Glencore is always spoken of as a Swiss company. That’s not true. The prospectus says: Is there anyone who thinks that’s anything but a tax dodge? If
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A while ago I reported stories in the Telegraph concerning the arrangements made by some major UK horticultural companies to supply plants to the UK
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From the Telegraph: Under the noses of HMRC and through a scheme administered on their behalf by the Channel Islands Postal Authorities, mail order goods bought
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The following letter was in the Church Times (the Church of England’s newspaper) a week or so ago (but I’ve just seen it): From the Revd Martin
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It’s Liberation Day in Jersey: 66 years since the liberation from the Nazi occupation of the island. But the real question now is when will they be free
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I was talking to someone of considerable expertise on tax haven / secrecy jurisdiction issues about Jersey and Guernsey foundations. He pointed out the real reason for them, and I
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I’ve just noted that Guernsey is planning to introduce laws so that foundations can be established on the island. They like to say this is for the benefit of clients from
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The House of Commons library has issued a new briefing sheet on VAT abuse involving the Channel Islands. It’s available here. The main point is
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The Telegraph highlighted concerns about seed and horticultural companies abusing the Channel Islands’ for VAT purposes yesterday. Mr Fothergill’s seems to have spent some time
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