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The End of Bank Secrecy? A new TJN report
A new (preliminary) report from the Tax Justice Network ‘The end of bank secrecy?’ Bridging the gap to effective automatic information exchange Leading finance ministers are meeting in Berlin this week to initiate a new global standard for the automatic information exchange of tax data. In a preliminary report,[1] Tax Justice Network evaluates the OECD’s common reporting standard, due to
Read the full article…New book – Fiscal Dumping: Enquête Sur Un Chantage Qui Ruine Nos États
In his new book (only available in French at this stage) Belgian journalist Eric Walravens explores how tax wars within the European Union are destroying attempts to create fair markets. The subtitle says it all: Enquête Sur Un Chantage Qui Ruine Nos États translates as Investigation into a threat that is ruining our States. TweetShare
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #36
Irish accountants’ eyes are smiling The Double Irish, a giant gaping hole in the global tax system centred on Ireland, may be coming to an end. The bizarre rule allowed companies to be resident in Ireland but tax resident somewhere else, like for example, Bermuda. TweetShare
Occupy protest highlights role of British tax havens
A plucky group of Occupy activists are legally occupying Parliament Square in London, but face surprising levels of harassment by British police. Here is a short video about the occupation, in which the protesters highlight the flags of British tax havens flying across the street from Parliament – illustrating the closer relations between the U.K. and such notorious tax havens as Bermuda, the British
Read the full article…2015 Research Workshop: Call for Papers – Should Nation States ‘Compete’?
Call for papers for a Research Workshop SHOULD NATION STATES ‘COMPETE’? TweetShare
Fair taxes are key to a fair share for all
Guest blog from the Global Alliance for Tax Justice Growing inequality within and between countries has become one of the defining issues of our age. It seems a week cannot go by without another damning report looking at the size and harmful consequences of this pervasive problem. TweetShare
The (-ve) Value of Jersey to the UK Economy
The G20 summit meeting of world leaders in Brisbane next month will have corporate transparency on the agenda. Unsurprisingly, secrecy jurisdictions are working overtime to deflect attention away from their core activities, such as the provision of secrecy and facilities to escape tax, legally or not. TweetShare
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #35
Tax Justice Network Africa launches legal challenge on Kenya government The Tax Justice Network Africa has launched a legal challenge to the Kenyan government’s double taxation agreement with Mauritius. TweetShare
Tanzanian MP Zitto Kabwe calls on Commonwealth to tackle illicit capital flight
This is the transcript of the presentation by Zitto Kabwe, MP United Republic of Tanzania delivered to the 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2th – 10th October, 2014 TweetShare
TJN Australia demands more corporate transparency on tax
Today’s edition of the Brisbane Times carries a Comment from TJN Australia’s redoubtable campaigner, Dr Mark Zirnsak, responding to the backlash to the recent report on corporate tax avoidance by Australian companies. TweetShare
Land Value Tax: back on the table in the UK
Land value taxation, an annual charge on the value of land, has been talked about for a very, very long time. In the UK it was proposed in the people’s budget of Lloyd George in 1909, and in the subsequent election campaign it became such a hot issue the governing liberal party made a song about it, “The Land”, their
Read the full article…The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #33
Desperate times call for desperate accountants Ernst & Young is encouraging its corporate clients to lobby governments to water down ongoing reform of the international tax system. TweetShare
