For a man who says he thinks tax evasion is repugnant George Osborne is doing his utmost to promote and assist it
Friday, March 23rd, 2012George Osborne said in his budget speech this week: I regard tax evasion and — indeed — aggressive tax avoidance — as morally repugnant. I
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The Channel Islands lose another tax case - their VAT abuse has been outlawed for good
Friday, March 16th, 2012As the Telegraph reports: The Channel Islands have lost their judicial review against the end of Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR). The hearing lasted three
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The Channel Islands' VAT abuse - the ongoing saga
Monday, March 12th, 2012So much is going on I am having problems covering it all. So let me just point at this important Guardian story on the ongoing saga of the Channel Islands, vat
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The hidden trillions: Secrecy, corruption, and the offshore interface
Friday, March 9th, 2012I’m delighted to see a paper with the above title by John Christensen has been published in the Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change. As the abstract says:
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Jersey really does permit sham trusts
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012I’m grateful for having had an article in the Jersey & Guernsey Law Review from 2010 drawn to my attention. By Filippo Noseda, it discusses The Foundations (Jersey)
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The Isle of Man's AIM companies - what do they actually do in the middle of the Irish Sea?
Saturday, January 21st, 2012This was posted as a comment on the bnloog this morning but asks too important a question for it nopt to be shared – so
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Jersey - really all that good at compliance?
Friday, January 20th, 2012I loved this. On 16 January the Jersey Evening Press proudly says: OFFICIALS from Jersey went to the US Embassy in London last month to show the
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Why Jersey's claims are so wrong
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Today’s edition of the Financial Times carries a dreary letter from Geoffrey Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance (an industry lobbying group supported by the island’s government) that is
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In the interests of fairness - Jersey's comments on Ed Miliband's accusations
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012This statement has been issued by Jersey this morning in response to Ed Miliband’s suggestion at the weekend that more action is needed to tackle
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