My 2005 report on Jersey and the EU Code of Conduct on Business Taxation
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011I have been asked to put up a link to my 2005 report prepared for a shadow scrutiny committee of the States of Jersey on
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Zero / ten is dead and still Jersey can't face the truth - probably because it's too painful
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011The basis for the European Commission’s High Level Working Party’s decision on the future of zero / ten taxation in Jersey and the Isle of
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The EU has moved quickly to kill zero / ten in the Crown Dependencies
Monday, February 7th, 2011I admit that when the EU said it would set up a High Level Working Party to look at the scope of the EU Code
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Jersey finance industry is not transparent - according to jersey Finance
Friday, February 4th, 2011From the Jersey Evening Post: ISLAND finance firms are still failing to provide important information to potential investors, according to the results of a mystery
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Why Jersey is treated as being opaque by HMRC
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011I mentioned the other day that Jersey, unlike the Isle of Man and Guernsey, is a category 2 state with regard to offshore tax penalties
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Questions Geoff Cook of Jersey Finance needs to answer
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011I’ve just referred to a report in the Jersey Evening Post, not available on line, that covers the meeting Jersey Finance held last Friday when
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Jersey Finance are very confused about the nature of politics
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011I note that the Jersey Evening Post has published reports of the meeting I referred to yesterday when referring to the capture of Jersey by
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What is HMRC saying about Jersey?
Monday, January 31st, 2011H M Revenue & Customs has, as many will be aware, announced a new penalty regime for offshore disclosures. As they say: These new penalties
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Jersey - captured by finance
Monday, January 31st, 2011I have often argued that tax havens / secrecy jurisdictions have been subject tio regulatory capture. Wikipedia defines this as: regulatory capture occurs when a
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