France says Jersey is a tax haven deserving to be penalised for its failure to cooperate in the war on tax abuse
Friday, August 30th, 2013The FT reported last night: France has stepped up its assault on tax havens by blacklisting Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Jersey, in a sudden
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People don't trust tax secrecy
Monday, August 26th, 2013Christian Aid issued the following press release today: The majority of Britons (57%) believe that company owners should not be allowed to keep their identities
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What do you do to oppress people? Turn their state into a tax haven?
Monday, August 12th, 2013I have for a long time, along with Ronen Palan, John Christensen, Nick Shaxson and others, argued that tax haven activity is in part about
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Barclays is destroying a lifeline for some of the poorest people in the world
Thursday, August 8th, 2013I have reported, often, on Barclays shooting itself in the foot on this blog. I suspect I will do so again before too long. Bt
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Jersey complies with the European Union Savings Tax Directive a decade late
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013The European Union Savings Tax Directive has just one goal – which is the beating of tax evasion. Introduced in 2005, the aim was to share
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Despite Jersey's claims the OECD has not congratulated Jersey on its tax transparency
Monday, July 29th, 2013Jersey issued a press release today saying: OECD congratulates Jersey on its action on tax transparency Now I know I criticise the OECD but I
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And they call this transparency and information exchange?
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013International Adviser web site has reported: The number of requests for data HMRC made to Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on possible tax evaders hit
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The Chief Minister of Jersey reads 'tax research websites'
Monday, July 22nd, 2013I have already mentioned one amusing exchange in the States of Jersey last week. There was another that also caught my eye, which was an
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Jersey's 'sniff test' for tax avoidance and the case of a bad cold
Monday, July 22nd, 2013I was amused by this exchange in the States of Jersey last week in which it became clear that Jersey uses a ‘sniff test’ when
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