Why tax havens persist, and where a rethink could take hold
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor
Tax Havens Lobby To Keep Loopholes That Enrich Insurers, Hedge Fund Managers International Business Times
About 20 jurisdictions in EU draft list of tax havens - officialIs Bitcoin A Speculative Bubble inside Tax Haven?
Do Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have fundamental value?
Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan is spearheading an
international probe into last month’s 13.5-million-document Paradise Papers
data leak, as he also revealed a $50 million windfall from the earlier
Panama Papers. In his first interview on the Australian Taxation
Office’s response to the Paradise Papers, Mr Jordan said he would focus on
professional services firms — including accountants, lawyers and tax
specialists — as the initial targets of his investigations, for potential
breaches they committed on behalf of high-flying clients. Tax chief Chris Jordan leads global response to Paradise Papers leak
Australian Taxation Office's Chris Jordan
in 'Al Capone' style bid to ...
Tax commissioner Chris Jordan has unveiled a plan to give motorcycle gangs the “Al Capone treatment” to ensure more criminals go to prison, as crack joint Australian ... Mr Jordan believes bikie gangs, in particular, are a potentially fertile target for both revenue and potential criminal tax evasion charges.
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THE first staff of the new
Gosford Australian Taxation Office will enjoy some of the best views in
the city when they start work tomorrow.
The Express Advocate
got a glimpse inside the swanky new facility this week when Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull was given a tour of the lower floor of the
office.
Report: Wells Fargo may face more federal sanctions over insurance, mortgage practices LA Times. Why are these criminals still walking the streets?
Letter: “We write to you regarding the ‘Algorithms: How Companies’ Decisions About Data and Content Impact Consumers’ hearing(PDF) EPIC
Uber’s use of encrypted messaging may set legal precedents Reuters. Just spitballing here, but it’s occurred to me that “eyes on the prize” for the big money backing Uber might not be Uber’s (non-existent) prospect of profit, or even Uber’s shiny narrative, but the prospect of a successful IPO for an outright criminal organization, which would mean that for capital, the abolition of the rule of law would open and clear. Via Snow Crash:
“The Mafia wouldn’t do that.”“Don’t be a sap,” Hiro says. “Of course they would.”Y.T. seems miffed at Hiro.“Look,” he says, “I’m sorry for reminding you of this, but if we still had laws, the Mafia would be a criminal organization.”“But we don’t have laws,” she says, “so it’s just another chain.”
Just another outlaw predator corporation. The difference with Uber would be that anybody paying attention knew the story going in.
Uber Investor Shervin Pishevar Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Multiple Women Bloomberg. The fish rots from the head.
Uber’s Data Breach Cover-Up Strategy May Be More Common Than You’d Think National Law Journal
The Underground Uber Networks Driven by Russian Hackers Daily Beast (Chuck L)Apple is sharing your face with apps, and you should be worried Sydney Morning Herald (Kevin W)US ‘orchestrated’ Russian spies scandal, says Kaspersky founder Guardian (Chuck L)This Interview Was Conducted on an Anonymous, DIY Cell Phone Network Motherboard. I don’t see how you can regard any phone service that uses smart phones as anonymous or secure. The Android OS spies on you and I assume Apple’s does too.
Controversial Study Claims ‘Smartphone Addiction’ Alters the Brain Inverse. A junk study trying to confirm a popular hypothesis. Sample size too small on top of the other problems noted in the write up.
Bitcoin: an investment mania for the fake news era Financial Times
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