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Thursday, November 02, 2017

The use of tax havens to avoid paying taxes will soon be 'unacceptable

Jozef Conrad was a sceptic who believed that the human world was fuelled by illusions. He felt strongly about a number of the political issues of his day, such as the threat posed to Europe by Russian autocracy, and was horrified by the rapacity he witnessed being inflicted on the local population when he travelled through the Belgian Congo in 1890. But nothing could have been further from his way of thinking than high-minded dreams of a world without tyranny or empire. In his view, no change in political systems could eradicate the universal human propensity for savagery. He was suspicious of all large schemes of improvement.
~John Gray - Homo Duplex

 It's exactly 500 years to the day since Luther Blissett nailed his "95 Theses" to the door of Battenberg Cake Factory.
Like Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk, he started a revolution.
If it hadn't been for Luther, would we have had an October Revolution? Wouldn't Henry VIII have died monogamous? Would we even have the internet? I can't say, but I suspect not ...


NAB reveals 6000 jobs to go as it announces $6.6b profit


These 13 Wire Transfers Are A Focus Of The FBI Probe Into Paul Manafort Buzzfeed. Between 2012 and 2013
A Peek Behind the VW Tax Haven Curtain Der Spiegel


Illicit Financial Outflows from Developing Countries Grow

New GIF report shows that illicit financial outflows (IFFs) from developing countries, already at alarming levels, continue to grow rapidly.

'Appalling' audit quality could lead to next Enron: ASIC's Greg Medcraft ...


Socialism or Amazonism Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report




Autonomous robots gain foothold as private security guards McClatchy






This egregious tax loophole - foreign ownership of UK property -  costs the UK £8bn every year. Let's close it
  (30 Oct 2017)









  • British drinkers are paying 14 times more tax on a pint than Germans  (30 Oct 2017)








  • Volkswagen Relies on Luxembourg to Save on Taxes  (30 Oct 2017)








  • The top 10 UK tax complexities  (30 Oct 2017)








  • You're Better Off in a State With a Higher Income Tax  (30 Oct 2017)








  • HSBC: Who cares about money laundering when the City's thrilled  (30 Oct 2017)








  • UK Self-employed freelancers may be at risk in £1.2 billion tax crackdown  (30 Oct 2017)








  • The 238 Attempted Bribes of Amazon Should Be Illegal  (30 Oct 2017)








  • MEPs demand Cyprus open up over Russia money laundering  (30 Oct 2017)








  • Wave of new companies dodge money laundering law, despite Tory pledges to crack down  (30 Oct 2017)








  • Tax haven firm helped actress Edoarda Crociani to hide fortune  (30 Oct 2017)








  • The use of tax havens to avoid paying taxes will soon be 'unacceptable
      (30 Oct 2017)








  • Insys Founder Resigns From Board After Charges in US Opioid Bribery Case  (30 Oct 2017)








  • When it comes to tax avoidance this Tory government is living on Mars  (30 Oct 2017)








  • It's time to reform our tax system  (30 Oct 2017)  








  • Cyprus defends reputation on Russia money laundering    (30 Oct 2017)








  • Boffins befuddled over EU probe into UK's tax rules for multinationals  (30 Oct 2017)








  • Data breach at Bermuda finance firm with large Jersey presence  (27 Oct 2017)








  • EU Consultation: Fair taxation of the digital economy  (27 Oct 2017)








  • Commission gathers views on how to tax the digital economy fairly and effectively  (27 Oct 2017)








  • PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns  (27 Oct 2017)








  • How about getting multinationals to pay their tax, as well as Gary Barlow?
      (27 Oct 2017)








  • British expats among those benefiting as Macron slashes French wealth tax  (27 Oct 2017)








  • France's super-rich will benefit most from Macron's tax breaks  (27 Oct 2017)








  • We need to challenge the myth that the rich are specially-talented wealth creators  (27 Oct 2017)








  • Tax Avoidance Alive and Well in Europe  (27 Oct 2017)








  • TAX STRATEGY REPORTING AMONG THE FTSE 50 – Slow to emerge, poorly executed, but some examples of excellence (27 Oct 2017)








  • Tax Gap: Something is very wrong at HMRC  (27 Oct 2017)








  • Cayman still labeled as 'notorious tax haven'  (27 Oct 2017)








  • Undeclared offshore interests face 200% penalties - But who is going to chase them and how  (27 Oct 2017)








  • Spanish police arrest 55 in huge Chinese money laundering operation  (27 Oct 2017)








  • RBS to pay $44 million to settle US charges it defrauded customers  (27 Oct 2017)








  • US Department of Justice: Non-Prosecution Agreement with RBS Securities Inc. (27 Oct 2017)
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