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Tax evasion

Has the crackdown on global tax dodging failed?

by Stephen Beard
Jul 25, 2023
A British campaign group calls for a different approach to curbing tax avoidance and evasion.
While the Cayman Islands are known for their reputation as tax havens, parts of the U.S. are also destinations for tax avoidance.
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Inside the "hacker" culture of the rich and powerful

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas
Feb 28, 2023
A new book explores how the most privileged in society attempt to "hack" the rules.
The typical image of a hoodie-wearing hacker isn't the same as societal "hackers," argues "A Hacker's Mind" author Bruce Schneier.
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What's the best way to get tax cheaters to pay up?

by Amanda Peacher
Oct 20, 2021
Democrats are revising the threshold for monitoring bank deposits and withdrawals. But would a strained IRS be up to the task?
Democrats are scaling back their proposal to expand IRS crackdowns in an effort to target wealthier tax evaders.
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Top 1% of earners don't pay taxes on one-fifth of income, study finds

by Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2021
Many pass their income through partnerships and corporations. Others park money offshore.
A big part of the issue, the report found, is that the IRS uses random audits to weed out cheaters.
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Italy launches app with incentives to get consumers to go cashless

by John Laurenson
Jan 18, 2021
In its battle against tax evasion, the government wants more Italians to change their payment method.
The Italian government is discouraging the use of cash and encouraging purchases by credit card to help it collect taxes.
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Actress Fan Bingbing's disappearance is tied to tax fraud and a slowing Chinese economy

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 10, 2019
It was a scandal last year when one of the world's biggest movie stars vanished from the public eye for months.
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing arrives on for the screening of “L'Amant Double” at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France in 2017.
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German police search Deutsche Bank offices in tax haven case

by Associated Press
Nov 29, 2018
The Frankfurt raid stems from findings in the so-called Panama Papers revealed in 2015.
 Police officers walk to the corporate headquarters of Deutsche Bank on November 29, 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

by Associated Press
Aug 21, 2018
Following four days of jury deliberation, Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday.
Paul Manafort, former adviser to Donald Trump's campaign, checks the teleprompters before Trump's speech at the Mayflower Hotel April 27, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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Making sense of financial fraud

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 31, 2018
As the Manafort trial begins, here's a glossary to help you navigate some wonky terms.
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How the Panama Papers' secret network of offshore money was discovered

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 22, 2017
In his new book, writer Jake Bernstein describes the web of accounts and how “it touches everything.”
A sign reading “Macri corrupto” pasted on the fence of the Government Palace in Buenos Aires during a demonstration against Argentine President Mauricio Macri in 2016, after a prosecutor opened an investigation on his offshore financial dealings leaked in the Panama Papers.
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