Commenting on the Mauritius Leaks, Chief Executive at the Tax Justice Network Alex Cobham said: “The revelations coming out of Mauritius are yet more proof of the fact that the international rules we have for taxing multinational corporations and wealthy individuals have been corroded beyond use. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
#MauritiusLeaks primer: What to know about corporate tax haven Mauritius
The ICIJ's MauritiusLeaks has produced a series of revelations about the behaviour of international investors using the law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman in Mauritius, typically to hold their assets in other countries across Africa. But why Mauritius? Here we set out the key features of this … [Read more...]
‘Terrible Transactions’: How much does mining benefit the Brazilian state?
We're sharing here details of a study by the Instituto Justiça Fiscal (the Tax Justice Institute) in Brazil researched by economist Guilherme Spinato Morlin with coordination and advice from the Instituto Justiça Fiscal. Instituto Justiça Fiscal directors Clair Hickmann and João Carlos Loebens take … [Read more...]
Broadcasting for tax justice, now in 5 languages
The Tax Justice Network now speaks tax justice in five languages on radio stations and podcast platforms across the world, each with their own unique content and style – English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Portuguese. I produce the Taxcast, the Tax Justice Network's first monthly podcast in … [Read more...]
US half-shuts door to financial secrecy, opens new window
The US is the world’s second greatest contributor to global financial secrecy, according to the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index, only faring better than Switzerland in complicity in enabling financial secrecy schemes that foster tax abuse, money laundering and the financing of … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s July 2019 Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast, julio 2019
Welcome to this month’s latest podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, free to download and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónica! En este programa: ¿Qué pasará con … [Read more...]
SWIFT data can be a global vantage point for tackling global money laundering
The Tax Justice Network has published today a proposal on how to use SWIFT data on bank transfers to detect money laundering schemes. Download the report here. While many people are rightfully concerned about the serious risks for money laundering raised by new cryptocurrencies, banks and … [Read more...]
Canada invests in whistleblower awards, and reaps the rewards
In some countries there's been controversy over whether or not whistleblowers should be compensated financially. That's not the case, however, in the United States, in Korea and in other countries where they recognise that the State benefits by recovering funds due to it on behalf of its citizens … [Read more...]
Dear WEF, let’s tax corporations in the real world
I was invited to speak yesterday at the World Economic Forum's seminar on "Digitalization and International Economic Policy: Tax, Competition, Trade and Investment". Also invited to speak were Director of Global Tax Policy at IBM Linda Evans, Head of Tax Policy at KPMG Chris Morgan and Fellow at … [Read more...]
Edition #5 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #5 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the fifth edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to … [Read more...]
The Anderson-Lucas-Norman award 2019 awarded to Ms Eva Joly
The Tax Justice Network is honoured to present the Anderson-Lucas-Norman award for tax justice heroism to Ms Eva Joly MEP. https://youtu.be/VXeLGd7ejAw Ms Eva Joly MEP is an investigative magistrate and a European Parliament member with an extraordinary track record in fighting corrupt … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network Conference 2019 #TJN19
The challenges of tax justice do not exist in a vacuum. It is not an accident that billions of dollars are lost worldwide to tax avoidance and tax evasion each year. Nor is there anything random about the failure to tackle loopholes, or to move forward proven measures to improve transparency and … [Read more...]
Edition 18 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic monthly podcast/radio show, 18# الجباية ببساطة
Welcome to the eighteenth edition of our 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 and Osama Diab of the Egyptian Initiative for … [Read more...]
Our June 2019 podcast in Portuguese: nosso podcast em português: Índice de Paraíso Fiscal Corporativo
The Tax Justice Network now speaks tax justice in five languages on radio stations and podcast platforms across the world, all with their own unique content and style – English, Spanish, French, Arabic and now Portuguese. So, welcome to our second monthly tax justice podcast/radio show in … [Read more...]
The Corporate Tax Haven Index: solving the world’s broken tax system in our monthly podcast, the Taxcast
In this month's June 2019 podcast we look at the new Corporate Tax Haven Index released by the Tax Justice Network. What does it tell us about the global economy and the international tax system? And how can we fix it? We also look at how India is pushing the G20 into action on global tax rules - if … [Read more...]
