Links May 7

Banks in Singapore agonise over rich clients in tax evasion clampdown Reuters

Swiss bankers drop opposition to information exchange Reuters

Tax avoidance by multinational companies still rampant in Zambia Lusaka times

Zambia tightens foreign currency rules to combat tax evasion Business Day Live

See also: Zambia corners mining companies to stop tax evasion mining.com

Kenya To Concentrate On Tax Compliance, Reforms Tax-News

Change everything so that nothing changes Mediapart (In French)

On changes in the law in France on corruption and tax evasion.

Gibraltar Commits To Tax Evasion Fight Tax-News

Schäuble: no chance of renegotiating failed Swiss-German "Rubik" deal Spiegel Online (In German)

Greece not tough enough on rich tax evaders, IMF says The Guardian

The World Social Forum is talking about debt and taxes: who pays, who benefits - and Why? TJN Germany Blog (In German)

Guest post from Bodo Ellmers of Eurodad

Canada: Federal Report on Tax Havens: Weak and Costly Canadians for Tax Fairness

See the report here.

U.S.: Executive Pay Of Austerity Advocates Saves Companies More Than $1 Billion Via Tax Loophole Huffington Post

U.S.: Leniency for Offshore Cheats The Wall Street Journal

U.S.: The Corporate Tax Game The New York Times

Lure of Irish tax breaks is hurting developing states The Irish Times

UK: HMRC to help Ethiopia and Tanzania collect taxes The Guardian

UK: HMRC clampdown on offshore trusts might lead to jail, tax adviser warns International Adviser
Hat tip: Offshore Watch

UK: Goldman Sachs tax deal: minister backed plan to challenge whistleblower The Guardian
See also: Tax chief waived £20m owed by bank 'for fear of embarrassing chancellor'

Special Report - How Google UK clouds its tax liabilities Reuters

Lauryn Hill jailed for evading tax on $1m earnings The Guardian

UK film executives charged with tax fraud of £125m The Guardian