Our view on the EU’s latest agreement on amending the anti-money laundering directive is that it's at the vanguard of trust transparency, but there's still further to go... The EU Parliament and Council recently reached an agreement on an amendment to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Empowering rural women through tax justice policies: 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
How do we empower rural women through tax justice policies? That’s what we at the Tax Justice Network were at the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women to discuss recently at the UN Headquarters in New York City. This annual session is an opportunity for State delegations and … [Read more...]
Your emails and us: an important notice
New European Union regulations for personal data protection are coming into force on the 25th May 2018. At the Tax Justice Network we're committed to sharing our ideas and research with a broad global audience, in pursuit of tax justice across the world. We do some of this through our email list of … [Read more...]
Links Apr 5
Call for abstracts for African #TaxJustice researchers Global Alliance for Tax Justice UK: Fair Tax Fortnight Fair Tax Mark Fair Tax Fortnight (9–24 June) is a UK-wide celebration of the companies and organisations that are proud to pay their fair share of corporation tax, and an exploration of … [Read more...]
A lower effective corporate tax rate is associated with a lower rate of job creation: new research
We're often told that cutting corporate tax rates will lead to the creation of more jobs. We all want to see more jobs created but what does the evidence say about that? Australian economist and Member of Parliament Andrew Leigh has recently published new research on the subject which makes for … [Read more...]
Edition 3 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic monthly podcast/radio show الجباية ببساطة
Here’s the third edition of our new monthly Arabic podcast/radio show Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة contributing to tax justice public debate around the world. (In Arabic below) Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة is produced and presented by Walid Ben Rhouma It’s available for listeners to download and it’s … [Read more...]
OECD rules vs CRS avoidance strategies: not bad, but short of teeth and too dependent on good faith
The OECD's Model Mandatory Disclosure rules for CRS avoidance strategies are not bad in our opinion, but short of teeth and far too dependent on good faith by rogue intermediaries and taxpayers... On March 9th, 2018 the OECD published the Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules for CRS Avoidance … [Read more...]
How come Mauritius is the biggest foreign investor in India?
We’re pleased to share a new study by Suraj Jaiswal for the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability on Foreign Direct Investment in India and the role of tax havens. As their summary of this study says: Governments across the world are trying to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a … [Read more...]
Regulation of Beneficial Ownership in Latin America and the Caribbean
My paper - Andres Knobel - on “Regulation of Beneficial Ownership in Latin America and the Caribbean” which I wrote for the Inter-American Development Bank is now available in Spanish and English here. The paper, published in November 2017, provides an explanation on the concept, obstacles and … [Read more...]
Welcome oligarchs, erode democracy: our March 2018 podcast
In this month's Taxcast: They say history is written by the victors. So how can we rethink the way we use words about tax havens that reflect the reality of what's really happening? We talk to Alain Deneault about his new book in which he writes about ‘laundering with language’ - Legalising Theft: a … [Read more...]
Links Mar 22
The Financial Secrecy Index Identifies the Countries Most Responsible for the Illicit Financial Flows that Facilitate Global Corruption The Global Anticorruption Blog Tax Justice & Extractives: Toolbox from Latin America Global Alliance for Tax Justice Authorities seize control of bank at … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: European Commission digital tax plan is a nail in the coffin for OECD tax rules
The Tax Justice Network welcomes the European Commission’s new measures to combat tax abuses in the digital economy – in particular, the intention to ensure taxes are paid in the places where business is done, and where profits are really made. For the last decade, some of the worst offenders in … [Read more...]
Links Mar 20
Bahamas Must Be ‘More Sophisticated’ In Blacklist Response Tribune 242 Former Attorney General of the Bahamas calls for an international convention on taxation, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism - under the supervision of the UN EU: Accountants and lawyers ‘must … [Read more...]
New report: German-African research linking illicit and criminal financial flows with global poverty
The Tax Justice & Poverty research project is a co-operative effort between three institutions run by the Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church: the Jesuitenmission based in Nuremberg (Germany), the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection in Lusaka (Zambia) and the Jesuit Hakimani Centre in … [Read more...]
Links Mar 14
A Better Way to Fight Corporate Tax Avoidance Project Syndicate By José Antonio Ocampo: '... it is past time that the United Nations took up this issue. Only a truly global cooperative effort can fix a broken system and end the destructive race to the bottom on taxes' The Real Wolves of Wall … [Read more...]
