Jonathan Chazkal from Afschrift Law Firm discusses the last chance for Belgium’s tax residents to come clean about overseas assets

Trusts and foundations are more important than ever for wealth-owning families, while new tax laws are increasingly clarifying how they can and cannot be used to provide tax advantages

Court rules in favour of Lehman Brothers International Europe creditors, saving them £1.2bn in tax

Furniture giant IKEA is a company of two faces: its public image is one of determined commitment to charity and sustainability, but behind the scenes, the firm inexplicably operates as a non-profit entity

Proposals to impose a tax on US profits stashed overseas could hand the country the funds it needs to revive its crumbling infrastructure

World Finance speaks to Clifford Frank, Senior Partner at LEXeFISCAL, about how to deal with tax, the new UK government crackdown on avoidance and international jurisdictions

Changes to bank secrecy laws in Belgium are here, and their implications are very far-reaching. World Finance finds out more about how they are allowing inspectors greater access to bank accounts and what protection taxpayers can expect

The US Treasury has unveiled a list of targeted measures against tax inversion to stop US companies from taking advantage of lower corporate tax rates in foreign countries

Financial institutions in Singapore will soon be required to give up information on US citizens to the tax authorities, as yet another deal to crack down on tax evasion has been made

Thierry Afschrift, Managing Partner of Afschrift Law Firm speaks to World Finance about the challenges of tax in Europe for HNWIs and companies

Brazil’s tax system can seem overly complicated – but with the right advice, there are enormous savings to be made

With the tax environment in the US – and Germany specifically – in flux, corporations need to be equipped for changes ahead