George Osborne gave his mid term report on the Crown Dependencies today, saying: British overseas territories “need to do more” to end tax evasion. Asked about
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Multilateral tax agreements – my discussion on Manx.net
I’ve done an interview for manx.net on multilateral tax agreements. You can see it here and the second part is here. I thought it was
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Extending multilateral tax information exchange to the Cayman, the BVI and Bermuda is great news – if it’s more than a hollow gesture
It’s been announced over night that, as expected, the so called G5 tax agreement – between the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – is
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The Isle of Man is seeking to replace the BVI as China’s favourite tax haven
The China Daily has a lovely headline over a story which says: Isle of Man assists with China outward investment And it gushingly continues: John
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Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man: the UK’s official estimate of their personal tax abuse
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man like to say there is no tax evasion in those places. Maybe they’d like to explain why HMRC
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Will Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man have to give FATCA to the EU – and beyond?
We know now that the UK has been successful in persuading Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man to sign what many call 'son of
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So much for the claim that there are no tax evaded funds in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man
The budget says: Following the Autumn Statement 2012 announcement that the Government would look to conclude further agreements based on its groundbreaking agreement with the
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Guernsey succumbs to the UK’s demand for tax transparency. Now when will Jersey fall?
Last November I was involved in disclosing the news that the UK intended to impose FATCA style agreements on the UK’s Crown Dependencies, and then
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For the record, the Isle of Man is still a tax haven
The claim has been made that the Isle of Man is no longer a tax haven because it has signed a new information sharing and
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