The government frequently says that it cannot change the law in the UK’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as they are independent jurisdictions. As a result it
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Why are there so few US details in the Panama Papers?
There is a lot of speculation, and even conspiracy theory, circulating on why the Panama Papers leak does not appear to address US issues. Let
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We need capital controls to tackle tax haven abuse
There is, inevitably, an urgent call for actions being made on tax havens. One way to tackle their abuse is to impose capital controls on
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Does David Cameron have to talk about his father?
As the Mail has reported this morning: David Cameron has come under intense pressure to crack down on offshore tax havens after a massive data
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We may be beating tax havens – but not fast enough
For me one of the most fascinating pieces of data to come from the Panama Papers was this graph from the ICIJ investigation: What this
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Holding ministers to account on tax: recent parliamentary questions on the issue
There are Members of Parliament who are interested in tax abuse. And there are those who answer their questions. I am grateful to David Lowry,
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It’s head in the sand time at Wealth Briefing
I loved this afternoon’s email from an organisation called Wealth Briefing to whose missives I susbcribe: Panama didn’t even make the headline. Heads in the
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Whose head is on so many tax haven’s stamps?
You couldn’t make it up: Look at the top right hand corner. And ask who is responsible for the BVI’s role in the world. Then
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Why are the Big 4 accountants all in Panama and the BVI?
Who is in the British Virgin Islands? EY KPMG PWC Deloitte And who is in Panama? EY KPMG PWC Deloitte Why, is the fair question
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