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Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

nordicAn information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion.

The contract signed yesterday allows Nordic tax authorities access to information on taxes paid and deposits made by Nordic citizens in the Bahamas and will help them track and assess those trying to hide taxable assets overseas.

The contract is the latest in a joint Nordic campaign against tax fraud and was signed at the Danish Embassy in Paris yesterday.

The project has been enthusiastically endorsed by the OECD and has strengthened the position of the Nordic nations on the world stage, RUV reports.

Since project negotiations began in 2007, similar contracts have come into force with Aruba, Andorra, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, the Antilles, the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, Gibraltar, the Cook Islands, Samoa and San Marino.

Denmark has also independently signed similar contracts with St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadine, St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda.


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3 Responses to “Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas”

  1. Valentino says:

    And what about TORTOLA?They should go there,i believe that they could catch somebody:-)

  2. Hanna says:

    Since project negotiations began in 2007, similar contracts have come into force with Aruba, Andorra, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, the Antilles, the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, Gibraltar, the Cook Islands, Samoa and San Marino.Intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion.Thanks for your informative article more power to your site! G_d bless ;-)

  3. Fisy says:

    Tax competition is a healthy thing.

    Of course if you do not want to pay taxes your local country, then move counties.

    Tax evasion is illegal. But tax avoidance is not.

    I feel sorry for US Americans because they gave to file and pay taxes even if they have never lived in US, or have not lived there for years.

    If you are from the US you are the property of US Federal government until you revoke you citizen ship.

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