Russian Investigative Committee proposes liability for offshore tax-evasion schemesRussia’s Investigative Committee has proposed a legislative ban on business that serves no other purpose other than obtaining tax exemptions in offshore jurisdictions, and the imposition of criminal liability on such business.14:22 15.11.2013
Moscow court dismisses appeal over Sergei Magnitsky posthumous indictmentThe Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal over termination of posthumous action against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky who died in 2009 in pretrial detention being accused of a tax fraud.11:46 21.10.2013
Bailiffs seize 11 vehicles from Russian tax dodgerCourt bailiffs in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Karachay-Cherkessia have seized several vehicles from a businessman who owed the state over 4 million rubles ($121,316), the Federal Bailiffs Service’s regional department has reported.11:34 19.08.2013
Google suspected of tax evasion in RussiaUS-based Internet giant Google is suspected of tax evasion in Russia, a senator in Russia’s upper house of parliament said Thursday. Ruslan Gattarov, head of the Information Society Committee, sent a letter on Thursday to the Federal Tax Service with a request to check the financial operations of Google AdSense advertising service.17:11 18.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO's defense appeals tax evasion sentenceDefense of Hermitage Capital's head William Browder appealed the 9 year tax evasion sentence imposed by the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow, attorney Kirill Goncharov told RAPSI.15:58 18.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO sentenced to nine years in absentiaThe Tverskoi District Curt in Moscow on Thursday found Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder guilty of tax evasion and sentenced him in absentia to nine years in a low security correctional prison, RAPSI reports from the court.15:25 11.07.2013
Moscow court finds Magnitsky guilty of tax evasionThe Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has convicted the late British Hermitage Capital Fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion.12:43 11.07.2013
Verdict in Magnitsky-Browder case to be announced on July 11The Tverskoi District Court in Moscow has retired until July 11 to consider the verdict in the case against Sergei Magnitsky, the late Hermitage Capital auditor, and the fund's CEO William Browder.16:58 03.07.2013
Browder and Magnitsky's defense completes presentation of evidence in courtThe attorneys representing Sergei Magnitsky, the late Hermitage Capital auditor, and the fund's CEO William Browder have completed presenting their evidence in a tax evasion lawsuit.13:34 03.07.2013
Moscow court refuses to hold conference call with BrowderMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday refused to explain his rights to Hermitage Capital fund CEO William Browder, who has been charged with tax evasion, or to hold a conference call with him.14:32 26.06.2013
Polonsky's former partner suspected of $3.6 million tax evasionMoscow's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Artur Aleksandrov, a former partner of businessman Sergei Polonsky, on suspicion of failing to pay 119 million rubles ($3.64 million) in taxes.14:09 26.06.2013
Barcelona’s Leo Messi summoned by Spanish court for tax fraud questionsBarcelona FC forward Lionel Messi and his father have been summoned by a Spanish court for questioning connected with tax fraud allegations.19:48 20.06.2013
Designers Dolce & Gabbana sentenced to prison for tax avoidanceThe first-instance court of Milan (Tribunale di Milano) has sentenced fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison each for tax evasion.14:09 20.06.2013
WebMoney Ukraine says tax evasion charges are 'absurd'The recent searches in WebMoney's Kiev office were illegal, and the tax authorities' claim that the payment system is being used in tax evasion schemes is 'absurd,' WebMoney.UA said in a statement on Friday.11:47 14.06.2013
Prosecutor demands 2.5 years each for Dolce and Gabbana for tax evasionMilan prosecutors on Wednesday asked the court to sentence Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have been found guilty of tax evasion, to two and a half years in prison each.10:11 30.05.2013
Rusal CEO Oleg Deripaska files suit over tax evasion claimsOleg Deripaska, CEO of Russian aluminum giant Rusal, has filed a lawsuit with the Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court, demanding that the Nezavisimoye Informatsionnoye Agentstvo (Independent News Agency) redact information that was published on its website regarding the company’s alleged tax evasion both in Russia and abroad, according to local media outlets.17:56 29.05.2013
British American Tobacco's Russia branch accused of massive tax fraudThree criminal cases have been opened by Russian federal investigators against British American Tobacco's (BAT) local branch on charges of tax evasion amounting to upwards of 335 million rubles ($10.7 million).13:17 21.05.2013
Google whistleblower offers evidence of tax avoidance – reportFormer Google manager turned whistleblower Barney Jones has evidence of the search giant’s “immoral” tax avoidance via upwards of 100,000 emails from his time spent working for the company, according to a report by The Sunday Times.10:22 20.05.2013
High taxes fuel shadow economy - Russian business ombudsmanAs many as 46% of Russian businesses operate in the shadow economy as a result of high taxes, according to business lobby group leader Boris Titov, who was appointed last summer to safeguard the rights of Russian and foreign entrepreneurs.16:08 13.05.2013
Tax havens are key to many tax evasion schemes - Russian Audit ChamberTax havens are most often used to syphon off capital and evade taxes, says Russia's Audit Chamber.13:24 24.04.2013