UBS client wins appeal in US tax case

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Switzerland agreed to hand over to the US details of 4,450 account holders

A client of the Swiss bank UBS has won an appeal against handing over data to US tax authorities.

A court ruled that failure to fill in a tax form did not constitute fraudulent behaviour, even if large sums of money were involved.

The test case challenges a deal made between Switzerland and the US, in which the Swiss agreed to hand over details of suspected tax avoiders.

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