Tax Evasion Subject Matter Gurus: Mark Gilmartin, Expert Tax Advisor, Efficient Frontiers International (UK, recorded on 1 May 2020)

Mark Gilmartin, Expert Tax Advisor, Efficient Frontiers International chats with Sam Sheen about the different financial crime tactics used to commit tax evasion, from the structuring of products like film financing schemes, tax evaders from your 90 year old granny who does not want to pay her taxes to unwitting beneficiaries of complex trust arrangements,  challenges of distinguishing between tax avoidance and tax evasion and a great list of tax evasion red flags to look out for.  And Sam and Mark consider the magic ingredient to achieving AML-Tax KYC harmonisation across Europe and further afield.

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This podcast was inspired by the evolving Covid-19 restrictions and how it has impacted compliance professionals working in financial crime prevention. Reaching out to individuals across the globe, hosts Samantha Sheen and Marie Lundberg look at how people are adjusting to remote working from home while still keeping up efforts to detect, prevent and disrupt financial crime. The topics covered range from governance, KYC, transaction monitoring to cyber security and accountability.Taking a plain speaking approach, Marie and Sam analyse notable cases involving financial crime, epic “compliance fails” and lessons learnt along the way. And to help fellow compliance professionals keep on top of their CPD, case studies with illustrative slides are also included – a bit like story time for adults – so enjoy.