瑞士银行将向美国当局提交逃税的帐户信息

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　　A major Swiss bank has agreed to turn over information on thousands of accounts targeted by the United States for possible tax evasion.
       
        　　一家瑞士主要银行已同意向美国提交涉嫌逃税的数千个帐户信息。
       
        　　From Nazis to modern-day criminals, Switzerland's legendary bank secrecy has long been exploited by those with assets to hide. For decades, Swiss banks have had a no-questions-asked policy when it comes to deposits, and a no-questions-answered policy when it comes to investigations of their customers.
       
        　　从纳粹到现在的罪犯，瑞士著名的银行保密系统长期以来一直被那些要隐藏资产的人利用。数十年来，瑞士银行对用户存款一直奉行不问问题的政策，在发生针对客户的调查时，它们则奉行概不回答的政策。
       
        　　Those policies are changing. The latest evidence: Swiss banking giant UBS has agreed to hand over details on more than 4,000 accounts to the U.S. government.
       
        　　这些政策正在改变。瑞士银行巨头瑞银集团同意向美国政府提交四千多个帐户的细节就是最新的证明。
       
        　　America's top tax official, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman hailed the accord on Bloomberg television.
       
        　　美国最高税务官员、国税局局长舒尔曼在彭博电视台采访中对与瑞银达成的这项协议表示赞扬。
       
        　　"It is a huge victory for the U.S. government. This is an unprecedented agreement," he said.
       
        　　“这是美国政府取得的巨大胜利，这是一项史无前例的协议。”
       
        　　The accounts are believed to hold as much as $18 billion in undeclared assets that until now were hidden from U.S. taxes.
       
        　　这些帐户据信存有价值高达180亿美元的未申报资产，这些资产至今一直没有在美国纳税。
       
        　　Shulman praised reforms in Swiss banking.
       
        　　舒尔曼赞扬了瑞士银行的改革。
       
        　　"Until this year, we [U.S. authorities] had no access into any country that had banking secrecy laws," he added. "We are very pleased, and it is part of our ongoing effort to crack down on off-shore tax evasion. You can expect to see a lot more from us in terms of investigations of individuals and institutions over the next several years."
       
        　　“美国当局以前无法进入任何有银行保密法的国家进行调查，今年就不同了。我们非常高兴，这是我们持续打击海外逃税工作的一部分。在未来几年，你们会看到我们将对更多个人和机构进行调查。”
       
        　　Switzerland's bankers association issued a statement in support of UBS' agreement with the United States. The accord effectively suspends a federal court case against UBS that could have dealt a severe blow to the bank's international operations and the Swiss economy, which relies heavily on the country's robust banking sector.
       
        　　瑞士银行协会发表声明支持瑞银集团与美国的协议。该协议有效地延缓了一个美国联邦法院针对瑞银的诉讼案。这一诉讼案可能会对瑞银的国际业务和整个瑞士经济造成巨大打击。瑞士的经济严重依赖该国强大的银行业。
       
        　　Under the agreement, targeted UBS bank customers will be notified before information on their accounts is released.
       
        　　根据协议，瑞银集团受调查的客户会在他们的帐户信息被透露之前得到通知。