I thought this comment on the blog worth drawing attention to: I am not from the Big 4, Richard.I’m from Indonesia, where more than 750
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Another senior figure from the UK’s accounting hierarchy has rushed forward to defend tax havens whilst seeking to neuter all at attempts to end tax
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Mike Warburton of Grant Thornton is a regular sparring partner of mine. I note was quoted in the article on Panama I referred to earlier
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The Times has reported: Faced with the growing hostility of politicians, some tax havens quickly crumbled under the pressure. But while countries such as Switzerland
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Tax Justice Network: Swiss banker to EU: we knew we were tricking you. Swiss banker quoted in German newspaper Sonntag: We said that the witholding
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Last Thursday was the day of the G20. I suggested we made a step forward — but it was the first of a long journey.
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So what that the OECD says Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man have a handful of almost meaningless Tax Information Exchange Agreements and have
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This is the supporting note issued  by the G20 on tax havens: It is essential to protect public finances and international standards against the risks
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This has been an extraordinary afternoon — and one where it has been hard to blog. Gordon Brown declared the end of the Washington Consensus
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