The UK's position on sharing beneficial ownership data is totally hypocritical
Friday, April 15th, 2016The Treasury issued the following remarkably breathy press release last night: Chancellor George Osborne today (Thursday 14 April) unveiled a ground-breaking international deal to automatically
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The tyranny of the UK's tax havens is set to continue
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016Two things happened as a result of yesterday’s announcement with regard to the relationship between the UK and its tax havens by David Cameron in
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On BBC Radio Jersey this morning - suggesting they are as much a problem as other tax havens
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016I was in robust form on BBC Radio Jersey this morning. Start at 2:07 I was not taking nonsense – including the usual drivel provided
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Failing to provide the resources HMRC needs to tackle tax abuse is in itself a form of corruption
Monday, April 4th, 2016I wrote this on March 20 this year: The Mail has reported: A clampdown on tax evaders who have salted cash away offshore will fail
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HMRC's offshore helper
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016The Times has reported: A multimillion-pound Revenue & Customs publicity campaign to stamp out tax evasion and avoidance used an advertising agency ultimately controlled in
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Offshore is closer than you think
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016I had missed Private Eye register of offshore land holdings in the UK. But now I will make amends. This is a fascinating and excellent
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The crackdown on tax abuse is failing because HMRC don't have the resources to chase the crooks
Sunday, March 20th, 2016The Mail has reported: A clampdown on tax evaders who have salted cash away offshore will fail to hit its target of more than £1
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Take HSBC, add Jersey and mix with HMRC
Friday, December 11th, 2015The FT has reported this morning that: Jersey bank account holders have been invited by the UK tax authority to declare any undisclosed tax liabilities
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That Jersey black hole - and my 2007 forecast that it would happen
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015As yesterday’s Guardian article on the mess Jersey finds itself in noted, that island is facing a financial black hole of £125 million a year.
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