US tax probe on 150 UBS customers 美国调查150名UBS银行客户
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More than 150 US customers of the Swiss bank UBS are being "criminally investigated" on suspicion of tax avoidance, court documents say.

法庭文书显示,超过150名瑞士银行UBS的美国顾客正在接受关于偷税漏税的“犯罪调查”。

The suspects are accused of hiding income and assets to dodge1(闪避) US taxes.

Last week the US government and UBS took another step closer to resolving their dispute over tax evasion2 by US customers of the Swiss bank.

Observers say the deal could mean the days of the secret Swiss bank account could be be numbered.

Divulge3 details

The deal between the US and UBS - due to be completed on Wednesday - looks set to end a stand-off that has lasted for months.

The US Justice Department has been seeking the names of more than 50,000 US customers with Swiss accounts.

But UBS has maintained that divulging4(泄露,暴露) the names would violate Swiss bank secrecy5 laws.

In February, UBS admitted to tax fraud in the US and agreed to pay $780m (£467m) as part of a provisional(暂定的,暂时的) deal to settle charges that it helped thousands of US clients use Swiss bank accounts to evade6 taxes.

UBS also handed over a limited number of account details.

But US officials argued this was not enough, and launched a fresh legal challenge to obtain the identities of all the bank's US account holders7.

Last week the UK signed a breakthrough deal to recover lost tax from Britons holding bank accounts in Liechtenstein.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has agreed with the Alpine8 tax haven9 to start exchanging information.



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1 dodge q83yo     
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计
参考例句:
  • A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪,才没被车从身上辗过。
  • The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。
2 evasion 9nbxb     
n.逃避,偷漏(税)
参考例句:
  • The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
  • The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。
3 divulge ImBy2     
v.泄漏(秘密等);宣布,公布
参考例句:
  • They refused to divulge where they had hidden the money.他们拒绝说出他们把钱藏在什么地方。
  • He swore never to divulge the secret.他立誓决不泄露秘密。
4 divulging 18a04cd5f36a1fea8b76cc6a92e35f2b     
v.吐露,泄露( divulge的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The soldier was shot for divulging the plans to the enemy. 这个士兵因向敌人泄密被击毙。 来自互联网
  • Gives itself a small seat. Divulging heartily. 给自己一个小位子。尽情的宣泄。 来自互联网
5 secrecy NZbxH     
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
  • Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。
6 evade evade     
vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避
参考例句:
  • He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
  • You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人,你怎么能对这个问题不置可否?
7 holders 79c0e3bbb1170e3018817c5f45ebf33f     
支持物( holder的名词复数 ); 持有者; (支票等)持有人; 支托(或握持)…之物
参考例句:
  • Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
  • It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
8 alpine ozCz0j     
adj.高山的;n.高山植物
参考例句:
  • Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
  • Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
9 haven 8dhzp     
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
参考例句:
  • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后,这真是一个安乐窝。
  • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
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