The EU money laundering white list
Sunday, June 1st, 2008I note that whilst I was away there was some comment on the UK’s overseas tax haven territories not making it to the EU’s ‘white
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Jersey: the future of its financial services industry is secret
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Jersey Finance has issued a press release on the future of financial services in that Channel Island. It says, amongst other things: Whilst the quality
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Progress on the EU Savings Tax Directive
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008The EU issued the following press release tonight: TAXATION OF SAVINGS – Council conclusions The Council took note of an informal interim assessment by the
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The Sovereign Society
Thursday, May 8th, 2008I guess it’s fair to say I have little regard for the US based Sovereign Society. It seems to me that the only thing they
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Is this a trend?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Yesterday I referred to reports of dissent in Turks & Caicos. We’ve had them previously from Cayman. We know dissent is widespread in Jersey. There
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The UK is responsible for its tax havens
Thursday, May 1st, 2008The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported on the UK’s Crown Protectorates a day after the Treasury Select Committee announced it was
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The double-headed Hydra
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Yesterday’s news that a senior partner in international accountants PKF has been arrested on charges of blatant tax evasion is, I regret, a matter of
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Corporation tax exodus: it is really an issue?
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008The FT and many other papers have comment on the so-called exodus of companies leaving the UK. So far it is just two, UBM and
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United Business Media: the real story of its tax
Monday, April 28th, 2008The Times has reported that: United Business Media (UBM) is to join a growing exodus of companies from the UK by shifting its tax base
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