We are all in this together “Frankly I don’t like any taxes at all,” David Cameron told the Federation of Small Businesses last week. … [Read more...]
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Fiat moves tax domicile to tax haven UK – but will it create jobs?
Reuters reports: "Fiat said on Wednesday it would register the holding of its newly created Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group in the Netherlands and set its tax domicile in Britain … [Read more...]
TJN’s Offshore Wrapper: The week in tax justice
Welcome to TJN's weekly Offshore Wrapper. This week, rumours of a tax evasion amnesty in Italy and the US looks to reopen the door to tax evasion. The Spanish speaking world gets tough on corporate tax avoidance and “Chinaleaks” hits the Chinese elite. … [Read more...]
A week in Tax Justice: Jan 20
Our new website will bring you a weekly round-up of tax justice news: our personal selection from a wide array of stories about tax justice, A Week in Tax Justice will be sent out to all TJN subscribers and will soon also be available on our App, which we'll be bringing out in the next month or … [Read more...]
A week in tax justice: Jan 13
Tax Justice: the week that was. Are we finally making progress on tax havens? Last week saw a number of stories and reports looking at how governments dealt with tax avoidance in 2013. The results are a mixed bag. The EU Observer reports that the offshore data leaks story from the … [Read more...]
Links – Jan 9
Tell Barclays To Clean Up its Act ActionAid The G20 and the taxing issue of making big business pay The Conversation Dirty Money, Rich Smell The Economist In U.S., efforts to fight offshore secrecy hit snags ICIJ Court ruling outlines US case against Julius Baer swissinfo See also: … [Read more...]
Links – Jan 3
The BEPS Monitoring Group - Submission to OECD on The Digital Economy It’s Official: From Today, Panama is no longer a Tax Haven Wealth Report They all claim not to be tax havens, of course. Fascinating report, though: worth a full read, revealing some important elements of how the world of … [Read more...]
Links – Jan 2
Philippines Finance Secretary Purisima pushes global TIN system The Philippine Star Ukraine To Pinpoint Low Tax Countries Tax-News Zambia: Taxing NGOs leaving out multinational firms is ludicrous-Action Aid Lusaka Times Argentina Extends Foreign Currency Amnesty The Wall Street … [Read more...]
Links – Dec 31
How Luxembourg has become a black hole of global finance Mediapart (In French) Shows the Captured State in action, as described in our Finance Curse document. Luxembourg is ranked in second position on the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index. Swiss banks sign up for US tax programme swissinfo Why … [Read more...]
Links – Dec 30
EU leaders postpone action on tax and transparency Eurodad Singapore Fights Image As Swiss Banker of Asia Menafn Cites TJN director John Christensen. Singapore is ranked at fifth position on the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index. Swiss banks Lombard Odier and VP Bank sign up to U.S. tax deal … [Read more...]
links – Dec 20
Corrupt money hides in Dubai, officials turn blind eye – Eva Joly Thomson Reuters UAE (Dubai) is ranked at 16th position on the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index. Austria’s outspoken finance minister replaced Financial Times (paywall) The Austrian Ostritch has been ostracised. See also: … [Read more...]
Links – Jan 3
The BEPS Monitoring Group - Submission to OECD on The Digital Economy It’s Official: From Today, Panama is no longer a Tax Haven Wealth Report They all claim not to be tax havens, of course. Fascinating report, though: worth a full read, revealing some important elements of how the world of … [Read more...]
Corruption in tax department in El Dorado
Corruption in tax department in El Dorado … [Read more...]
