. Similar to the standard...more

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Funds Talk: October 2017 - Far-Reaching U.K. Law Creates Corporate Criminal Offense for Failure to Prevent the Criminal...

The U.K.’s Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the “Act”), which went into effect on Sept. 30, 2017, significantly expands the U.K.’s ability to prosecute the criminal facilitation of tax evasion....more

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UK Enacts New Offences of Corporate Facilitation of Tax Evasion

The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (the Act) will enter into force in the UK on September 30, 2017, creating new corporate criminal offences in respect of the facilitation of tax evasion. Adopting the same approach as the offence...more

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