September 28th, 2010
Prepared by RIchard Murphy Prepared for IBIS, NCA, CRBM, Eurodad, Forum Syd and the Tax Justice Network The report, entitled ‘Investments for Development: Derailed to Tax Havens: A report on the use of tax havens by Development Finance Institutions,’ looks at a critical area in the development activities of many European countries – the role
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July 23rd, 2010
A report prepared by the staff the of the Joint Committee on Taxation for a public hearing held on 22 July 2010 before the House Committee on Ways and Means includes six case studies of unnamed companies that reported effective tax rates at least 10 percentage points lower than the U.S. statutory rate. The companies
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July 21st, 2010
A new Business Against Tax Havens report, ‘Unfair Advantage: The Business Case Against Overseas Tax Havens,’ looks at the unfair advantages that large companies have as a result of tax evasion and the amount of revenue lost in tax havens. The report puts forth nine policy recommendations, which include banning offshore corporations and repealing the
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May 27th, 2010
Tax Research UK A May 2010 briefing from Tax Research UK (prepared by Richard Murphy) explains the benefits of an international country-by-country reporting standard.
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