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Links Feb 14
Tackling tax evasion: First Standard Automatic The Economist See also: Global tax standard attracts 42 countries Financial Times (paywall) – reports cite TJN’s response to the new OECD report on automatic information exchange TweetShare
Links Feb 13
OECD takes aim at tax anomalies across borders Irish Examiner OECD head Ángel Gurría said: “… the options are simple: If you cannot tax the big guys you are left with the little guys and middle class to tax, and even if you tax them up to their noses, it won’t be enough. And then politics becomes impossible.” TweetShare
Links Feb 12
BVI Considers Tough Prison Sentences For DataLeaks ICIJ Google Take Down Stuart Syvret Blogspot Rico Sorda “The Jersey oligarchs and their protectors in London think that they can do what no corrupt regime around the world had been able to do – and keep embarrassing exposures about them off the world wide web.” See also our recent blog Big Newsweek
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Fragile States 2014: Domestic Revenue Mobilisation OECD A Solution for the Inequality Politics of Post-2015? Center for Global Development TweetShare
Links Feb 7
Delayed European Parliament vote crucial for corporate transparency Eurodad See also: Time for action on financial transparency euobserver Bankers take fight over U.S. anti-tax dodge rules to appeals court Reuters TweetShare
Links Feb 6
Global version of FATCA could be a reality in a few years, say industry officials Thomson Reuters / Compliance Complete See also: No more delays for FATCA, says IRS STEP Greek-Swiss tax deal remains elusive Reuters Is Switzerland retreating on Rubik? TweetShare
Links Feb 5
Obama Tax Rhetoric on Offshore Profit Falls Shy of Action Bloomberg See also: U.S.: Has the Tax Code Been Used to Reduce Inequality During the Obama Years? Not Really. Citizens for Tax Justice TweetShare
Links Jan 28
OECD BEPS work for consultation in March Accountancy Live BEPS next major tax initiative to impact Cayman Compass Cayman TweetShare
Links Jan 27
China to step up international co-operation in fight against tax evasion South China Morning Post “Amid revelations about use of offshore havens, the mainland’s tax commissioner plans greater international co-operation to pursue evaders”. See also: How We Did Offshore Leaks China ICIJ TweetShare
Links Jan 24
“ChinaLeaks” Stories Censored In Mainland China ICIJ See also: China mobilizes cyber-cops after leak on elite overseas wealth globalpost, Chinese media speaks no evil over Offshore Leaks Deutsche Welle, Latest update: Release Of Offshore Records Draws Worldwide Response and searchable Offshore Leaks database. TweetShare
Links Jan 23
Davos Secrets: Swiss Trade Opacity and Illicit Flows from Developing Countries Center for Global Development See also comment by the president of Guinea At Davos, the west must help us root out corruption in Africa The Guardian, and our blog Why is Davos held in the world’s top illicit money centre? TweetShare
Links Jan 22
Swiss banks devise new ‘cash’ strategies for clients Zee News Swiss Bankers Welcome Formation Of Tax Expert Group Tax-News TweetShare
Links Jan 21
HIghlights of Offshore Leaks So Far ICIJ See also: ICIJ To Reveal China’s Offshore Secrets TweetShare
