The parallel financial universe of the Cayman Islands Cayman Reporter "...the people of these islands are waking up to the reality that has been kept masked under many shrouds for decades." US official says British government undermined progress on tax avoidance The Guardian See also: Could UK … [Read more...]
Race to the Bottom
Links Jun 19
Follow the money: inside the world's tax havens The Guardian Global Week of Action for #TaxJustice: coming events Global Alliance for Tax Justice The BEPS Monitoring Group - Comments on BEPS Action 8: Hard-to-Value Intangibles Tip of the iceberg: the role of the banks in the FIFA story … [Read more...]
Links Jun 18
Exposed: the million tax dodge ActionAid See the report: An Extractive Affair: How on Australian mining company's ax dealings are costing the world's poorest country millions Nigeria: Remedy for a Trillion Dollar Problem? allAfrica Africa: How everybody holds the continent back New … [Read more...]
Links Jun 16
The Week of Action for #TaxJustice kicks off! Global Alliance for Tax Justice Q&A on Financing for Development and the international tax body Global Alliance for Tax Justice A Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud in Moldova, and 20,000 Opaque British Corporations naked capitalism Desperate for … [Read more...]
Juncker invites himself to Luxleaks hearing
This blog looks at a report from EurActiv about the so-called Luxleaks probes, which are looking at whether multinational companies using Luxembourg schemes (involving so-called 'tax rulings') violated European rules. Jean-Claude Juncker is not only head of the European Commission, but former … [Read more...]
Links Jun 12
Global Week of Action: the Campaign Toolkit is ready! Global Alliance for Tax Justice See also earlier blog Join the Global Week of Action for #TaxJustice, June 16-23 World Bank Shifting Policies To Disclose The Real Owners Of Contract Winners Global Witness See also: 107 groups urge World … [Read more...]
Links Jun 11
G7 fails to stop the dirty money trail, tax evasion The Sydney Morning Herald World Bank wants to stop anonymous firms winning contracts Thomson Reuters Corruption watchdog says UK blocked just 7 suspect deals in year Financial Times (paywall) Pakistan: ‘Access Interpol to bring back $97 … [Read more...]
Should Nation States Compete? Discussion workshop final programme
Discussion Workshop Should Nation States Compete? … [Read more...]
Links Jun 9
Gender and tax justice Open Democracy An article from the Tax Justice Focus: the Gender Edition New Oxfam report: ‘Africa: Rising for the few’ Global Alliance for Tax Justice U.S. Tax Informant Dodged Prison, Now Seeks $22 Million Reward Bloomberg BVI gives UK non-doms four more months to … [Read more...]
Links Jun 8
End transnationals' 2 billion tax dodge on poorest countries The Ecologist Legal but secret: the story of tax rulings Europarl TV See also: Eurodad: Statement to the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect Blowing the whistle on … [Read more...]
Links Jun 5
Tax haven: Belgium to blacklist Luxembourg Luxemburger Wort Belgium targets £390m in unpaid tax as HSBC considers job cuts The Guardian How the Cayman Islands Became a FIFA Power The New York Times See also: A U.S. Tax Investigation Snowballed to Stun the Soccer World The New … [Read more...]
Links Jun 3
Support-antoine.org - newsletter: We support Antoine Deltour, the whistleblower of the Luxleaks revelations! Your can donate to the Support Committee for Antoine Deltour here. Luxleaks whistle-blower Deltour wins broad support in European Parliament European Parliament News Luxleaks … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Research Bulletin 1(5)
May 2015. Welcome to the fifth Tax Justice Research Bulletin, a monthly series dedicated to tracking the latest developments in policy-relevant research on national and international taxation. This issue looks at a fascinating thesis on the different people and organisations that influence the … [Read more...]
Links May 29
How to tackle tax evasion and tax avoidance? The case for tax transparency to contain and end tax wars Presentation by TJN's Markus Meinzer at the ALDE seminar: How to tackle tax evasion and tax avoidance? Paving the way for fair tax competition in Europe. Reflecting on Progressive Realisation … [Read more...]
Links May 22
Special Report - Britain's home-grown tax haven Reuters Costa Rican bill would allow tax authority to seize assets without court order STEP See the article in Spanish here. Swiss Bankers Respond To Privacy Initiative Tax-News … [Read more...]
