2007 was a good year for tax justice. Most important of all was a serous change in the development community. There is now significant support
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Free markets require fair taxation
It’s a fact that we cannot do without taxes. That’s because we cannot do without government. And we cannot do without markets either, at least
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What does GST mean in Jersey?
One of my Jersey correspondents tells me that the public’s repulsion for the regressive GST (Goods and Services Tax) to be introduced in Jersey in
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The Tote’s move to Alderney: the worst signal to tax avoiders that the government could give?
The Guardian has reported that: Totesport Casino, an internet arm of government-owned bookmaker the Tote, is switching its operations to the offshore tax haven of
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Corruption – alive and well
Max Hastings, a former editor of the Daily Telegraph wrote a thoughtful piece on corruption for the Guardian earlier this week. I recommend it. I
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Luxembourg and the FATF: Profoundly unethical conduct
Jerome Turquey has an astonishing entry on his blog. As he notes, page 20 of the FATF Annual Report for 2006 – 07 says: Thanks
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Tax compliance
Tax compliance is paying the right tax at the right time in the right place in accordance with the spirit of the law in the
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What I’d like for Christmas: that Channel Island’s bankers understand their money laundering laws
Two people claiming to be Channel Island’s financial services operators have been making extensive comments on two blogs on this site. Despite the claims of
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The US plans to shift the tax burden onto ordinary people
Accountancy Age reports that: Business leaders in the world’s biggest economy will be discussing US Treasury’s latest tax reform proposal, including the lowering of corporate
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