Last November I was involved in disclosing the news that the UK intended to impose FATCA style agreements on the UK’s Crown Dependencies, and then
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Loopholes – a great track from Wilcko
I like this: ‘Loopholes’ is the latest video from Wilcko the Brighton based UK reggae recording artist. Done in his usual Roy Lichenstein style, ‘Loopholes’
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Unite’s submission on fair tax to the Labour Party policy review
Unite the Union asked me to write their submission to the Labour Party policy review on tax. I’ve now done that and you can get the 28
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Talking ten years of tax justice in Brussels.
I am on my way to Brussels this morning to talk about ten year of tax justice to the European Socialist group in the parliament.
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HMRC do an offshore tax prosecution – and it’s another dodgy trader from the north west. What is going on?
The FT reports this morning: Two businessmen were jailed on Wednesday after pleading guilty to lying about cash they hid outside the UK, in the
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Could it be that only ‘little people’ are named and shamed for not paying tax?
Accountancy Age (and many others) have reported: HM Revenue & Customs have today published the names of tax defaulters on their website for the first
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My presentation to the Canadian House of Commons on tax havens, today
I am making a presentation and taking questions at a hearing of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today. Thankfully I am doing
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Unless we know who owns companies corruption follows, and even the OECD is hinting at that now
The OECD has published a new paper on the importance of knowing the beneficial ownership of companies, on which I have already commented today. Admittedly this is a discussion
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Cyprus is just one centre for ’round tripping’. Three simple reforms could stop it for good
As the FT reports this morning: In June, Cyprus became the fifth country in the eurozone to request an international bailout after lenders got caught up in
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