eNewsletter: Dec., 2021 "Losses to OECD tax havens could vaccinate global population three times over, study reveals" @ Tax Justice Network

 

This was the year the tide turned in the fight for tax justice Reading time: 20 min Read more As 2021 draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect upon the tax justice highlights of the year that has been, and – amidst the continuing pressures of the pandemic – some significant progress. Flagship publications in 2021 included the State of Tax Justice and the Corporate Tax Haven Index, while our workstreams contributed in a range of substantive areas. Here are some highlights and achievements from 2021 that stand out.

Latest Blog The human right to care and tax justice Governments need to reclaim their primary role as providers of care, as regulators, and as professional standards setters. Read more Blog Tax Justice Network research again draws flak from tax havens and critics It has not been uncommon for our larger research pieces to draw strong reactions, ranging from genuinely constructive debate to coordinated misinformation campaigns. We’ve made it a regular practice for several years now to gather and respond openly to such criticisms. Read more

Blog Tax Justice Network proposal to FATF’s consultation on beneficial ownership for legal persons The Tax Justice Network took part in The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) public consultation on tougher global beneficial ownership rules. Andres Knobel summarises our proposed amendments to FATF Recommendation 24. Read more Blog Penguins hold millions in Australian banks: revealing trends from Australian and German banking statistics Australian banks have identified account holders as residing in uninhabited islands including Norway’s Bouvet Island, whose “only vertebrate residents are thousands of seals, seabirds and penguins”. Read more

The pitfalls of over-reliance on economics research in corporate tax policy In 2014, Finland relied on a single economics article in a huge corp. tax rate cut, in a shift from lawyers to economists in tax policy. Background assumptions were misinterpreted. Read more

Tax Justice 101: Become a tax whizz with our new explainer series

Explainer 101 The OECD vs the UN: who should make the rules? For years now the OECD has been the main organisation dealing with international tax negotiations. But more and more people, including the G77 group of developing nations, want the talks to move to the UN.  Watch here

Explainer 101 The Care Economy Do our governments care about the care economy? Find out why they should! The care economy is a critical tax justice issue. Watch here Explainer 101 Tax avoidance: Is it legal? The conventional wisdom says tax evasion is illegal, but tax avoidance is totally fine. But the truth is when multinational corporations set up all sorts of convoluted systems to shuffle their profits around the world to avoid paying their taxes, we don't really know if what they're doing is ok or not. Watch here

Latest podcast episodes Unmissable scandal and analysis about corruption, tax havens, tax dodging and financial secrecy. The Taxcast Jersey's Pandora's Boxes Listen here Justicia ImPositiva Los papeles de Pandora, el fraude fiscal, los bancos y la pandemia  Listen here É da sua conta Ep 32: Auditores fiscais: heróis invisíveis Listen here ضريبة تثير جدلا لدى صانعي المحتوى الرقمي في مصر #48: ماذا تبقى من مشروع طلعت حرب؟ Listen here

Impôts et Justice Sociale Ep 33: Conférence Panafricaine sur les FFI : La Société Civile invite à la prudence sur l’Accord Fiscal de l’OCDEC Listen here

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