|
|
xiii | |
|
|
xv | |
|
|
xvii | |
|
|
xix | |
Legal Instruments |
|
xxi | |
|
|
xxvii | |
|
1 Deconstructing the Dimensions of Tax Crimes |
|
|
1 | (13) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (4) |
|
|
6 | (4) |
|
|
10 | (2) |
|
1.5 Why Tax Crimes in the European Union? |
|
|
12 | (2) |
|
2 Tax Crimes and Illicit Money Flows in the EUs: Comparison and Key Findings |
|
|
14 | (53) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 | (2) |
|
|
16 | (5) |
|
|
21 | (4) |
|
2.4 Comparative Case Studies on Tax Crimes |
|
|
25 | (35) |
|
2.5 Summary of Key Findings on Case Studies of Tax Crimes |
|
|
60 | (4) |
|
2.6 Approaches to Tax Crimes: Voices of Stakeholders |
|
|
64 | (2) |
|
|
66 | (1) |
|
3 The Legal and Institutional Analysis of Tax Crimes from EU and Comparative Perspectives |
|
|
67 | (36) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 | (3) |
|
|
70 | (2) |
|
3.3 The Comparative Analysis of Tax Crimes in the European Union |
|
|
72 | (17) |
|
3.4 Towards a Criminal Tax Law of the European Union? |
|
|
89 | (12) |
|
|
101 | (2) |
|
4 The Interconnections between Tax Crime, Organized Crime, and Corruption |
|
|
103 | (29) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 | (2) |
|
4.2 Exploring the Interconnections between Tax Crime and Organized Crime |
|
|
105 | (4) |
|
4.3 Exploring the Interconnections between Tax Evasion and Corruption |
|
|
109 | (11) |
|
4.4 Exploring the Interconnections between Tax Evasion and Money Laundering |
|
|
120 | (9) |
|
|
129 | (3) |
|
5 The Role of Human Factors in Tax Compliance and Countering Tax Crimes |
|
|
132 | (29) |
|
|
|
|
5.1 Introduction: The Concept of Human Factors |
|
|
132 | (7) |
|
5.2 Human Factors and Tax Compliance |
|
|
139 | (8) |
|
5.3 Human Factors and Tax Law Enforcement |
|
|
147 | (7) |
|
5.4 Human Factors and the Politics of Tax Legislation |
|
|
154 | (3) |
|
5.5 Challenges of a Multi-dimensional Analysis of Tax Crime |
|
|
157 | (2) |
|
|
159 | (2) |
|
6 Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Protection |
|
|
161 | (51) |
|
|
|
|
|
161 | (3) |
|
6.2 The Concept of Whistleblowing and Disclosure |
|
|
164 | (2) |
|
6.3 The Necessity of Whistleblowing in Counter Crime Framework |
|
|
166 | (7) |
|
6.4 Protection and Guarantees for Whistleblowers |
|
|
173 | (16) |
|
6.5 Channels and Procedures of Disclosure for Whistleblowers |
|
|
189 | (5) |
|
6.6 Incentives and Remedies for Whistleblowers |
|
|
194 | (3) |
|
6.7 Sanctions on Whistleblower Protection Breaches |
|
|
197 | (1) |
|
6.8 Transposition Progress of the WBPD |
|
|
198 | (10) |
|
6.9 Human Factors in Whistleblowing |
|
|
208 | (2) |
|
|
210 | (2) |
|
7 Tax Fraud Investigation Framework |
|
|
212 | (45) |
|
|
|
|
7.1 Introduction to the Tax Fraud Investigation Framework (TFIF) for Tax Authorities and LEAs |
|
|
212 | (6) |
|
7.2 Tax Fraud Investigation Framework |
|
|
218 | (8) |
|
7.3 Detection and Disruption |
|
|
226 | (8) |
|
|
234 | (10) |
|
7.5 Inter-agency Cooperation in Cross-border Cases |
|
|
244 | (8) |
|
7.6 Enforcement Options and Standard of Proof |
|
|
252 | (2) |
|
7.7 Outcome and Operational Learning |
|
|
254 | (1) |
|
7.8 Protection of Fundamental Rights |
|
|
254 | (2) |
|
|
256 | (1) |
|
8 A Risk Assessment Methodology for Countering Tax Crime in the EU |
|
|
257 | (25) |
|
|
|
257 | (3) |
|
8.2 A Risk Assessment Methodology for Tax Crime: Explanation, Process, and Principles |
|
|
260 | (4) |
|
8.3 Risk Assessment Level 1 and Level 2 |
|
|
264 | (4) |
|
8.4 PROTAX Risk Assessment Methodology (PRORAM): Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) |
|
|
268 | (9) |
|
|
277 | (3) |
|
|
280 | (2) |
|
|
282 | (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annex 1 Risk Impact Assessment and Evaluation Scheme |
|
|
289 | (1) |
|
Annex 1a Risk Impact Assessment of Suspicious Transactions |
|
|
289 | (1) |
|
Annex 1b Risk Impact Assessment of Control Measures |
|
|
290 | (1) |
|
Annex 1c Evaluation Scheme for Control Measures |
|
|
290 | (1) |
|
Annex 2 Vulnerability Assessment |
|
|
291 | (12) |
|
1 Scope and Definition of Tax Crimes |
|
|
292 | (1) |
|
2 Threshold of Tax Crimes |
|
|
293 | (1) |
|
3 Sanctions for Tax Crimes |
|
|
294 | (1) |
|
4 Legal Liability for Tax Crimes in Member States |
|
|
295 | (1) |
|
5 International Cooperation in Criminal Matters |
|
|
296 | (1) |
|
|
297 | (1) |
|
7 Whistleblower Treatment |
|
|
298 | (2) |
|
8 Obligations to Report Suspicious Financial Behaviour |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
9 Obligations to Maintain Secrecy of Client's Financial Transactions (Transparency versus Secrecy) |
|
|
301 | (1) |
|
|
302 | (1) |
|
Annex 3 Questions Indicating a Suspicious Behaviour/Transaction/Financial Arrangement (Red Flags) |
|
|
303 | (6) |
Bibliography |
|
309 | (28) |
Index |
|
337 | |