ICRICT's new report and recommendations on tax competition Global Alliance for Tax Justice ‘There’s an inordinate amount of preference being shown to multinationals and to prices’ The IrishTimes 'The Government’s reaction to the EU Apple tax ruling exposes a disconnect between tax and human … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
French activists occupy BNP Paribas to protest against offshore secrecy jurisdictions
French activists occupy a branch of BNP Paribas to protest against that bank's deep engagement in offshore secrecy jurisdictions. … [Read more...]
New Report: HMRC’s “Building our Future” programme
Yesterday the Tax Justice Network was in the UK Parliament to launch a report it co-produced with the Public and Commercial Services Union. The report, entitled "HMRC, Building an Uncertain Future" is a study of HMRC's (the UK tax authority) reform plans which it is calling "Building our … [Read more...]
Report launch: Global taxation – Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
Education is a fundamental human right and a global public good. So how do we address the lack of financing for it around the world? TJN has written a study on the role of global tax in financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the United Nations Education Commission (in full, the … [Read more...]
Links Nov 15
International Tax Justice Academy (ITJA) 2016 - links to presentations Switzerland, Austria To Terminate 'Rubik' Withholding Tax Agreement Tax-News For announcement from Swiss Federal Council, see here. See also our 2014 blog on the Swiss/UK deal: Swiss “Rubik” secrecy deal – let’s make sure those … [Read more...]
Public Event on Representation of Public Interest in Banking
YOU ARE INVITED TO REPRESENTATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN BANKING A FINANCE WATCH PUBLIC CONFERENCE - WEDNESDAY 7th DECEMBER 2016 A one-day conference Max. 120 participants Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels Register here Why is the public interest such a low priority in banking? The public interest … [Read more...]
Our November 2016 Spanish language Tax Justice Podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast de noviembre 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...]
Tax Justice Network: A transition
After 13 years, our founding executive director John Christensen is stepping down. We’re delighted that John will stay on and become our new board chair. And I (Alex Cobham) am honoured to accept the role of chief executive at TJN. Since I took up the post of Director of Research at the start of … [Read more...]
EU decides criteria for inclusion on tax haven blacklist: without fear or favour?
EU governments are very close to agreeing the criteria for the EU tax haven blacklist, expected to be finalised around September 2017 so the list can be endorsed by the end of 2017. … [Read more...]
Links Nov 11
Gender and Tax in Africa Workshop, Accra, 9-11 November 2016 International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) (Includes links to presentations) Trump and Taxes Bloomberg Gadfly 'International cooperation is needed to avoid sparking tax wars'. See TJN comment on tax wars here. Whistleblower … [Read more...]
Panama Papers: the role of Western secrecy jurisdictions in looting Africa
This blog comes from Johannesburg, South Africa, where investigative journalists from 28 countries are sharing their work at the African Investigative Journalism Conference. One session looked at stories dug out from the Panama Papers leak from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca and investigations … [Read more...]
Links Nov 9
EU Can't Afford to Fudge Tax Haven Blacklist Oxfam International via Common Dreams See also: Eurodad reaction to Council Conclusions on EU tax haven blacklist, and EU agrees screening process for tax havens, critics cry foul Reuters Multinationals still able to use ‘double Irish’ tax arrangement … [Read more...]
Trump wins in a corrupted economy: welcome to #Truxit
So, Donald J Trump has won the US elections. Here's what we'd have liked to have been able to write today: “The United States will have its first woman president – instead of the first president for years who refused to publish his tax returns; whose business affairs consistently demonstrate an … [Read more...]
Links Nov 7
Pakistan’s Supreme Court hears PM’s Panama Papers reply ICIJ See also: Pakistan: Federal Board of Revenue breakthrough unlikely in Panama leaks probe The Express Tribune New Zealand: Urgent money laundering crackdown post Panama Papers seems to have slowed tvnz Argentina: The government is … [Read more...]
A Tax Justice Network How-To Guide on solving secrecy risks around Trusts
The Tax Justice Network has today released a new report: The case for registering trusts - and how to do it. Many people would have you believe that solving secrecy risks around trusts is impossibly complicated. Now we show it isn't. Another objection often raised is that it's not worth the cost. … [Read more...]
