2016 was the year when the world underwent profound political change. Most notably there were a series of political earthquakes in the US and Europe, with the election of Donald Trump and the decision of the UK to exit the European Union. Going into 2017 these changes look likely to have a deep and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
Links Dec 20
Sierra Leone: Open Tax Initiative unveiled Concord Times Media-led advocacy, increasing tax education and calling for a fair, just and accountable tax system. Apple fights back with appeal against EU Irish tax ruling BBC News See also: Apple Tax Ruling by EU Could Be Overturned WSJ, Apple appeals … [Read more...]
Ownership Avoidance, the Great Escape in the Tax Justice Network December 2016 Podcast
In our December 2016 Taxcast: In trusts we trust? We look at the new game in town: beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative escape vehicles from public registers and why we must shine the spotlight on all of them. Plus: we discuss two big stories we think will define … [Read more...]
Neoliberalism and the Moral Economy of Fraud: book review by Atul Shah
In Neoliberalism and the Moral Economy of Fraud, (Routledge, 2016) David Whyte and Jörg Wiegratz offer an edited collection exploring how neoliberalism has enabled the proliferation of systemic fraud across different geographical and social settings. … [Read more...]
Links Dec 16
Massive civil society mobilization for the #LuxLeaks appeal trial opening Global Alliance for Tax Justice No Easy Task: Quantifying Illicit Financial Flows Financial Transparency Coalition … [Read more...]
Tackling unfair tax treaties between developing countries and the UK, in UK Parliament today
Today the British Parliament will debate a Bill that tries to tackle unfair tax treaties between the UK and developing countries, some of which go back to the 1940s, sometimes when countries were still British colonies. It's an initiative we very much welcome and we hand over to our friends at … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network in Global Top Tax 50
The Tax Justice Network has been recognised once again as being among the top fifty global organisations influencing geopolitical tax policy matters in 2016. According to International Tax Review: "Global tax transparency advances in 2016 have been influenced by TJN's efforts and some of its … [Read more...]
Links Dec 13
Illicit Financial Flows Undermining Gender Justice Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Paper by Veronica Grondona, Nicole Bidegain Ponte and Corina Rodriguez Luxleaks trial: The “vital combat” of whistleblowers Luxemburger Wort OECD's BEPs measures seriously flawed economia See also our earlier blog - For … [Read more...]
Corporate social responsibility, tax avoidance, and counting spoons
TJN has always taken a sceptical view of corporate social responsibility. Our outlook has been shaped by the view that real social and economic responsibility starts with paying the right amount of tax, to the right country, at the right time. … [Read more...]
Links Dec 9
Africa's crackdown on tax avoidance nets £204m to boost development The Guardian Listen to news on Tax Inspectors Without Borders in our November 2016 podcast, here. BRICS nations vow to automatic sharing of tax information Business Standard Global public accounts committees unite for tax … [Read more...]
Our December 2016 Spanish language Tax Justice Podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast de diciembre 2016
Welcome to this month’s podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nunez, downloaded and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofonica! (abajo en castellano). This month: … [Read more...]
For rich countries only: A global map of multinationals’ tax avoidance
The introduction of a key policy tool against multinational companies’ tax avoidance has been handled so badly that developing countries are now exposed to worse inequalities. In a new report published today, we call for immediate changes to limit the damage done. … [Read more...]
Beneficial Ownership and disclosure of trusts: challenging the privacy arguments
On July 22nd, 2016 the French supreme constitutional court ruled on a case brought by a US American citizen resident in France who had created a trust, allegedly to distribute her inheritance. She was contesting moves by France to set up a public register of trusts connected to France in an attempt … [Read more...]
Links Dec 6
Financing Matters: A toolkit on domestic financing for education Global Alliance for Tax Justice Panama Struggles to Shed Its Image as a Magnet for Shady Deals The New York Times African union-led tax justice platforms throw their support behind ICRICT Foreign Affairs … [Read more...]
Links Dec 2
Panama Papers Have Had Historic Global Effects — and the Impacts Keep Coming ICIJ Journalists Hang Tough in Face of Backlash Against Panama Papers Reporting ICIJ No more fear of transparency - register of beneficial ownership should become public TJN Germany (In German) Kenya to lend its tax … [Read more...]
