My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 4th through March 9th
Monday, March 9th, 2009These are my links for March 4th through March 9th: Jersey raises floodwalls as tax storm brews – International Herald Tribune – Now those associated
Read the full article…
The Netherlands is a tax haven
Monday, March 9th, 2009Reuters has reported that: Brit Insurance [has] said it [it] planning to move its tax base to the Netherlands and that it would put detailed
Read the full article…
A new blacklist? Yes, please
Friday, March 6th, 2009The Guardian has reported that: Addressing the Scottish Labour party conference, [Gordon Brown] is expected to highlight plans to crackdown on countries that refuse to
Read the full article…
Secrecy jurisdictions: even Jersey is using the language now
Thursday, March 5th, 2009Fascinating to note that the term secrecy jurisdiction, which I really began to lob into the tax haven debate about a year ago is now
Read the full article…
Leeds, Jersey and KPMG
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009A couple of years ago I highlighted the offshore dimensions of the shenanigans then going on at Leeds United FC. The debacle continues. David Conn
Read the full article…
The UK tax amnesty 2007
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009KPMG has published a review of the UK tax amnesty (officially the “offshore disclosure facility”) run by HM Revenue & Customs in 2007. They summarise
Read the full article…
G20 Tax haven sanctions
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009The Guardian published an article yesterday on sanctions on tax havens to be proposed at the forthcoming G20 summit. That article worried some of us.
Read the full article…
Jersey costs the UK more than benefit fraud
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Benefit fraud costs the UK £800 million a year according to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. Now look at my last blog on
Read the full article…
Tax havens cost the UK at least £4 billion a year
Monday, March 2nd, 2009TUC research published today shows that tax avoidance by wealthy UK residents through tax havens cost UK tax payers at least £4 billion a year,
Read the full article…