Born to rule over us
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012Just a thought. The Queen is also the monarch in: Jersey Guernsey The Isle of Man Bermuda Cayman The British Virgin Islands Anguilla Gibraltar Montserrat
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Accountant wants a 'bare knuckle fight' on tax justice
Friday, June 1st, 2012There was a fascinating article in Economia, the professional journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales yesterday. In it Stephen Herring, the
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Greece and tax justice - the last hope for its democracy
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012Greece is in crisis. The crisis has many dimensions. It is a debt crisis. It is a banking crisis. It is a currency crisis. And
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Give us the evidence Jersey - what's wrong with our research?
Friday, May 25th, 2012Jersey’s foreign minister – and former Bailiff of Jersey – Senator Sir Philip Bailhache spoke recently at an Institute of Directors’ lunch in Jersey. Now it’s hard to take anything said at
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The government's way to make it easier to tax avoid
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012I loved the following extract from the Tax Journal, based on Monday night’s Panorama: Most tax avoidance would not be caught by the government’s proposed
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The OECD's tax haven initiative has, so far, failed
Monday, May 7th, 2012Just reported in the Guardian is this new finding: The most concerted global push ever undertaken against international tax evasion has failed to reverse the flow of funds to
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A question for Jersey to answer
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier today: “Does the Chief Minister welcome
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Why the European Parliament and Council of Europe resolutions on tax havens are important
Monday, April 30th, 2012Those who support tax havens and dislike fair markets (and that’s most on the right wing of politics) were keen to point out that resolutions in the last couple of
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Time for Jersey to think again if it's going to survive?
Sunday, April 29th, 2012Just a week or so after the outgoing Guernsey finance minister said that island has to look beyond finance and tax abuse if it is
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