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Tax Havens and Their Use
Komárková, Renata ; Filipová, Vladimíra (referee) ; Kopřiva, Jan (advisor)
This master thesis deals with the characteristics of tax havens, approach beneficiary companies and way of their use and potential abuse. The first part defines basic terms, which are tax havens are closely linked. The second part is devoted to the characterization chosen tax havens in different areas of model-based taxation example of two types of companies. The third part contains the suggestions and recommendations for setting up a company in a tax haven.
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Anti-Money Laundering in the Tax Consultancy Office
Krejčí Reková, Eliška ; Kába, Daniel (referee) ; Polák, Michal (advisor)
Thesis deals with application of anti-money-laundering legislature in tax attorney environment. A general theory of money laundering is discussed and legal requirements on tax attorney are presented resulting from act 253/2008 Coll. on selected measures against legitimization of proceeds of crime and financing of terrorism "Anti-money-laundering Act". Selected tax Attorney Company is then analyzed in terms of anti-money-laundering clauses and their practical application. Finally a specific AML internal control system is created with suggestions on implementation in this company.
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System for Anti-Money Laundering Risks Management
Uhrín, Peter ; Kreslíková, Jitka (referee) ; Bartík, Vladimír (advisor)
The aim of this work is to create a module for anti-money laundering risk management. The module should allow downloading and subsequent processing of a financial sanction database issued by the European commission in cooperation with the European Banking Federation and further manage its own blacklist. This module should be subsequently integrated into the existing information system of the company Platební instituce Roger, a.s. This module will allow easier screening of subjects against the financial sanction database, at the same time will provide the tools to create its own screening criteria and, last but not least, it will also allow inspection of the exposition of individual subjects. The resulting module will be implemented in Python programming language, using SQLAlchemy library for working with the database and Web2py framework for integrating the AML module into the company information system.
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Assessment of AML/CFT Practices and Suspicious Activity Reporting in the European Union member states
Vandasová, Daniela ; Pečená, Magda (advisor) ; Šíla, Jan (referee)
i Abstract This thesis presents an analysis of potential drivers of the numbers of suspi- cious transactions as precursors to money laundering conducted on the Euro- pean Union Member States between 2016 and 2021, and subsequently assesses the efficiency of the existing list of EU-recognized predicate offences to money laundering and financing of terrorism during this time period. Another con- tribution of this thesis is the consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic and assessment of its potential effects. This thesis used a newly compiled dataset containing EU-recognized predicate offences, enforcement factors, and macroe- conomic indicators. Based on the results of this analysis, the main drivers of suspicious transaction levels in the European Union between 2016 and 2021 were drug-related offences and the presence of the global pandemic of COVID- 19. Subsequently it was concluded that the list of predicate offences as recog- nized by the European Union was possibly not efficient in identifying plausible streams of money laundering during the analyzed period. Policy recommenda- tions that could arise from this analysis include promoting consistent reporting of indicators used in international legislation to allow for the development of a stronger data-based structure for further policy evaluation and...
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The Role of Legal Professionals in Combating Money Laundering
Plevová, Magdaléna ; Boháč, Radim (advisor) ; Marková, Hana (referee)
Legal professions and their role in combating money laundering The submitted thesis deals with the topic of combating the legitimisation of proceeds of crime for which the term 'anti-money laundering' (AML) is appropriate, while focusing on the role of legal professions represented by lawyers and notaries. This is a controversial topic because lawyers and notaries can act in different roles. On the one hand, when performing monitored activities, they have the status of an obligated person who applies AML measures in relation to their clients and their businesses in order to prevent the abuse of the financial system for money laundering. On the other hand, they fulfil the role of "gatekeepers" to money laundering efforts, due to the varied nature of services they provide. The aim of the thesis is to present these different roles of legal professions and to find out whether the Czech legislation in the area of AML has any significant shortcomings. In this context, it is also a task to evaluate the functioning of the AML system in the Czech Republic with a focus on legal professions and their most vulnerable services. To achieve the set goals in the thesis the methods of description, analysis, synthesis and comparison is mostly applied. The thesis provides an overview of the process of money...
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Virtual assets and money laundering
Špás, Martin ; Marková, Hana (advisor) ; Vybíral, Roman (referee)
and keywords Virtual assets and money laundering The thesis takes as its task the analysis of the connection of two phenomena. One is money laundering, which is characterized by a high social danger, and the other is virtual assets, which represent an advanced technology but are increasingly misused for money laundering. The aim of this thesis is to explain the issue of the use of virtual assets for money laundering and to evaluate the international fight against this illegal activity, in particular to assess the functionality and effectiveness of the current legislation at international, European and some national levels. The first part deals with the general characteristics of virtual assets. In particular, it focuses on the technical nature of virtual assets. The second part of the thesis focuses on money laundering in relation to virtual assets. The chapters deal with the concept of money laundering, the different stages of this activity, the current situation and some examples of the misuse of virtual assets for money laundering purposes. The third part of the thesis focuses on the fight against money laundering in the field of virtual assets. This part of the thesis will focus on measures against money laundering from the perspective of financial law. The first chapter deals with soft law, in...
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Current issues of money laundering
Krulcová, Aneta ; Krupička, Jiří (advisor) ; Pelc, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis deals with current issues of the phenomenon of legalization of proceeds of crime, popularly known as money laundering. Money laundering is an illegal act intended to disguise the criminal origin of the proceeds of crime and to create the appearance of legally acquired income. In recent decades, it has qualified as one of the most pressing and serious global criminal issues. The ambition of the thesis is to contribute to a better understanding of this complex phenomenon. The thesis also aims to analyse in more detail recent legislative changes in the area of substantive criminal law and to assess whether these are an appropriate step to ensure more effective combating of money laundering. The thesis is divided into four parts. In the beginning, the thesis explains the terms of legalization of proceeds of crime and money laundering. It then presents how money laundering is carried out in practice and highlights the evolution of laundering methods from the traditional simpler domestic methods to modern highly sophisticated offshore laundering schemes. The second part of the thesis provides an overview of the legal regulation of money laundering, with an emphasis on domestic criminal law, as well...
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Position of offshore companies in financial law
Zaripov, Sergey ; Vondráčková, Pavlína (advisor) ; Novotný, Petr (referee)
Role of Offshore Companies in Financial Law - Abstract The aim of the thesis is to focus on the issue of the offshore companies which play an important role in international financial law, especially with regard to today's globalization. The thesis is systematically divided, while the introductory chapters deal with the definition of offshore and on-shore companies. It also provides the types of offshore companies and their most common uses along with the reasons for operating in offshore areas. The fourth and fifth chapters deal with the issue of double taxation treaties, including the methods contained therein, together with an analysis of the Multilateral Convention for the Suppression of Tax Cuts and Profits Shifting, abbreviated to MLI, and international tax planning which is one of the motives for company formation in offshore areas. The sixth chapter and the following chapters seek to define the concept of resident and non-resident companies, including the difference in the establishment of the company in the Czech Republic and in the territory of Guernsey together with the possibility of cooperation of two or more entities in the offshore territory within the so-called partnerships. Given the fact that part of the thesis deals with the impact of offshore companies on the global and domestic economy,...
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Economic and legal aspect of money laundering
Dongres, Miroslav ; Hraba, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Bažantová, Ilona (referee)
v anglickém jazyce Economic and legal aspect of money laundering Miroslav Dongres The UN defines it as "Money laundering is a process which disguises illegal profits without compromising the criminals who wish to benefit from the proceeds". Money laundering is a dangerous activity. Funds that pass through this process become a source for a various criminal activities, such as terrrorism, corruption, etc. The thesis is composed of three main parts. First part deal with methods and stages of money laundering. Money laundering is a sophisticated activity, with a high degree of complexity, which requires a certain level of planning. entertain various features and steps which are necessary to clear the funds. Stages are named as placement, layering and integration. The first part is given to a few real examples of ways of money laundering. Money laundering is an international issue. In today's world where there is almost no borders is neccesary develop an appropriate international cooperation, both at global and regional which is one of the characters of fighting against money laundering. The Second part of thesis show some of international organization engaged in this illicit activity, such as UN, EU, FATF, etc. It also introduce their rules and programs to fight to money laundering. There is a large...
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