There’s a sickening dimension to today’s agreement between the UK and Switzerland that is getting to let thousands of wealthy tax criminals off the hook
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Cameron and Osborne let thousands of proven criminals off all charges – anonymously
The tax deal between the Uk and Switzerland initialed today is reported to: retrospectively tax existing banking relationships in Switzerland, persons resident in the UK should be
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Weasel words from the Swiss as they declare it’s a great day for tax evasion
The Swiss Banker’s Association is issuing the following press release anytime about now : Basel, 24 August 2011 — The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) welcomes the finalisation
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It’s goodbye Switzerland as the profits from tax evasion disappear
As the Wall Street Journal notes this morning: It’s time to move on to other shores for European banks serving wealthy clients: Switzerland will remain
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The small business tax gap is huge – according to a small business accountant
This comment on the blog today is worth repeating: Well I am a big supporter of smaller businesses, but some proprietors just refuse to pay
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Germany has set back the fight against tax evasion – and we’ll be outsourcing our tax system to Switzerland too, soon
David McNair of Christian Aid has an article under the first part of the above title in the Guardian today. David is right to draw
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US draws attention to a key issue in global recession – the role of tax havens
As the FT notes this morning: At least six more Swiss and one Liechtenstein private bank have attracted the attention of US prosecutors investigating whether Swiss
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Swiss-German tax treaty undermines prospects for European tax cooperation
The following comes from the blog of Eurodad, a fellow member with Tax Research UK of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development:
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US tell Swiss where to put a tax deal
According to Reuters: The United States has ended talks with Switzerland aimed at settling a row over investigations into Swiss banks accused of helping Americans
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