Another $187m Will Be Paid to the US by a Category 2 Swiss Bank, UBP
The US Department of Justice announced today that Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP), reached a solution under the US Tax Program for Swiss banks. UBP signed a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) will pay...
View ArticleNo Fatal Injuries for Swiss Banks under the US Tax Program so far
The Agefi states a very important in its article analysing the US Tax Program for the Swiss banks: the very existence of the Swiss banks has not been put in danger despite the high fees and the fines...
View ArticleJulius Baer Adds Close to USD 200m to Settle the Tax Dispute with the US
Julius Baer announced that it ‘has reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York with respect to a comprehensive resolution regarding its...
View ArticleThe US Can Receive Data and Employee Details even when a Swiss Court Has...
Inconsistency in the data protection and transmission allows the US to still receive details of employee even if a Swiss court has banned the transfer. As the Agefi reports a bank employee may oppose...
View ArticleAargauische Kantonalbank Reaches Solution with the DOJ in the US Tax Dispute
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that another Category 2 bank, Aargauische Kantonalbank (AKB), reached a solution under the US Tax Program. The bank signed a Non-Prosecution Agreement and...
View ArticleDoJ Announced that Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA Reached a Solution in the Tax...
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today that Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA (Deutsche Bank) reached a solution under the US Tax Program. The bank will pay a penalty of over $31m. According to the...
View ArticlePrivatbank IHAG Zürich AG Reaches a Solution with the DoJ in the Tax Dispute
The US Department of Justice ( DoJ) announced that Privatbank IHAG Zürich AG (IHAG) reached a solution in the tax dispute with the US under the so-called US Tax Program. IHAG signed a Non-Prosecution...
View Article3 More Category 2 Banks Reached a Deal with the DoJ in the Tax Dispute
BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA (BNPP), KBL (Switzerland) Ltd. (KBL Switzerland) and Bank CIC, 3 Category 2 banks have reached a solution under the US Tax Program signed in August 2013. The banks have each...
View ArticleMaerki Baumann Strikes a Deal with the DoJ and Will Pay a Penalty of $23.92m
The US Department of Justice announced that Maerki Baumann & Co. AG (Maerki Baumann) reached a solution under the US Tax Program. The institution signed a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and will...
View ArticleThe US Law Firm Jenner & Block, and Neil Barofsky Cost Credit Suisse c.a....
Following the agreement reached with the US in the US tax dispute, Credit Suisse was put under the supervision of a US watchdog, Neil Barofsky. N. Barofsky along with 50 employees of the law firm...
View ArticleDoJ and Swiss Banks: Another 2 Agreements Signed
The US Department of Justice announced further agreements with Category 2 banks in the US Tax Program. Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (Suisse) SA (BIL Switzerland), wholly owned by Banque...
View ArticleAnother Swiss Private Bank Signs with the DoJ. Banque Bonhote & Cie SA Will...
Banque Bonhote & Cie SA is another Category 2 bank of the US Tax Program to sign a Non Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with the US Department of Justice. In the Banque Bonhote’s NPA we learn that since...
View ArticleA Further 4 Banks Find an Agreement with the DoJ and Will Jointly Pay a...
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that Luzerner Kantonalbank AG, Habib Bank AG Zurich, Banque Heritage S.A., and Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève S.A. have reached an agreement under the US Tax...
View ArticleBank Piguet Galland Reaches an Agreement in the Tax Dispute with the US
Under US Tax Program, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today that Piguet Galland & Cie SA (Piguet Galland), a subsidiary of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, reached a solution in the tax...
View ArticleBBVA Suiza S.A. Reaches a Solution with the DoJ under the US Tax Program and...
The US Department of Justice announced that BBVA Suiza S.A. (BBVA) reaches a solution in the tax dispute with the US under the US Tax Program. The bank, a Category 2 bank, signs a Non-Prosecution...
View ArticleAnother Kantonalbank to Reach an Agreement with the DoJ
Schaffhauser Kantonalbank (SHKB)has reached a solution with the US Department of Justice (DoJ). The bank took part in the US Tax Program under Category 2, i.e. banks that had reason to believe that...
View ArticleBHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG Signs an NPA with the DoJ & Will Pay $1.768m
The US Department of JusticeUS Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG (BHF) reached a agreement under the US Tax Program and signed a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). The bank...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of the US Tax Program
Le Temps stresses the hidden costs for Swiss banks of negotiating with the US and participating in the US Tax Program. Besides the fines, the Swiss banks involved in tax dispute with the US have...
View ArticleCan the US Budget Vote and Possible Government Shutdown Impact on the US Tax...
As usual the US Congress faces the end of September deadline to pass the budget and if they do not, they will shut down the government for the 2nd time in two years.The consequences would be chaos...
View ArticleSt. Galler Kantonalbank AG (SGKB) & E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers, Have...
The US Department of Justice announced that 2 more Category 2 banks, St. Galler Kantonalbank AG (SGKB) and E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers, have reached a solution under the US Tax Program. These...
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