Foreign Policy magazine is pretty influential in the US and beyond. In its latest edition it reports: On April 17, U.S. taxpayers will grudgingly send
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The Swiss say take it or leave it
Swissinfo is reporting today that: Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has said Switzerland cannot make further concessions to Germany and the United States in a row
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The FT slams the Swiss tax deal and the UK’s sell out to tax criminals
It couldn’t get much clearer than this. Having noted in an editorial this morning that Germany is having second thoughts about signing a tax deal with Switzerland it
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UBS are accused of helping tax evaders
As Swissinfo reports: A French journalist has accused UBS France of systematically helping major clients stash funds in Switzerland, depriving their government of tax revenue.
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For a man who says he thinks tax evasion is repugnant George Osborne is doing his utmost to promote and assist it
George Osborne said in his budget speech this week: I regard tax evasion and — indeed — aggressive tax avoidance — as morally repugnant. I
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94,000 properties. How many prosecutions for the crimes they hide?
George Osborne has said he’s going to stop stamp duty avoidance though the use of offshore limited companies tomorrow. And so he should. According to some reports The
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Just how easy it will be to avoid the Swiss tax withholding under the new UK – Swiss tax deal
I’ve just been sent a note on how easy it would be to avoid the new UK – Swiss tax deal and declare nothing to the UK
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The UK sells its tax sovereignty in a massive boost to offshore tax abuse by Switzerland
It’s extraordinary to note that on the day before the government supposedly announces a big crack down on tax avoidance by the wealthy in the UK it has today
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Tax avoidance and evasion: George’s seen them off already, says Tory MP
I received the following, somewhat amusing email from my local MP, the far-right Tory Liz Truss, today. I reproduce it as I got it: Good
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