国际英语资讯:German Freshfields offices searched again in Cum-Ex tax fraud scandal
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Freshfields">Freshfields</span> <span word="Bruckhaus">Bruckhaus</span> <span word="Deringer">Deringer</span> <span word="LLP">LLP</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cum">Cum</span>-<span word="Ex">Ex</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Freshfields">Freshfields</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="November">November</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Handelsblatt">Handelsblatt</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="unconfirmed">unconfirmed</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="rendered">rendered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="insolvent">insolvent</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Maple">Maple</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="Cum">Cum</span>-<span word="Ex">Ex</span>" <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Die">Die</span> <span word="Zeit">Zeit</span>, <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> "<span word="Cum">Cum</span>-<span word="Cum">Cum</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Cum">Cum</span>-<span word="Ex">Ex</span>" <span word="loopholes">loopholes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="euros">euros</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Cum">Cum</span>-<span word="Cum">Cum</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="legally">legally</span>-<span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rebates">rebates</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="brokerage">brokerage</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dividends">dividends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brokerage">brokerage</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rebate">rebate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="auctioneer">auctioneer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="dividends">dividends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disbursed">disbursed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rebate">rebate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>.</p>
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