In another post this morning I made the comment that in many areas there are purists who think that there are perfect outcomes to the
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The people of Jersey have paid a heavy price to support the tax haven that has been imposed on them
I noted this in the Jersey Evening Post yesterday in response to my weekend essay on that Island’s economic future: THE scale of the shift
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Jersey has a future, but not in finance
A couple of weeks ago I was asked by Andy Sibcy, the editor of the Jersey Evening Post, if I might write an extended east
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The game is up for tax havens: they should be shedding their tears for the end of their ill gotten gains in private
As the FT has reported: Bermuda’s political and business elite is responding to the G7 push for a minimum corporate income tax as it would
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Our tax system is as biased as that in the USA, and all with the intention of making the rich richer
US think tank Problublica recently published a report that it said: demolishes the cornerstone myth of the American tax system: that everyone pays their fair
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The G7 deal: a Podcast with Common Weal
I was interviewed by Craig Dalzell for the Common Weal podcast yesterday. This is what we produced. I should add for those who think this
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G7 reservations – from today
What are the questions that the G7 finance ministers tax deal gives rise to?
I have prepared this note this morning. A PDF version is here. Global tax reform _____ What are the questions that the weekend agreement on a
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Expect the Big 4 accountants to oppose the G7 tax agreement – because collectively they are the backbone of the offshore world
I made this comment yesterday after the G7 tax deal was announced: I have been asked what the biggest impediments to delivery of the new
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