In early September 2017, ten years after the collapse of UK bank Northern Rock, TJN will be publishing a special edition of Tax Justice Focus, guest edited by Professor Daniel Mügge (University of Amsterdam) which draws on fresh research from the EU-funded Enlighten programme. In this article … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Our March 2017 podcast: staggering numbers on the high cost of our finance sectors, plus more
In our March 2017 Taxcast: the high price we’re paying for our finance sectors – we look at staggering statistics showing how the US finance sector is a net drag on their economy. Also, as the British government initiates Brexit divorce negotiations to leave the EU, we discuss something they ought … [Read more...]
Call for papers (one week to go), plus studentship and job
Three pieces of news for tax justice researchers: Just one week left for abstract submission for our annual conference in July - last chance to get yours in for consideration! There's a fantastic research post being advertised, to work with Prof. Dariusz Wojcik on global financial … [Read more...]
Estimating tax avoidance: New findings, new questions
By Alex Cobham There are now a range of estimates of the global scale of tax avoidance. These include: the $600 billion annual tax loss estimated by IMF researchers Crivelli et al. (2015; 2016), which divides roughly into $400 billion of OECD losses and $200 billion elsewhere; the $100 … [Read more...]
New estimates reveal the extent of tax avoidance by multinationals
New figures published today by the Tax Justice Network provide a country-level breakdown of the estimated tax losses to profit shifting by multinational companies. Applying a methodology developed by researchers at the International Monetary Fund to an improved dataset, the results indicate global … [Read more...]
Our March 2017 Spanish language Podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast de marzo 2017
Welcome to this month’s podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, downloaded and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónica! (abajo en castellano). In this month’s programme: … [Read more...]
Links Mar 17
The problems with measuring tax systems SPERI 'In debates about tax policy we need to de-emphasise the role of economics and measurement and rekindle the politics'. Blog by TJN's Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World. Re-framing tax spillover … [Read more...]
#LuxLeaks appeal verdict: tax justice heroes convicted again
The #LuxLeaks whistleblowers appeal verdict is in and once again it demonstrates what an upside down world we're living in, when whistleblowers on the frontline of tax justice find themselves convicted for a second time for exposing information that was so clearly in the public interest. Disclosure … [Read more...]
Banking Secrecy in China, its related territories and Taiwan
Foreword. The Tax Justice Network is a non partisan network of experts working towards transparency, so we do not take any position about countries’ territorial and political claims. However, we do expect countries with a de jure (legal) or de facto (in practice) influence over other territories, … [Read more...]
Links Mar 13
Corporate taxation key to protecting human rights in the global economy CESR UN urges US to not exploit American Samoa The Guam Daily Post 'The United Nations has "strongly urged" the United States to refrain from using American Samoa as, among other things, a tax haven'. A significant shift? … [Read more...]
New Report – Delivering a level playing field for offshore bank accounts
The Automatic Exchange of Banking Information, which is due to start this year requires nation states to implement domestic legislation to participate in the scheme. The OECD’s Global Forum conducted a (confidential) first-stage evaluation of the laws of countries that want to participate in the … [Read more...]
Links Mar 10
Public Beneficial Ownership Registries- A Shot In The Arm In The Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows Financial Transparency Coalition European Parliament takes on financial crime with tough proposals Sven Giegold More evidence in the case against Luxembourg FT Alphaville … [Read more...]
Links Mar 9
Taxes & Women's Rights? Global Alliance for Tax Justice See also: Happy International Women’s Day wrapup We managed tax transparency in Pakistan. Why not everywhere else?The Guardian By Umar Cheema. See Politicians and their tax returns: a new project from Finance Uncovered MEPs vote to … [Read more...]
Launch of the African Platform to Protect Whistleblowers
Today the Plateforme de Protection des Lanceurs d’Alerte en Afrique (PPLAAF) will be officially launched during a press conference in Dakar. We're sharing the details with you here: … [Read more...]
The OECD – penalising developing countries for trying to tackle tax avoidance
The OECD’s new terms of reference to assess the implementation by countries of BEPS Action 13 related to Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR) may penalise countries, especially developing ones, that try to obtain by their own means the CbCR’s valuable data needed to tackle multinational tax … [Read more...]
