International taxes

A looming Swiss Supreme Court ruling could add to the bank's woes.

The U.K. taxman is coming under fire over its program giving the wealthy one last opportunity to disclose income or assets stashed in secretive offshore accounts.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced a pair of bills aimed at stopping corporations from using offshore tax havens and outsourcing jobs to other countries.

European Union finance ministers agreed to add 10 countries to a blacklist of alleged tax havens, including the United Arab Emirates and Bermuda, despite last-minute push-back by some EU nations.

Bank Hapoalim Ltd., Israel’s second-biggest bank, set aside an additional $246 million to settle a lengthy tax evasion investigation by U.S. authorities. The shares fell the most in more than two months.

The European Union’s inability to agree on taxing Internet giants like Google and Amazon shows the need for majority voting at the soon-to-be 27-member bloc, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

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France intends to tax the revenue of about 30 internet giants such as Amazon.com Inc. to help ensure “fiscal justice,” according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

The country hopes to reverse swelling outflows to international tax havens.

Ailing shopping districts are losing revenue to e-commerce, according to a government report.