Jersey has signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the UK. As the Guardian says (with edits): Terry Le Sueur, chief minister of the
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The elephant test
There are those who are arguing that they aren’t tax havens Of late we’ve heard it from Jersey, Guernsey, Switzerland, the Isle of Man, Bermuda,
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Tax havens harm developing countries
Gordon Brown is on message on the impact of tax havens on development. He said yesterday: At the London Summit we will set out new
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The OECD’s tax haven sanctions
In 2004 the OECD published a list of sanctions that might be taken against tax havens / secrecy jurisdictions. They were: The use of provisions
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Getting tax havens off the sanctions list
I have explained why sanctions against tax havens are ethical. I have explained why this is economically appropriate, and equitable. I have suggested a list
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Island fear at tax ‘haven’ threat
There is a piece with the above title on the Radio 5 live website. It says: [W]ith the economies of places like Jersey and Guernsey
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Is this the best STEP can do?
The following is typical of the pro-tax haven letters in the FT today: Sir, Avinash Persaud is right that “the attack on offshore centres is
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 9th
These are my links for March 9th: Tax Justice Network: Wish you were here – Jersey, 12/13 March – TJN in action in Jersey But
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Who bailed out UBS?
Fascinating story from the Washington Post: NOT NORMALLY a hotbed of anti-Americanism — or of any other political sentiment, for that matter — Switzerland is
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