Some of these people in those crisp white shirts in their sharp suits are feeding off the tragedy of people dying all over the world~ Martin Woods, a former suspicious transactions investigator for Wachovia, quoted by BuzzFeed. Alex Cobham, chief executive at Tax Justice Network, said: "The … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
Tax justice at UN75
The UN75 Global Governance Forum brought together "thousands of leaders worldwide from governments, global civil society, and the technology, business, and philanthropic communities to foster new kinds of innovative partnerships with the United Nations system to better address global peace and … [Read more...]
MTN uses Netherlands tax haven to escape African tax bills
From the Uganda Observer: South African telecoms giant MTN appears to have avoided paying any capital gains tax in Uganda on the lucrative sale of its investment in mobile phone masts in the country. MTN's latest financial statements show a profit of 1.3 billion South African Rand - almost $80 … [Read more...]
Regulating complex ownership chains – a call for experts for closed brainstorming round-table session
Regulating complex ownership chains – A common goal for tackling beneficial ownership transparency and tax avoidance? The Tax Justice Network, together with City University London, the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), Transparency International … [Read more...]
Polling shows near total public support for measures to end corporate tax haven use
Global labour group joins call for policymakers to require public country by country reporting from multinational companies Striking new polling data from seven leading countries shows overwhelming public support for policymakers to crack down on companies using tax havens. The polling, conducted … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network Spanish language monthly podcast: Deuda, coronavirus, renegociación #51
Welcome to this month’s 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 radiofónico! (Ahora también estamos en iTunes y … [Read more...]
We ran a beneficial ownership webinar for over 260 officials from Latin America
On 26 August, together with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), we hosted a webinar in Spanish for Latin American authorities involved in beneficial ownership transparency. The Spanish webinar was based on the first and second set of presentations on beneficial ownership … [Read more...]
A UN Tax Convention – then a U-turn
Last night, the United Nations published a document with a ground-breaking tax justice recommendation for the global meeting of ministers of finance which takes place this Tuesday 8 September. But just a few hours later, the document was replaced with another, claiming to be the 'advance unformatted … [Read more...]
Murky Ghana gold deal raises questions about Jersey
Update: the previous blog had the incorrect link for the Angola-Russia deal. The correct link has been inserted. Update: Sept 28. IMANI Africa: 10 most alarming problems with Agyapa Royalties deal Update: there's now a petition you can sign and share, available here. From Ghana Business … [Read more...]
Join the Global Days of Action for Tax Justice!
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic hit, international tax abuse was pillaging government coffers all over the world of resources desperately needed to fund essential public services like health care. Now that the world is struggling to tackle both the direct health impacts of the crisis and the … [Read more...]
How ‘Digital Trade’ rules would make it harder for lower-income countries to tax or regulate the digital economy
International tax rules and international trade rules are unfair to lower-income countries: that is not only well known, but unsurprising. Rules are generally set by the most powerful parties at the table. What is more, the tax rules and the trade rules interact, with trade rules frequently … [Read more...]
Edition 32 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic monthly podcast #32 الجباية ببساطة
Welcome to the 32nd edition of our monthly Arabic podcast/radio show Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة contributing to tax justice public debate around the world. Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة is produced and presented by Walid Ben Rhouma and Osama Diab of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, also … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast: $31,5 milliards: La lourde facture des Flux Financiers Illicites en matière commerciale au Cameroun, édition 19
Pour cette 19ème édition de votre podcast « Impôts et Justice Sociale », nous revenons sur la taxation de l’économie numérique au sein de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO), grâce à une thèse de doctorat rédigée par Aboubakar Nacanabo. Le document se … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network Portuguese podcast #16: Sem democracia não há justiça fiscal
Ainda que existam medidas justas para enfrentar a crise da pandemia, que intensificou as crises econômica, social e climática, alguns governos não as colocam em prática. O que está faltando? A adequada distribuição econômica e de poder, que, “traduzida” para princípios de justiça fiscal são duas … [Read more...]
Dubious arguments to defend secrecy, even as automatic information exchange booms
Updated: an earlier version of this blog incorrectly referred to the legal opinion of the Advocate General as belonging to Luxembourg rather than to the European Court of Justice. For years, we have advocated the automatic exchange of bank account information across borders. The previous “on … [Read more...]
