The tax recovery target could not be given on the basis of information received about the
offshore accounts because the account holders might have transferred money through legal channels or have plausible justification, he was quoted to have told the panel.
The tax amnesty scheme announced by the previous PML-N government has not encouraged the illegal
offshore account holders to pay a ridiculously low 2 percent tax and get their black money whitened both within the country and abroad.
In total, more than 75 million dollars (PS57 million) flowed through the
offshore accounts. Manafort is accused of laundering more than 18 million dollars (PS13 million), according to the indictment.
Asked about his earlier statement that he would reveal in public the documents on the alleged
offshore accounts of Trillanes, Duterte said: 'Yes.
Mauss' attorneys claim the
offshore accounts were opened by Western and Israeli intelligence officials to fund covert operations in the 1980s.
taxpayers with
offshore accounts is only going to increase.
His offshore has a direct link to a firm named Porticullus Trust Net, which, according to ICIJ, is a 'one-stop solution' for the setting up of
offshore accounts, added the report.
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Earlier, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejecting the claim that he had deposited US$18 billion dollars in
offshore accounts said ; "I like to inform the public once again that I, my wife, my sons or my brothers have no secret
offshore accounts or illegal overseas investments in front companies".
The review comes amid pressure on banks to ensure
offshore accounts aren't being used to hide money from the UK taxman.
crackdown on tax evasion through hidden
offshore accounts, Reuters reported.
The IRS is giving US taxpayers a break if they're found to be flouting rules governing
offshore accounts.