http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/30/creating-turmoil-why-it-was-written-what-it-says/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:47:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/30/creating-turmoil-why-it-was-written-what-it-says/#comment-508891 TIEA’s before bed time | called2account Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:05:08 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/06/30/creating-turmoil-why-it-was-written-what-it-says/#comment-508891 [...] This is not transparency: this is a charade. And there is no way that these TIEA will solve the problem that offshore poses. Unsurprising that the secrecy jurisdictions are signing up for them. All the odds are in their favour. They can claim to cooperate and comply with all requirements imposed on them. In practice they give nothing away. Much more radical solutions are needed if we are to avoid turmoil. [...] [...] This is not transparency: this is a charade. And there is no way that these TIEA will solve the problem that offshore poses. Unsurprising that the secrecy jurisdictions are signing up for them. All the odds are in their favour. They can claim to cooperate and comply with all requirements imposed on them. In practice they give nothing away. Much more radical solutions are needed if we are to avoid turmoil. [...]

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