President Juncker must endorse public scrutiny of multinational tax payments Transparency International European Parliament tax investigation: Lobbyists from non-compliant firms to lose access to EU Parliament Sven Giegold Finland: Minister on board of tax haven firm YLE Minister of … [Read more...]
Race to the Bottom
Links Sep 15
EU must force more transparency from companies in Africa - Piketty Reuters Event: Gabriel Zucman presents “Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens” Washington Center for Equitable Growth Taxing Africa’s richest and poorest Ventures Africa Swiss firms avoiding tax on gold, says … [Read more...]
Links Sep 11
Greens call for stronger recommendations to fight corporate tax avoidance in Europe The Greens / European Free Alliance in the European Parliament Transparency & the State of the Union Transparency International On Jean-Claude Juncker giving his first annual ‘State of the European Union’ … [Read more...]
Links Sep 10
Poor countries worry that developed nations drive tax agenda Business Day Live UK: Revenue & Customs 'winding down' inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders The Guardian "After reopening investigation into HSBC clients hiding money in Switzerland, HMRC admits it has still only prosecuted one … [Read more...]
Links Sep 9
EU tax haven blacklist—a misguided approach? LexisNexis TJN's Markus Meinzer and Andres Knobel on the misleading nature of the EU tax haven blacklist, and why blacklists might not be the right approach to tackle tax dodging. (This article was first published on Lexis(r)PSL Financial Services on 7 … [Read more...]
Quote of the day: a tectonic shift in accounting standards
Yesterday we received an email containing our quote of the day: "this decades-overdue accounting rule is a historic development of tectonic proportions. It will enable analyses never before possible and vividly tie the opportunity costs of economic development to other public priorities." Our … [Read more...]
Links Sep 7
New FTSE100 survey should boost moves towards corporate tax transparency Christian Aid International taxation: if the rules of the game were changed? EurActiv (In French) Paying tax, a patriotic act: South African Revenue Service SABC Dubai courts Greek shipowners and operators Seatrade … [Read more...]
Links Sep 4
Antoine Deltour, the man who shook Luxembourg Le Figaro (In French) See also our blog: Will Antoine Deltour become a prisoner of conscience? Brussels Refusing to Hand Over Documents in European Tax Scandal Probe Sputnik UK company ownership register postponed until next June STEP See also … [Read more...]
Links Sep 3
Argentina Tells HSBC to Remove CEO in Tax Evasion Dispute Bloomberg Tax Evasion: Argentine Tax Authority Recruits Whistleblowers Falciani and Gibaud La Trbune (In French) See article linked earlier on the Falciani trial in Switzerland, and our recent guest blog How Switzerland corrupted its … [Read more...]
As the murk grows, the UK rows back on money laundering checks
Updated with Cayman-related news. From Global Witness, a new report entitled Banks and Dirty Money: How the financial system enables state looting at a devastating human cost. It's got plenty of detail, but one eye-catcher is their look at the largest penalties given for money-laundering or … [Read more...]
New report: anticipating tax wars in Southeast Asia
From the Fools' Gold blog: We've sometimes used the term 'tax wars' instead of 'tax competition' to describe the process by which countries try to tempt mobile capital by offering tax breaks, prompting others to follow suit in a race to the bottom. Countries often do this in the name of 'tax … [Read more...]
Links Sep 1
The Role of Global Banks, Financial Asset Management by "Private Banking". Contribution for the Think 20. CEFID By Jorge Gaggero and Magdalena Belén Rua Spooked by black money bill, Swiss banks ask Indians to utilise 'compliance window' FirstPost Law firm defends use of charities to help … [Read more...]
Links Aug 27
Denmark reveals €800m tax fraud – the country's biggest The Guardian Bangladesh: National Board of Revenue zeroes in on tax dodgers The Daily Star Making Pakistan’s target for education financing a reality Brookings Institution End corporate tax evasion - finance public services TJN-Latin … [Read more...]
Links Aug 26
Weeks removed, how should we view Addis Ababa Summit? Financial Transparency Coalition Jersey Royal Court may consider 'fair taxation' arguments in future trust rulings STEP Basel Institute on Governance - Luxembourg performs poorly in anti-money laundering index Luxemburger Wort More … [Read more...]
Links Aug 25
Global Tax Avoidance: Who's Responsible? Carnegie Council Honduras makes Carlos Slim pay pay tax arrears of at least US$ 2.5 million Equal Times Ex-Guatemala Vice President Baldetti Arrested in Tax Fraud Probe Bloomberg See also: Guatemala’s Corruption Investigations Make Swift Strides The … [Read more...]
