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Ronaldo agrees to pay €19 million fine over tax evasion

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly accepted a €18.8m fine and 23-month jail term over tax evasion charges in Spain. The award-winning football player is alleged to have avoided paying tax between 2010 and 2014, in a case centred around image rights deals. Ronaldo is reported to have acknowledged incidents amounting to… Read More

UK appoints former Deloitte exec as new Tax Director

The United Kingdom has announced the new appointment of Bill Dodwell as Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). As part of his portfolio, Dodwell will provide’ expert advice, guidance and direction’ to the OTS and its Board as a Non-Executive Member, the Treasury department said. OTS… Read More

EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) comes into force

New rules designed to combat corporate tax avoidance in the European Union have kicked in. As of 1 January 2019, all member states shall apply new legally binding anti-abuse measures which will see authorities tax profits moved to low-tax countries where the company does not have any genuine economic activity… Read More

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