Kenya: Tax Holidays Abused, Says NGO allAfrica
Why Isn’t Africa’s Economic Growth Benefiting The Poor? Atlanta BlackStar
Automatic Information Exchange: Brief media updates from Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland Financial Secrecy Media Monitor
Switzerland Caught Napping On AEI Developments Tax-News
See also recent blog Automatic info exchange: will Europe’s spoilers soon play ball?
Swiss bankers say tax evasion was ‘a business model’ The Telegraph
“Banking group hits out at Credit Suisse chief executive after he tells US that alleged tax schemes were due to a few dishonest employees”. See earlier blogs on the Credit Suisse scandal here and here.
Swiss investigate Yanukovych for money laundering swissinfo
“The Swiss authorities have frozen all assets of Ukraine’s deposed president, Viktor Yanukovych, and launched a money laundering investigation into him and his son.” See also: IMF responds to Ukraine bid for financial aid Al Jazeera. Again the same question as ever, is how is it that the assets were accepted into the Swiss banks in the first place? Another question: why haven’t the Swiss investigated Mexican drug lord & other alleged criminals assets exposed by whistleblower Elmer?
China / Hong Kong / Macau: Tax collectors exchange data to close loopholes South China Morning Post
“The exchange of information would be another compliance burden for Hong Kong financial institutions and would increase the risks and costs of servicing global, mobile and wealthy customers, said Tracy Ho, Ernst and Young’s Hong Kong and Macau tax managing partner.”
ICIJ Denounces Brutal Attack on Ming Pao Editor
Reflections on the ICIJ’s Expose on Chinese Princelings’ Offshore Holdings The Global Anti-Corruption Blog
New Zealand Government Pledges Crackdown On Cross-border Tax Avoidance Bernama\
See also: Multilateral Tax Convention Enters Into Force In NZ Tax-News
Iceland Introduces Transfer Pricing Framework Tax-News
Iceland’s new transfer pricing legislation is based on the arm’s length standard. See TJN’s Transfer Pricing page for information on alternative approaches.
Jesse Jackson: Big Money Lobbying Protects Big Tax Havens The Washington Informer
Italy cancels “Google tax” on web companies Reuters
Irish Opposition Questions EU On Corporate Tax Probe Tax-News
Greek shipping tycoons threaten to set sail over tax privileges The Guardian
UK: Serious Fraud Office admits tax error behind request for more funding The Financial Times
G20 Finance Ministers: crises brewing, but little action Eurodad
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