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Panama papers scandal 2.0? Titled Pandora papers, ICIJ set to release largest expose of financial secrecy yet
•The Panama government has written a letter stating that "any publication" reinforcing "a false perception" of the country as a possible tax haven "will have devastating consequences"
Delhi HC questions Centre on powers of investigative body set up to probe Panama papers, Bahamas leaks
•The Delhi High Court on Tuesday queried the Centre on the powers of the Multi-Agency Group set up to probe individuals, including politicians, named in the 'Bahamas leaks' and 'Panama papers leak'.
Mauritius Leaks Explained: How archaic tax treaty allowed island nation-based offshore firms avoid taxation in India
Fp Staff •It took 20 rounds of negotiations over 20 years for India to prod Mauritius in 2016 to remove the abusive provisions of the original 1982 treaty, one Indian official told ICIJ
Panama papers: Multi agency group looking into fresh revelations, says finance ministry
•The finance ministry on Thursday said the fresh revelations under the 'Panama Paper Leaks' are being looked into by the Multi Agency Group (MAG), which includes the tax department and the Reserve Bank
Apple revamped its overseas subsidiaries to take advantage of tax loopholes in the island of Jersey claims report
•The moves came after a US Senate subcommittee found in 2013 that Apple had avoided tens of billions of dollars in taxes by using overseas havens.
Paradise Papers reveal Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton evaded taxes on private jet with elaborate scheme
•Paradise Papers allege accountancy firm EY and Appleby — the Bermuda-based law firm at the centre of the leaks — assisted Hamilton and dozens of other clients in setting up seemingly artificial leasing businesses to get multi-million-pound VAT rebates.
Paradise Papers leaks: European Union to discuss blacklist of worldwide tax havens today
•Measures previously discussed include an EU-wide list of tax havens meant to discourage the rerouting of profits made in EU to tax-free or low-tax countries like Panama or Bermuda
Paradise Papers: European Union shocked over revelations, urges member states to adopt tax haven blacklist
•The European Union on Monday denounced the "shocking" revelations on the way top companies and dignitaries, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, avoid taxes using offshore wealth hubs.
Paradise Papers: India's most powerful people and companies figure in tax haven list
•The ICIJ said the 'Paradise Papers' reveal the offshore activities of some of the world's most powerful people and companies
Shaukat Aziz named in Paradise Papers: Ex-Pakistan PM never declared overseas assets to authorities
Ians •Former Pakistan prime minister Shaukat Aziz has been named in the Paradise Papers, a fresh leak of financial documents revealing how the powerful and wealthy secretly invested vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens.