SYDNEY Australia has identified more than 340 individuals with links to Swiss banking relationship managers alleged to have actively promoted and facilitated tax evasion schemes, a federal minister said on Friday.
Separately, Swiss bank Credit Suisse said on Friday its offices in London, Paris and Amsterdam were contacted by local authorities concerning client tax matters.
Information gathered by authorities in a joint international investigation indicates that the Australians identified hold "unnamed numbered accounts with a Swiss bank," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O`Dwyer, said.
"The message from these investigations makes it clear that governments worldwide are shining a light on offshore tax evasion, and it`s only a matter of time before you`re in the spotlight.
This follows search warrants and arrests by authorities in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
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