Prosecutor seeks 5.5 years in jail for construction firm's ex-CEO charged with tax evasionThe prosecution demanded to sentence former head of the Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov, charged with 500 million rubles tax evasion ($7.8 million), to 5.5 years in prison.18:00 09.09.2016
Tax evasion case against ex-head of Russian construction firm reaches courtInvestigators have forwarded a criminal case against former head of the “Mostovik” construction firm, Oleg Shishov, charged with 500 million rubles tax evasion ($7.8 mln), to court.10:49 15.08.2016
Arrest in absentia of Ukrainian billionaire charged with tax evasion in Russia upheldThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling to arrest Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin, who stands charged with tax evasion amounting to 674 million rubles ($10.2 million), in absentia.15:26 27.05.2016
Moscow court lifts seizure of Ukrainian billionaire Grigorishin’s apartmentThe Moscow City Court has lifted seizure of one of apartments belonging to Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin’s who stands charged with tax evasion amounting to 674 million rubles ($10.2 million).17:06 25.04.2016
Ukrainian billionaire charged with tax evasion in RussiaProminent Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin has been charged by Russian investigators with tax evasion amounting to 674 million rubles ($10.2 million).17:52 13.04.2016
Tennis player Safin suspected of multimillion tax evasionFormer world number one tennis player Marat Safin is suspected of evading taxes on $4.87 million, which he kept at HSBC several years ago, according to information made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).14:35 10.02.2015
Russian parliament considers toughening penalty for tax scamsThe State Duma, the Russian parliament's lower house, is set to consider a bill toughening the penalty for employers that report lower employee earnings in order to reduce payable tax.14:37 09.02.2015
US government files $190 million lawsuit against Deutsche BankThe US government filed a $190 million tax evasion lawsuit against Deutsche Bank. The suit names several other defendants, including Wells Fargo.10:17 09.12.2014
Russian senators propose amnesty for returning financesMembers of Russia’s Upper House, the Federation Council, have submitted a bill proposing six months tax amnesty for returning or legalization of foreign assets in Russia, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.17:14 05.11.2014
Russia's Economic Development Ministry slams 'deoffshorization' approachRussia’s Economic Development Ministry claims that mandatory 'deoffshorization' aimed at moving business activities of Russian companies from offshores back to the country entails considerable risks for the companies and the slowing economy of the country.16:51 28.10.2014
Russia considers 'offshore amnesty' - reportRussian authorities are considering amnesty aimed at moving assets from tax havens to the country, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing an undisclosed source with direct knowledge of the matter.11:14 09.10.2014
Donetsk People’s Republic declares tax amnestyThe authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic have declared a tax amnesty, according to the statement made by Republic’s minister of Revenue and Taxes Aleksandr Timofeev on Friday.16:32 03.10.2014
Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi files three applications with ECHRThe European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered three applications filed at different times by former prime minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi.15:16 23.09.2014
Uzbek president’s daughter friends sentenced for tax evasionAn Uzbek court has handed down prison sentences to Rustam Madumarov and Gayane Avakyan, close acquaintances of the Uzbek president’s daughter, Gulnara Karimova, the Uzbek language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty announced on Monday.15:52 14.07.2014
Russian court upholds ruling in Oleg Deripaska’s defamation caseFederal Commercial Court of East Siberia rejected an appeal filed by the Independent Information Agency against the court ruling that obligated the media to officially refute the information that Oleg Deripaska’s RUSAL is evading taxes, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:47 04.06.2014
Ukraine opens tax evasion case against Yanukovich’s sonUkrainian Prosecutor General’s Office is currently investigating a tax evasion case against Alexander Yanukovich, the eldest son of recently ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, deputy Prosecutor General Aleksei Baganets told journalists on Tuesday.13:34 03.06.2014
Tax crime statute of limitations could be increased to 10 yearsAccording to draft amendments to the Russian Tax Code, the statute of limitations for tax crimes could be increased from three to ten years. In December 2013, the State Duma (lower house) adopted a presidential bill in the first reading that gives investigators the power to open tax cases without considering the opinion of the tax authorities.10:44 21.04.2014
In absentia sentence for Hermitage Capital CEO Browder confirmedThe Moscow City Court on Friday declared the 9 year sentence in absentia to the Hermitage Capital Management head William Browder lawful, RAPSI reports from the courtroom. The UK refused to extradite Browder to Russia.12:26 31.01.2014
McDonald’s denies tax evasion accusations in FranceMcDonald’s France claims it has not avoided paying taxes on around EUR2.2 billion ($2.98 billion) of revenue over the past five years, local media outlets state.14:04 23.01.2014
Russian Interior Ministry denies new Magnitsky claimThe Russian Interior Ministry denied allegations that a new criminal case has been launched against Sergei Magnitsky, the auditor for Hermitage Capital who died in a Moscow detention facility in 2009.11:29 13.01.2014