Jersey is a tax haven and Jersey Deputy Montfort Tadier is absolutely right to say so
Sunday, May 5th, 2013A furious row is breaking out in Jersey. Deputy Montfort Tadier gave an interview to the French newspaper Le Parisien in which he answered their questions as
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Extending multilateral tax information exchange to the Cayman, the BVI and Bermuda is great news - if it's more than a hollow gesture
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013It’s been announced over night that, as expected, the so called G5 tax agreement – between the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – is
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Why are Jersey so frightened of the Tax Justice Network?
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013I noted yesterday that Geoff Cook of Jersey Finance had been quick to ridicule the EU’s drive against tax evasion because it quoted my research, which he
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From the Heart of Capital to the Classic Gold Choice, tax avoidance is just a beat away
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013Corporate Watch have published the latest work to reveal a company using debt financing to shift all their profits out of the UK. As they note: This is Global, the UK’s biggest
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Who should be running HMRC if it isn't to be the Big 4 and 'senior business people'?
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Discussion of the appointment of nPower’s Volker Beckers as a non-executive director brings back into sharp focus the very odd pattern of appointments to the HMRC board of directors.
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It really is time Jersey Finance tried humility and a little honest candour
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Geoff Cook at Jersey Finance is stomping his foot and hoping the world will notice. As he says in a recent comment on their web site: EU’s Tax Evasion Drive
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Nick Robinson and Jersey Finance
Friday, April 19th, 2013I have just noted this: As I say, I’ve just noted it.
At long last, the UK accepts multilateral tax information exchange today
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013The Treasury issued this press release not long ago: New UK multilateral action to combat tax evasion The Government has today agreed with France, Germany,
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Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man: the UK's official estimate of their personal tax abuse
Thursday, March 21st, 2013Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man like to say there is no tax evasion in those places. Maybe they’d like to explain why HMRC
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