From The Guardian: "More than $12tn has been siphoned out of Russia, China and other emerging economies into the secretive world of offshore finance, new research has revealed, as David Cameron prepares to host world leaders for an anti-corruption summit. . . . The analysis, carried out by … [Read more...]
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Panama Papers: source issues a tax justice document
The source for the "Panama Papers" data leaks, originally via Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung, has issued a statement expressing mixed feelings about the world's reactions to the leaks. It is a devastating statement of tax justice and the main purpose of this blog is really to ensure that our readers … [Read more...]
Five myths about tax havens
TJN's Nicholas Shaxson has an article in the Washington Post entitled Five Myths about Tax havens. The myths go like this: Tax havens protect vulnerable people against despotic governments, unjust laws and political turmoil. Tax havens are good for high-tax nations. Besides … [Read more...]
If you’re in Washington, D.C. on April 14th . . .
From the Institute for International Economic Policy: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 5:30 – 8:30 PM Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213 Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. The Institute for International Economic Policy at the George Washington University … [Read more...]
Panama papers help the world wake up to Tax Haven USA
We're heartened to see that the Tax Haven USA story -- one that we seem to have helped breathe new life into with this blog in January last year, and our subsequent USA report, coming into the mainstream, helped by the Panama Papers. There are many, many stories out there now, including a comment … [Read more...]
Oxfam report: Ending the Era of Tax Havens
Back in June 2000, three years before TJN's birth and at a time when nobody was talking about the issues, the charity Oxfam published a seminal document entitled Tax Havens: Releasing the hidden billions for poverty eradication. It was an important part of global tax justice history. We're … [Read more...]
Our corruption and tax havens workshop: new programme
We've updated the programme for our Corruption and Tax Havens workshop at City University, London, on April 28th and 29th. Great sessions in prospect including papers on the corruption driven by the UK's financial secrecy network, on gender and human rights impacts, and on the role of professionals … [Read more...]
US official on the influence of NGOs on taxing multinationals
Tax Justice Network vs. Tim Worstall: a debate on corporate tax
Tim Worstall, a British commentator who has launched a number of vitriolic and personalised public attacks on TJN and TJN staff members in the the past, has been in debate with TJN's Research Director, Alex Cobham, on the subject of corporate tax. (For a flavour of the extraordinary level of … [Read more...]
New project to share tax info in the Americas
TJN’s Andres Knobel participated in a conference in Panama on February 18-19, hosted by the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrations (CIAT) & the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), and involving tax administrations from Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa … [Read more...]
Call for articles: corporate tax reform, value theory, post-capitalism
We are calling for expressions of interest in contributing to an issue of Tax Justice Focus, dedicated to exploring the relationship between corporate tax reform, value theory, and the global transition to a post-capitalist, post-patriarchal, post-work society. An introductory essay is available … [Read more...]
TJN in New York Review of Books: Missing Trillions
In the New York Review of Books: The Offshore Trillions John Christensen and James Henry, reply by Cass R. Sunstein MARCH 10, 2016 ISSUE In response to: Parking the Big Money from the January 14, 2016 issue To the Editors: … [Read more...]
Remembering Rebecca Wilkins, champion for tax justice
The tax justice movement has lost a treasured colleague and friend. Rebecca Wilkins, of razor-sharp intellect and with a powerful gift for tax justice advocacy, passed away on Sunday 14 February 2016. While serving as legal counsel for Citizens for Tax Justice in Washington DC, Rebecca was … [Read more...]
TJN calls for public country by country reporting. A few hours later . . .
This morning Alex Cobham, TJN's Director of Research, called for public country-by-country reporting, in an interview with the BBC's flagship Today programme (19:20ish). "Country-by-country reporting: that was actually a Tax Justice Network proposal, going back to our establishment in 2003; but … [Read more...]
TJN-backed tax haven book a bestseller in Germany
We are delighted to note that Markus Meinzer's book Steueroase Deutschland (Tax Haven Germany) is selling like hot kuchen in Germany: currently ranked at Number 1 in business books, and an even more remarkable Number 24 in all books - going head to head with the likes of "Harry Potter und der … [Read more...]
