Credit Suisse fined over tax evasion charges
The penalty consists of a USD1.8 billion billion payment in fines and restitution, plus USD100 million to the Federal Reserve and USD715 million to the New York State Finance Department.
On 19 May, Credit Suisse pled guilty to ‘conspiracy to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers in filing false income tax returns and other documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’. As part of the plea agreement, the bank agreed to make a complete disclosure of its cross-border activities. This will entail cooperating in treaty requests for account information and providing detailed information about other banks that transferred or accepted funds into secret accounts when other accounts were closed.
US tax enforcement expert Jack Townsend described the plea bargain as ‘a very good deal for Credit Suisse’.
Sources
- US Department of Justice (21 November 2014)
- United States Department of Justice (19 May 2014)
- STEP lead story (22 May 2014)
- Jack Townsend's blog
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