Tax havens handle stolen property. This is not by accident, this is by design. The tale of the creation of Swiss banking secrecy says it
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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
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More on country by country reporting
This is what the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development has to say on country by country reporting: Action Item: Country by Country
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The UK tax amnesty 2007
KPMG has published a review of the UK tax amnesty (officially the “offshore disclosure facility”) run by HM Revenue & Customs in 2007. They summarise
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The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act is on its way
My friends at Global Financial Integrity have reported that: The introduction today of The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, which would “restrict the use of
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Tax havens cost the UK at least £4 billion a year
TUC research published today shows that tax avoidance by wealthy UK residents through tax havens cost UK tax payers at least £4 billion a year,
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Swiss banking secrecy is being challenged again
Swiss banking secrecy is being challenged again, this time in the United States.. Quite right too. The argument that it had anything to do with
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Banks in Jersey are responsible for their customer’s tax evasion
One of the commentators on my article in Comment is Free today said: I haven’t paid much attention to the UBS case. Clearly if they
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The next UK tax amnesty: what to expect
Accountancy Age has been digging about the prospect of another UK tax amnesty. The last only really affected the activities of the UK’s five biggest
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