The Tax Justice Network has produced a draft briefing paper on Tax Information Exchange Agreements, the flaws within them and how they can be rectified.
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Another perspective at AccountingWEB.

Grey haired man in grey suit:   . asks question of grey haired man in grey suit: He looks chuffed, doesn’t he?

This is from the TJN blog yesterday: The aid campaigner Bob Geldof apparently just told Richard Murphy, in front of a scrum of cameras, that
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Paul Mason of Newsnight has sent me a link to his blog The strange case of Macau, the tax haven that disappeared which explains some
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The Guardian editorial today is on with which I have ease in concurring: Even if there were as many G20 misses as G20 hits, the
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This is my article on Comment is Free today: Gordon Brown has declared that the G20 represents the beginning of the end — for banking
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This is the supporting note issued  by the G20 on tax havens: It is essential to protect public finances and international standards against the risks
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This from the FT: According to the account, which has since been confirmed by non-US officials, Mr Obama got the two leaders to agree that
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