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Links Oct 24
Australia: Tax office blitz chases billions The West Australian See also: Australians confess to stashing $1b in assets offshore The Sydney Morning Herald The transfer pricing conflict is about profit shifting Daily Maverick Swiss banks trying to distance themselves from Indian clients Economic Times See also: Act quickly on black money stash Deccan Chronicle “Switzerland is by no means the
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UNECA Ninth African Development Forum – “Innovative financing for Africa’s transformation” – ADF-IX Consensus Statement Marrakech, October 2014 Facebook’s £3,169 UK corporate tax bill in 2013 was less than a zone 1-9 yearly London travelcard City AM … or almost half that of the average Londoner’s income tax bill, due to use of the “Double Irish”. See also: Facebook London
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Will new suit spoil party for blue chip companies registered in Mauritius Standard Media See also recent blog: TJN Africa takes Kenya government to court over Mauritius treaty Swiss Banks on Own in Navigating U.S. Offshore-Account Requirements The Wall Street Journal “Swiss Government Provides Little Guidance for New Justice Department Program” China state newspaper accuses foreign firms of tax evasion
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Links Oct 21
Tax Avoidance report: The case of the Peru gold mine Yanacocha LatinDADD The Reckoning For Swiss Banks Is Far From Over Business Insider / The Economist TweetShare
Links Oct 20
South Africa: Lonmin’s failed gag bid puts spotlight on transfer pricing Business Day Live See the report The Bermuda connection: Profit shifting and unaffordability at Lonmin1999-?2012 by the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC). See also: The Last Word: Avoid Lonmin like the Bermuda Triangle Business Day Live Africa: Why the Actions of a South African Billionaire Highlight the Dangers
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Ten drivers of inequality in Africa Oxfam How tax inspectors could prevent the next Ebola outbreak The Conversation See also recent blog Tax Inspectors Without Borders – an update Argentina: Courts could dismiss Swiss bank data Buenos Aires Herald Swiss-Indian tax negotiations yield modest progress swissinfo However … “While offering some concessions, Switzerland refused to budge on the issue of
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Financing for development: What actions are needed on debt and illicit capital flows? Bretton Woods Project Debt and Development Coalition Ireland says government playing musical chairs on corporate tax and government failed to tackle bank debt See also: Ireland ends one era of abuse – and opens another one Tax Research UK, and Double Irish’s Slow Death Leaves Google Executives
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Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey says tax cheats are ‘thieves’ The Sydney Morning Herald See also: ATO alleges complex Chevron scheme slashed tax bill by $258m The Sydney Morning Herald Khodorkovsky’s Contradictions The Komisar Scoop Some searching questions on offshore shell games. 56 reasons why anonymous company ownership is the biggest problem you’ve never heard of Global Witness See the interactive
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ActionAid Says Mines Arm Twisting Zambia Over Tax Refunds allAfrica See also: ActionAid Accuses Glencore of Strong-Arm Tactics allAfrica Get ready for UK extractive industries disclosure rules The FCPA Blog Indian, Swiss tax authorities expected to meet over controversial ‘HSBC list’ The Economic Times TweetShare
Links Oct 6
Asia-Pacific’s developing nations raise low government revenue: United Nations The Economic Times Switzerland Gives France Documents on 300 UBS Customers International Business Times See also: UBS whistleblower criticises banking’s ‘code of silence’ swissinfo, UBS criticises Paris over tax probe Financial Times (paywall) TweetShare
Links Oct 3
Eurodad – Tax and transparency fact-finding mission Mopani-Glencore claim to Zambia tax refund cannot be taken seriously Christian Aid ‘Illegal state aid’ and offshore ‘sinners’ in Euro tax probes The ICIJ Global Muckraker TweetShare
Links Oct 2
Australia: Business leaders to face parliamentary inquiry on tax avoidance The Sydney Morning Herald See also: Global crackdown on tax havens fails to sway Australian companies, Government warned that ATO not up to catching tax avoiders, and our earlier blog Third of Australia’s big corporations pay less than 10% tax – report European Commission extends probe into Gibraltar’s corporate tax
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Taxing the digital economy is (going to be) an African issue Martin Hearson’s Blog Andorra news: Tax haven secrets uncovered Financial Secrecy Media Monitor Crackdown on Apple in Ireland Opens Front on Tax Avoidance War Bloomberg See also: EU Takes Forward Irish Advance Tax Ruling Probe Tax-News “Irish revenue may have conferred a selective advantage to technology giant Apple in
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