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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Calling on professionals who want change
Simon Sweetman, an adviser to the Federation of Small Business in the UK (which has recently been undertaking interesting work with the TUC) had an
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The Black List has gone
I gather from reports (sorry for absence of links — posting in haste) that the OECD black list of tax havens had four nations on
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Half the deficit could be paid for by tax havens
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said it that it thinks there may be a deficit of £39 billion in the UK budget as a
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What next for tax havens – 1 – the EU Savings Tax Directive
First up on the broad agenda for tax haven reform that I’m now looking at will be the EU Savings Tax Directive. Massive reform of
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What next for tax havens? – Opening up the broader front
The G20 raised awareness of the tax haven issue. That has been a great result. Those who ever thought it would resolve all the issues
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So you thought it was all over?
The Observer has an article today on a letter sent by Gordon Brown to the OECD before the G20 summit issued its communiqu?©. I saw
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A note to all commentators on this blog
It’s been a gruelling few weeks in the run up to the G20. The G20 was gruelling. I’m taking the weekend and maybe a day
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The biggest tax avoidance scheme ever?
The G20 has said that 12 tax information exchange agreements are enough for a jurisdiction to get off its tax haven listing and so avoid
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