Why hasn't Jersey signed a TIEA with India? Was it Jersey would not play ball?
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011The following comes from the blog of ‘Tony, The Prof’ in Jersey, and seems highly pertinent, following in the wake of news that despite much
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Pride comes before a fall - Isle of Man take note
Thursday, March 17th, 2011Manx Net reports (and I have edited a bit): The Isle of Man Assessor of Income Tax, Malcolm Couch, provided an update on zero-ten taxation
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Jersey opens benefit fraud hotline - but what about tax cheats?
Monday, March 14th, 2011The Jersey Evening Press notes: ISLANDERS are being encouraged to shop benefit cheats through a new confidential phone line and website. Now suppose they put
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Proposal for Jersey to be able to register large ships
Monday, March 14th, 2011Jersey’s desperate attemtps to sell any form of legislation it can offer continue with a plan to set up a register for commercial shipping, according
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Some still seem to believe in 'offshore innovation'
Monday, March 14th, 2011I note from the Kleinwort Benson website that it said last week: Kleinwort Benson has agreed a deal to acquire Close Brothers Offshore Group (“COG”)
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BBC Guernsey reveals its complete political bias - again
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011I have a rather old fashioned view that the BBC should be unbiased. Quaint I know, but built into its charter, I note. In Guernsey
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Channel Island's VAT abused to be ended?
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011From the BBC today: A debate in the House of Lords gained cross-party support to close a VAT loophole which costs the UK government £130m
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More moves to force companies to say where they are - which is in tax havens
Sunday, February 20th, 2011The Financial Mail is continuing its campaign on tax haven activity by major companies: Hundreds of secret tax haven subsidiaries belonging to major companies have
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The conspiracy against the public
Saturday, February 19th, 2011The Guardian’s editorial today seems worth noting in full. Apologists for abuse and those who just want to abuse need not comment. The reality is
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