https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German prosecutors confirmed Thursday they raided 19 separate locations across the country as part of a massive investigation into so-called "cum-ex" tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20190411/tax-raids-germany-police-nationwide Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:56:35 +0200 tax-raids-germany-police-nationwide Germany's former top spy, Werner Mauss, was Thursday given a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to donate €200,000 to charity as he was convicted for tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.de/20171005/germanys-james-bond-given-2-year-suspended-sentence-for-tax-evasion Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:18:42 +0200 germanys-james-bond-given-2-year-suspended-sentence-for-tax-evasion German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble on Sunday pleaded for countries to work together in the fight against tax cheats and money launderers by sharing national lists naming the beneficiaries of shell companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160411/germany-calls-for-international-battle-on-tax-havens Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:23:35 +0200 germany-calls-for-international-battle-on-tax-havens The German government on Monday said it hoped the revelations from the so-called "Panama Papers" will spur global efforts to combat tax evasion and money laundering. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/pn Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:40:50 +0200 pn Dozens of world leaders, politicians, celebrities and sports stars are fidgeting uncomfortably on their chairs after a German newspaper unveiled details of their offshore activities. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/german-newspaper-unveils-biggest-leak-in-history Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:16:10 +0200 german-newspaper-unveils-biggest-leak-in-history Greek and German authorities agreed Saturday to step up their cooperation on tax evasion, with information supplied by Germany already being used to probe thousands of Greeks suspected of stashing money in Swiss accounts. https://www.thelocal.de/20160117/germany-and-greece-step-up-fight-against-tax-evasion Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:58:33 +0100 germany-and-greece-step-up-fight-against-tax-evasion Tax authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia may be able to take in at least €600 million after buying digital files relating to tax avoidance between 2006 and 2011, media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151102/bought-data-could-net-taxman-600m Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:55:45 +0100 bought-data-could-net-taxman-600m A newly-created police unit in Düsseldorf has spent months investigating Luxembourg banks and their German subsidiaries on suspicion of helping clients evade tax and launder money, triggering a wave of raids on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150225/tax-evasion-german-cops-target-luxembourg-banks Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:02:55 +0100 tax-evasion-german-cops-target-luxembourg-banks Dozens of German firms are among the 340 international companies revealed to have struck secret tax deals in Luxembourg, allowing them to reduce tax bills despite having minimal activity in the tiny duchy. https://www.thelocal.de/20141106/german-firms-cut-secret-luxembourg-tax-deals Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:35:00 +0100 german-firms-cut-secret-luxembourg-tax-deals Top Swiss bank UBS settled a long-running legal dispute with Germany on Tuesday by agreeing to pay a fine of €300 million. Germany suspects UBS of having helped account holders hide millions from the taxman. https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/ubs-bank-switzerland-pays-germany-300-million-euros-tax-fight Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:17:00 +0200 ubs-bank-switzerland-pays-germany-300-million-euros-tax-fight German customs officials have seized two containers filled with account details from a Swiss private bank's subsidiary in the Cayman Islands, a news report said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140623/germany-switzerland-offshore-account-tax Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:34:00 +0200 germany-switzerland-offshore-account-tax UPDATE: Bayern Munich’s former president Uli Hoeneß started his prison sentence on Monday for tax evasion, 81 days after being sentenced. https://www.thelocal.de/20140602/uli-hoeness-to-start-prison-sentence-today Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:31:00 +0200 uli-hoeness-to-start-prison-sentence-today Police have arrested a man who tried to blackmail former Bayern Munich supremo Uli Hoeneß, threatening him with violence when he starts his prison term for tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.de/20140513/bayern-munichs-uli-hoeness-blackmailed Tue, 13 May 2014 12:34:00 +0200 bayern-munichs-uli-hoeness-blackmailed The number of Germans smuggling large amounts of cash across the Swiss border into Germany rose dramatically last year. Customs officers said on Thursday they made a find in almost every third car they checked. https://www.thelocal.de/20140417/one-in-three-cars-holds-smuggled-cash Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:37:00 +0200 one-in-three-cars-holds-smuggled-cash The jail which will hold Germany’s most famous prisoner took the unusual step of opening its doors to 150 journalists on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140331/uli-hoeness-prison-jva-landsberg-opens-doors-to-media Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:37:00 +0200 uli-hoeness-prison-jva-landsberg-opens-doors-to-media Ex-Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeneß made his first public appearance since being convicted of tax fraud when he watched the European champions host Hoffenheim in the German league on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140329/hoene-attends-first-game-since-conviction Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:46:00 +0100 hoene-attends-first-game-since-conviction UPDATE: Bayern Munich’s boss Uli Hoeneß resigned from all his posts at the club on Friday morning and decided against appealing his sentence for tax evasion. It means he will now start a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence. https://www.thelocal.de/20140314/bayern-munich-meets-to-decide-on-future-of-uli-hoeness-future Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:08:00 +0100 bayern-munich-meets-to-decide-on-future-of-uli-hoeness-future UPDATE: A German court Thursday sentenced football legend Uli Hoeneß, president of powerhouse club Bayern Munich, to three-and-a-half years in jail for major tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20140313/prosecutors-seek-five-years-in-jail-for-bayerm-munich-boss-uli-hoeness-in-tax-evasion-trial Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:06:00 +0100 prosecutors-seek-five-years-in-jail-for-bayerm-munich-boss-uli-hoeness-in-tax-evasion-trial UPDATE: Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß faced a damaging testimony in a tax trial on Tuesday when an official charged the German football legend had withheld incriminating evidence for over a year and avoided €23.7 million in tax. https://www.thelocal.de/20140311/bayern-munich-boss-uli-honeness-faces-damaging-testinmony-at-tax-trial Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:55:00 +0100 bayern-munich-boss-uli-honeness-faces-damaging-testinmony-at-tax-trial It is starting to look like to be someone in Germany you have to pay back taxes on money that has been stashed away in a tax haven. The spate of apologies is being prompted by a race-against-time clause, a law professor told The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20140205/tax-evaders-dash-to-beat-prosecution-clock Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:41:00 +0100 tax-evaders-dash-to-beat-prosecution-clock