How a Businessman Fleeing Fraud Charges Built a Life Offshore

How a Businessman Fleeing Fraud Charges Built a Life Offshore

Around midday on Feb. 2, a large wave began its slow rumble toward the Aisland 1, an 800-ton deck barge floating in the waters between Dubai and Iran. On board the vessel were its residents of more than a year: a 58-year-old Italian businessman named Samuele Landi, three sailors, a …

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Wealthy Americans are still ducking the IRS crackdown on non-filers

Wealthy Americans are still ducking the IRS crackdown on non-filers

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of wealthy Americans are not complying with recently revamped Internal Revenue Service efforts to get them to file tax returns, according to data obtained exclusively by CNBC. A quirk in federal tax law may be incentivizing wealthy people who want to avoid paying taxes to …

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Nigeria Charges Binance With Tax Evasion: Reports

Nigeria Charges Binance With Tax Evasion: Reports

The charges were announced by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja with case number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, one outlet reported. The exchange is being charged with four counts of tax evasion, including “non-payment of Value-Added Tax (VAT), Company Income Tax, failure to tax …

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