To fight tax evasion, 99 countries have agreed to automatically exchange information, including most western nations (except the USA), BRICS and tax havens. Accounts include banking, custodial, securities and investment funds. These may be held by individuals or entities, including companies, partnerships, trusts and foundations. Politically motivated and flawed legislation has been rushed through with no cost-benefit analysis invading individual privacy and national sovereignty, resulting in global data theft, blackmail and political oppression. At least two countries may become major beneficiaries as havens for global capital.
Readers will grasp complex legal concepts quickly and easily. Written by a British international tax practitioner, the first book to be published on this topic adopts a comprehensive, practical, thought-provoking and engaging approach to this controversial law that is suitable for:
- High net worth individuals with overseas accounts held by them, or by entities, and practical strategies available to preserve privacy
- Financial institution employees and professional advisers who wish to understand how this legislation works in practice and its impact on their clients
- Compliance departments – dedicated technical chapters on due diligence requirements
- Trust and corporate service providers – to understand their responsibilities and effect on clients
- Holding companies that may be classified as financial institutions
- Government regulators, employees and politicians who need a comprehensive grasp of the CRS and its wide ranging implications
- Academics and university students requiring a deep understanding of the origins, operations and future impact of the CRS
- Individuals with an interest in the erosion of sovereignty and privacy rights
