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 … [Read more...]
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Links Sep 29
Hong Kong: In battle against tax evasion, our reputation must come before politics South China Morning Post Editorial with very interesting viewpoint. Thomas Piketty recommends progressive taxation for South Korea The Hankyoreh South Koreans, firms invest nearly US$23 bln in tax havens … [Read more...]
Tweet of the day – on the BBC and tax havens
Argentina tax bureau gets Swiss data, while others skulk in shadows
This is a sight for sore eyes. Argentina, a country that has suffered more than most under the scourge of predatory Swiss banking practices (not to mention the banking practices of the UK, United States and others), is making a very public stand. The head of Argentina's tax bureau, Ricardo … [Read more...]
Links Sep 25
Mauritius, India in talks to address tax treaty concerns: FSC The Economic Times Mauritius is apparently aiming to dispel 'misperceptions' that it is a tax haven. Corporations may be people — but they can be used to hide criminals too The Washington Post Australian Taxation Office amnesty … [Read more...]
Global Witness: anonymous companies and the threat to the U.S.
From Global Witness, a major new report entitled The Great Rip Off: Anonymous company owners and the threat to American interests. We encourage you to share this one widely, and to read the report, which outlines a litany of evils that are perpetrated through anonymous U.S. companies. … [Read more...]
Links Sep 24
A Good Deal Better: Uganda's Secret Oil Contracts Explained Global Witness Taxation and Organized State Criminality - the Case of Zambia Pambazuka News See also: Friendly judge rescues M’membe from ZRA over K26.8 m tax evasion Zambian Watchdog Brazil, U.S. sign tax pact frozen by spy scandal … [Read more...]
Links Sep 23
U.S. Treasury moves against tax-avoidance 'inversion' deals Reuters See additional links to press and blogosphere coverage via TaxProf Blog, and AstraZeneca shares fall as Obama thwarts tax inversion deals The Guardian U.S. Business Shows Continuing Concern Over BEPS Tax-News U.S. Business … [Read more...]
Links Sep 22
G20 countries agree to exchange tax information to stamp out evasion The Guardian See TJN commentary on the OECDs Automatic Information Exchange Standard here. See also: India: From today, a new beginning to end global bank secrecy: G20 The Economic Times Ireland: Pressure rises to close tax … [Read more...]
Cayman Compass: Public registers would foil tax criminals
Cayman Compass has just published the following letter from TJN and Transparency International in response to an article by Carlyle Roger: … [Read more...]
Anatomy of a tax haven: how the finance curse strikes Jersey
The investigative newspaper Médiapart, which is fast gaining a reputation in France for hard-hitting reporting, has a special report on Jersey, Britain's (and to a lesser extent France's) favourite tax haven. It is fascinating, not least because it explicitly references our work on the Finance … [Read more...]
Quote of the day – on tax laws and corporate partners
From Marty Sullivan (pictured), a top U.S. tax expert, speaking last year: “What politicians keep forgetting is that you can’t ‘partner’ with the corporate community when it comes to writing the tax laws,” Sullivan explains. “They’re not partners — they are adversaries.” Someone ought to send a … [Read more...]
Links Sep 12
Tax justice – in it for the long haul Christian Aid Three Illicit Flows Targets for the Post-2015 Framework Center for Global Development How tax inspectors could prevent the next Ebola outbreak The Conversation See also recent blog: Tax Inspectors Without Borders – an update The … [Read more...]
Links Sep 11
Fiscal justice to reduce inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Oxfam International Taxes: the structural reform pending in Latin America BBC World (In Spanish) Hat tip: Jorge Gaggero Swiss Minister’s offshore business to be re-investigated swissinfo … [Read more...]
Links Sep 10
The Creation of International Financial Centres in Africa: The Case of Kenya Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Elderly Lobbyist Always Droning On About How Little Legislation Cost In His Day The Onion A Made-in-America Offshore Tax Haven Newsweek Developing Countries Losing Billions To … [Read more...]
