Ikea accused of evading over 1 billion in tax payments Global Alliance for Tax Justice
Apple issues bonds worth estimated $12bn The Guardian
“Move would allow the company to pay shareholders without having to repatriate any of $177bn it holds overseas at lower tax rates than in US”. See also: Don’t tell me tax abuse doesn’t screw up markets Tax Research UK
India sends renewed £1.4bn tax notice to Vodafone BBC
Puerto Rico woos US investors with huge tax breaks as locals fund debt crisis The Guardian
“Schools and hospitals are at breaking point but the governor is offering hedge fund billionaires ‘unparalleled incentives’ to move to the Caribbean territory”
Swiss 1,000-franc note here to stay despite ECB qualms Reuters
See our recent blog Big Bills: how our central banks nurture money launderers and kleptocrats
Harry Potter and the Riddle of RBS’s Disappearing Tax Bill Bloomberg
Jersey and Guernsey — Rival offshore financial centres downgraded The Royal Gazette
Scottish offshore tax avoidance firms registered at Government building Herald Scotland
The ‘extraordinary’ loophole that saw Russia threaten to brand UK as tax haven Herald Scotland
Ireland toughens its stance on EU tax probe after US cries foul Irish Independent
Wanted by U.S.: The Stolen Millions of Despots and Crooked Elites The New York Times
Vote! Music for the tax justice movement – The 2016 Honesty Oscars Global Alliance for Tax Justice
Julius Baer’s American clients face increased penalties for voluntary disclosures STEP
Victims of the Mexican drug war are suing the banks that handled the cartel’s money Mother Jones
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