The letters sent by Gordon Brown to the leaders of the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories are of such significance that they appear to
Read the full article…
The Black List has gone
I gather from reports (sorry for absence of links — posting in haste) that the OECD black list of tax havens had four nations on
Read the full article…
The biggest tax avoidance scheme ever?
The G20 has said that 12 tax information exchange agreements are enough for a jurisdiction to get off its tax haven listing and so avoid
Read the full article…
Tax information exchange agreements: why they don’t work
The Tax Justice Network has produced a draft briefing paper on Tax Information Exchange Agreements, the flaws within them and how they can be rectified.
Read the full article…
The OECD list – an unfortunate compromise in pursuit of a goal
The OECD tax haven list published tonight is here. As I have written for the Guardian for tomorrow: The black list is based on a
Read the full article…
To HM Government: A correction
I have seen reliable evidence this morning that UK government spokespeople are saying that I have stated that automatic information exchange is not important at
Read the full article…
Switzerland announces go-slow on reform
The FT has reported that: Switzerland has warned countries against expecting swift results from its decision last week to water down bank secrecy laws, saying
Read the full article…
The Swiss agree to negotiate OECD style double tax treaties
New just in is that the Swiss Government has decided to comply with the standards of article 26 of the OECD in future double tax
Read the full article…
Liechtenstein has to prove it is serious – and it has not yet
Liechtenstein has announced that it is going to abandon some of its banking secrecy and offer information exchange under OECD protocols. Let’s be cool and
Read the full article…

Buy me a coffee!
