French president calls for eradicating tax havens in Europe and the worldFrench President Francois Hollande announced on Wednesday a series of steps to combat tax evasion. Presenting a draft law triggered by recent tax scandals, Hollande said that French banks should declare all of their subsidiaries and added that countries that refuse to cooperate with France will be added to its list of "tax havens."16:41 10.04.2013
Former French budget minister charged with tax evasionThe former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has admitted that he held a foreign bank account to evade taxes and has been officially charged with fax fraud.10:26 03.04.2013
Dolce & Gabbana fined €343 million for tax evasionThe Milan Court of Appeals on Saturday found Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana guilty of 1 billion euro tax evasion and fined them €343 million10:11 01.04.2013
Italy's Bulgari accused of tax evasion worth 3 blnItalian luxury product company Bulgari has been accused of massive tax evasion. Investigators say that starting in 2006 the company's top officials have concealed some 3 bln in revenue from Italian tax authorities.10:50 15.03.2013
Court to decide March 22 whether to prosecute dead whistleblower MagnitskyOn Monday the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow postponed the hearing of the tax evasion case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pretrial detention in 2009, until March 22.13:45 11.03.2013
Rusal Foil appeals tax ruling that led to office raidRusal Foil, whose Moscow office was searched in a tax evasion case on Tuesday, has appealed the ruling of the Moscow Commercial Court which upheld a decision by tax authorities to collect an additional 189.34 million rubles (over $6 million) in taxes, fines and penalties from the company.14:13 27.02.2013
RUSAL Moscow raided over unpaid $6.6 mln tax claimInvestigators are searching the Rusal aluminum giant's Moscow office in the case of the non-payment of taxes worth 200 million rubles ($6.6 million).18:08 26.02.2013
Embezzlement hearing against deceased Magnitsky to begin March 4The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow will hear the case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who was charged with tax avoidance and died in pretrial detention in 2009, on March 4, 2013.14:37 18.02.2013
Diego Maradona wins tax evasion case in ItalyLegendary soccer player Diego Maradona was cleared of tax evasion charges in Italy. The Italian tax authorities accused the international soccer legend of accumulating a debt while playing for a local club in the 1980s.16:56 01.02.2013
Attorney appointed for deceased defendant Magnitsky in tax evasion caseMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Monday ruled to appoint an attorney for the tax evasion case against deceased Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died while in pre-trial detention in 2009.13:39 28.01.2013
Money laundering claim against Khodorkovsky overstatedThe Khamovniki District Court overstated in its ruling the money laundering claim against former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, the Moscow City Court's presidium has ruled on Wednesday.15:33 16.01.2013
Ruling to mitigate Platon Lebedev's sentence to be reconsideredThe Arkhangelsk Regional Court has considered the prosecutor's office appeal against the mitigation of Platon Lebedev's sentence and ruled to submit the decision for review to the Velsk District Court.15:50 14.12.2012
Interior Ministry completes investigation into Magnitsky caseThe investigation report of the criminal case regarding Sergei Magnitsky, the Hermitage Capital fund lawyer who died three years ago in the Investigative Isolation Ward, has been submitted to the prosecutor's office for the approval of the bill of indictment, a source in the law enforcement authorities told RIA Novosti on Friday.13:26 02.11.2012
IT company's $89.56 mln back tax ruling overturned on appealThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a ruling which ordered IT company Lanit to pay back-taxes in the amount of $89.56 million, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). In so holding, the court ruled against the tax inspectorate's appeal.Lanit is one of the top ten Russian IT companies, according to Digit.ru17:42 06.09.2012
Tax evasion may be treated as money launderingThe Economic Development Ministry has proposed extending the list of offences related to money laundering. Its draft law has been posted on the ministry's website.11:43 20.08.2012
Arkhangelsk City Duma Deputy accused of $2mln tax evasionArkhangelsk City Duma Deputy Yuri Sukhanov has been accused of tax evasion amounting to more than $1.7 million.12:28 09.08.2012
Magnitsky - Browder tax evasion case assigned to new investigatorRussia's Investigative Department reports that the Hermitage Capital tax evasion case is being reassigned to a new investigator. William Browder and auditor Sergei Magnitsky are named as the primary suspects in the case.11:27 08.08.2012
Former chief accountant at major chain store convicted for $14 mln tax evasionThe court sentenced in absentia former Eldorado Chief Accountant Mikhail Adven to five years in prison for $14mln tax evasion.17:11 06.08.2012
Investigators still refuse to return €1.4 mln to opposition activistThe Investigative Committee is still not going to return the €1.4 million taken from TV hostess and opposition activist Ksenia Sobchak's apartment as part of an investigation into the May 6 riots in Moscow.11:14 03.07.2012
Opposition TV host suspected of tax evasionPopular TV-host-turned-opposition-activist Ksenia Sobchak may be charged with tax evasion. The probe was launched following the search of her apartment when investigators impounded a large amount of cash.10:25 18.06.2012