Yesterday’s editorial in the FT was a major statement of principle. It starts: The German public’s outrage that hundreds of their fellow citizens are suspected
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Jersey is planning to introduce Foundations – just like Liechtenstein!
Foundations have been at the core of the abuse that has taken place in Liechtenstein. And just as they have become the pariah instrument of
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KPMG – there is no morality in taxation
The December edition of Finance Magazine in Ireland, sponsored by KPMG had an article entitled ‘Is Tax on Your Board’s Agenda’ in it. Written by
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How to tackle tax haven abuse
John Christensen and David Spencer of the Tax Justice Network have set out their arguments on how to tackle tax haven abuse in the FT
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Tax haven evasion: what the IRS has to say
The US IRS web site has a very good page on offshore tax evasion that it is tackling through the Abusive Tax Scheme Program. This
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Cayman: home of the tax vacation
CNN has reported that: Congressional investigators are in the Cayman Islands this week to determine if some U.S. businesses are taking a vacation from paying
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Another day, yet more tax stories in the press.
The Independent ran a front page story on the cost of tax havens to Europe. It’s not 100% accurate but the location of the story
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The UK Tax Gap: deferred tax is just another wheeze to hide the truth
I noticed another letter in this morning’s Guardian: Polly Toynbee is right to highlight Richard Murphy’s report for the TUC, which identified £25bn of tax
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Tescos: distorting fair competition
John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network had this letter in the Guardian this morning: Tesco claims in its corporate responsibility statement that it uses
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