From the Financial Transparency Coalition, of which TJN is a member: Register and FAQ here. … [Read more...]
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TJN in The Economist: on the precious corporate income tax
Recently, we wrote an article welcoming a major intervention by The Economist magazine, which was arguing that rules allowing people and corporations to set interest payments against their tax bills is a historical anachronism whose time has now gone. … [Read more...]
Global Week of Action for #TaxJustice, June 16-23, 2015.
The Global Week of Action for #TaxJustice, which will take place in June 16-23, 2015, aims to encourage and cross-promote diverse activities that are initiated across our tax justice communities, to increase public pressure on governments across the world. Members and allies of the Global Alliance … [Read more...]
Justice, interrupted: will bankers get off the hook ever more lightly?
Two Economist blogs in a row: this time we've a fine excuse because their image comes from our TJN Senior Adviser, Jim Henry, who presented this data at the TJN-supported Illicit Financial Journalism Programme in London last week, and gave a preview last February in our Taxcast (see below): "just … [Read more...]
Tax wars: seminar at European parliament
A seminar at the European parliament in Brussels, featuring TJN's Markus Meinzer: … [Read more...]
Financial Secrecy Index: new academic paper
Cross-posted with the Uncounted blog: a forthcoming paper in Economic Geography. The Financial Secrecy Index is the Tax Justice Network's flagship index of secrecy jurisdictions, or 'tax havens'. The idea emerged from discussions at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, in January 2007. In … [Read more...]
TJN Report and Accounts for year ended 31 December 2014
Our audited accounts and the Director's Report for year ended 31st December 2014 are available here. … [Read more...]
Singapore spin: “we are not a tax haven.” They all say that
From the Twittersphere, our Director of Research: … [Read more...]
The deep joy of trusts and foundations
We aren't sure whether to be horrified, flattered or entertained. Take a look at this peculiar video from a rather iffy-looking offshore promoter, complete with '80s soundtrack and faux newsroom. If you go to the original source of this video, it turns out that they are explicitly using TJN … [Read more...]
The Offshore Game – new TJN report on offshore finance in football
From The Guardian, a major new story whose introduction runs as follows: "Research by the Guardian and the Tax Justice Network reveals 28 English clubs with substantial shareholdings overseas, opening up the football leagues to criticism for allowing ownership structures that could be used for … [Read more...]
Register here for TJN’s annual discussion workshop at City University, London, 25th-26th June 2015
You can register here to attend TJN's annual discussion workshop, held in association with the Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs and City University, London, which will be held on 25th-26th June 2015. The workshop theme is Should Nation States Compete? The outline programme is … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network – Changing the World
We have just put together a promotional video for TJN, to help explain our role in the fast-growing tax justice debates. We'll place this video permanently on our home page, below the blogs, and on our Tax Justice TV page. We have also just started soliciting testimonials from various people … [Read more...]
TJN makes Global Top 50 – again!
Every picture tells a story, and this picture reflects the fact that TJN remains an agenda setter at national, regional and global levels. … [Read more...]
TJN signs Alex Cobham to join the squad in January 2015
It is with great excitement that we share the news that we have signed Alex Cobham to joining the TJN squad in early January 2015, taking the position of Director of Research. … [Read more...]
The End of Bank Secrecy? A new TJN report
A new (preliminary) report from the Tax Justice Network ‘The end of bank secrecy?’ Bridging the gap to effective automatic information exchange Leading finance ministers are meeting in Berlin this week to initiate a new global standard for the automatic information exchange of tax data. In … [Read more...]
