The OECD has today published a list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" on tax ahead of the leaders G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, and hailed the "great progress" being made on international efforts to tackle tax evasion. The list only contains one country, Trinidad and Tobago. The Tax Justice … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Worst fears realised? Jersey shares ‘old’ records of trusts and foundations
Life's full of surprises, some pleasant, some not so much. Imagine you had undeclared offshore assets when the global financial crisis struck, and you've nervously watched the world move towards TJN 's proposal for multilateral, automatic information exchange. Until now you've probably felt ok, and … [Read more...]
Links Jun 27
World Public Services Day - campaign highlights Global Alliance for Tax Justice Want to fund better public services? End corporate tax dodging PSI / The Guardian Expiry date in tax havens? Jersey shares 'old' records of trusts & foundations The Economic Times 'The worst fear of those … [Read more...]
The 3rd International Conference on Beneficial Ownership Registries in Buenos Aires
As we mentioned recently on our blog the 3rd International Conference on Beneficial Ownership Registries took place in Buenos Aires on June 21st-22nd at Argentina’s Central Bank. This was another successful event attended by the Tax Justice Network's Andres Knobel, who reports back to us here on … [Read more...]
What is the City of London’s Finance Curse?
We recently blogged on how the Finance Curse is expected to tighten its grip on the British economy in the coming five years. In this short video, TJN's John Christensen, who coined the term with author Nicholas Shaxson and worked in offshore finance for many years, explains what the Finance Curse … [Read more...]
UN must defend target to curtail multinational companies’ tax abuse
The Tax Justice Network, The Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation, and the Global Alliance for Tax Justice call on the UN Secretary General to make sure the commitment to action on tax abuses by multinational companies remains part of the new UN Sustainable … [Read more...]
Britain’s first tax justice election? Our June 2017 Podcast
In our June 2017 Taxcast we ask - has the UK just had its first tax justice general election? Why was economic debate around the election so ill-informed? Are we seeing a popular shift towards tax justice in the UK and in the USA? Is this the beginning of the end of our long austerity winter? How … [Read more...]
Questions mount for the SFA
As the mess that is the financial collapse of Rangers Football Club continues to play out in the courts, more evidence emerges of financial foul play by the club in the years leading up to the crash. And that evidence confirms the accuracy of what has been reported here, and the critical questions … [Read more...]
Links Jun 22
Nigeria to Vietnam - global week of action snapshot, in #TaxJustice for #Public Services campaign Global Alliance for Tax Justice Zimbabwe: Communities empowered to drive the tax justice campaign Mukasiri Sibanda’s Blog Tax evasion and dirty money are draining Africa Mail & … [Read more...]
Links Jun 21
#TaxJustice for #Public Services campaign takes off Global Alliance for Tax Justice See also: videos from PSI Tax and Workers and The Dodgy Tax-Haven Sandwich Tax bargains in unlikely places: The politics of Zambian mining taxes CMI Over 15,000 Indian companies made profits in 2015-16 but … [Read more...]
The BVI: Responsible for worldwide tax losses of $37.5 billion a year
An extraordinary report by consultants Capital Economics, for BVI Finance, claims that the British Virgin Islands are responsible for $1.5 trillion of assets invested around the world, and that these result in 2.2 million jobs and $15 billion in tax revenue. A better approximation would be that the … [Read more...]
European Commission targets tax avoidance ‘enablers’
The European Commission has just published its proposals for rules for tax advisers and related intermediaries which will require advance disclosure to national tax authorities and cross-border automatic information exchange of any tax scheme that might be deemed potentially aggressive. … [Read more...]
Event: Making Tax Work for Women in the UK and Globally
On Wednesday 28th June 2017 at 16.30 our very own Liz Nelson will be speaking at an event in London that aims to bring together gender and tax justice advocates to highlight the need for coherent and gender-responsive fiscal policies to safeguard the rights of women and girls both in the UK and … [Read more...]
Historic event on women, human rights and tax justice in Bogota
Last week civil society organisations, researchers, labour union activists and policy makers met in Bogota, Colombia to explore how tax justice issues can ensure governments, multinational corporations and others meet their obligations to women in order to secure their full range of human … [Read more...]
Links Jun 16
Tax transparency and the end of transfer pricing: A few quick thoughts on where things stand in the battle for fair taxation of multinationals - by TJN's Chief Executive @alexcobham Transparency on beneficial ownership is essential for good governance and reforms Open Government Partnership Swiss … [Read more...]
