Following the Tax Justice Network's publication of the Corporate Tax Haven Index earlier this week, Tax Justice Network Africa released the following statement highlighting the damage wrought by corporate tax havens on African countries. Press Release - UAE and Mauritius are the most corrosive … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
New ranking reveals corporate tax havens behind breakdown of global corporate tax system; toll of UK’s tax war exposed
Researchers call for new tax rules to “tax corporations where employees work, not where ledgers hide” Decades of tax wars among the world's richest countries are unravelling the century-old global corporate tax system, new research finds. Forty per cent of today’s cross-border direct investments … [Read more...]
Transforming local economies: the Preston Model – a Taxcast special edition, May 2019
In this special extended edition of the May 2019 Taxcast we go to Preston in the North of England to see the Preston Model in action and how they're transforming their local economy and democratising wealth. Also: we discuss dark money and the European elections - the elite interests aligning … [Read more...]
No, corporate tax avoidance is not ‘legal’
The original version was published at Financial Times Alphaville here. This version was updated on Sept 5th, 2019, responding to media comments. Scroll down to the bottom to see the new material. Update: Taxwatch in the UK has written a useful follow-up article entitled "Is Tax Avoidance legal?," … [Read more...]
Quote of the day: the Big Four in low income countries
This quote is from an experienced African tax official, recently told to the Tax Justice Network. The interview was given on condition of anonymity. Officials from the African tax authority became aware that the Big Four accounting firms had been telling multinationals operating in the country … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s May 2019 Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast, mayo 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! (abajo en Castellano. In this … [Read more...]
Job vacancy: Network and Partner Relations Coordinator
We're hiring again! Details of the new Network and Partner Relations Coordinator role below, and job information pack to download here. Key facts: Application closing date: Sunday 2 June 2019Start date: July/August 2019Reports to: Director of OperationsHours: Full time (37.5 hours per … [Read more...]
Global Asset Registry workshop – 1-2 July, Paris: submit your paper
The Global Asset Registry workshop in Paris on July 1st and 2nd, 2019 is by invitation only. We will of course share the fruits of the workshop as we develop them further, but for now participation during Day 1 is open to anyone whose paper has been accepted. You can submit your proposal and … [Read more...]
Edition 16 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic monthly podcast/radio show, 16# الجباية ببساطة
Welcome to the sixteenth 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 … [Read more...]
The use of banking information to tackle corruption and money laundering: a low-hanging fruit the OECD refuses to harvest
Imagine that the OECD set up a global system of rules for exchanging apples across borders, so that everyone can enjoy apples of different tastes. Apple eaters were delighted. But then someone asked if the apples could be used to make apple juice. “Stop!” the OECD said. “The apples are only … [Read more...]
Edition #3 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #3 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the third 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...]
BAT shifts nearly $1bn out of developing countries into one UK office
For every dollar British American Tobacco (BAT) paid in tax in the countries it operates in, the giant multinational shifted more than half a dollar that would have been taxed locally to a UK subsidiary where BAT paid almost no tax.1 New analysis by the Tax Justice Network estimates Bangladesh, … [Read more...]
Rising inequality and dysfunction in the tax haven of Jersey: a Taxcast special edition
In this special extended edition of the April 2019 Taxcast, broadcast from the tax haven of Jersey: we explore Jersey's poor showing in the OECD's Better Life Index and ask why Jersey's spending so much money on improving its bad image instead of setting up public registers of beneficial … [Read more...]
Adapt or step aside: pressure on OECD to reform pre-World War II tax rules as UN convenes historic tax meeting
At the crossroads of the most fundamental global corporate tax reform since the 1920s, the United Nations will hold a special meeting on Monday 29 April on outlining fair tax rules fit for the modern digital economy. The meeting, to be attended by over 50 country delegates and over a hundred tax … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s April 2019 Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast, abril 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! (abajo en Castellano. In this month’s … [Read more...]
