The Taxcast
Tax Justice Network
The Taxcast is a monthly podcast/radio show from the Tax Justice Network with the latest from the world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax abuse. We explore these most challenging ethical and economic issues of our times with transformational economic analysis you won't hear anywhere else.
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Website: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/
Subscribe by email: naomi [at] taxjustice.net
Available on most podcast apps: https://pod.link/620020246
Website: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/
Subscribe by email: naomi [at] taxjustice.net
Episodes
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Sep 23, 2013 • 23min
what do Tina Turner and Muammar Gadaffi have in common? The Swiss shuffle #21
In the September 2013 Taxcast: The Netherlands is getting worried about it's bad reputation - and not because of it's red light district, China steps aboard the G20 automatic information exchange train and what do Tina Turner and Muammar Gaddafi have in common? The Taxcast breaks down the dance moves for the Swiss Shuffle.
Aug 23, 2013 • 23min
The Carbon Tax in British Columbia #20
In the August 2013 Taxcast: we look at why development money is being invested in developing countries via tax havens and the under-reported elements of the tensions between Spain and Britain over the territory of Gibraltar. Also: tax and the environment - making the polluter pay instead of paying the polluter: the Taxcast investigates the Carbon Tax in British Columbia, Canada
Jul 22, 2013 • 25min
Unilateral action vs corporate tax cheating, no more summits #19
In the July 2013 Taxcast: We analyse the OECD's Action Plan it says is going to tackle corporate tax cheating. And who needs the OECD, the G20 or the G8 anyway? The Taxcast looks at alternative working models governments could implement NOW without any more summits: Japan introduced its Tax Haven Counter Measure Law in the 1970s and Mexico has a tax haven black list and the Dictamen Fiscal rule to help it hold multinational corporations to account.
Jun 25, 2013 • 23min
Nations read the small print of tax treaties and pull out #18
'Coulds' and 'shoulds' but any real action? We analyse what the G8 summit did for tax justice and why some tax havens may get a competitive advantage. And while the world waits for reform the Taxcast looks at how some countries are finding creative ways around the current global tax system.
May 23, 2013 • 22min
The Lord of War: how secrecy kills #17
In May's 2013 Taxcast: Google and Apple are forced to defend their tax affairs in public, how anti-EU sentiment serves offshore interests and the Taxcast looks at tax havens and the arms trade: how secrecy kills. The Lord of War makes an appearance...
Apr 23, 2013 • 21min
Fake foreign direct investment in India #16
In April 2013's Taxcast: offshore leaks blows the lid off secrecy for sale, the G20 endorse greater transparency (but let's not get too excited) Luxembourge agrees to lift its banking secrecy, Austria next? And the Taxcast takes a look at fake foreign direct investment.
Mar 24, 2013 • 20min
A frustrated corporate tax inspector speaks #15
In March 2013's Taxcast: the crisis in Cyprus and the risk tax havens pose to the global economy, a surprise earthquake for UK-affiliated tax havens and a frustrated corporate tax inspector speaks out on the corrupting of the tax system.
Feb 21, 2013 • 19min
The trouble with the OECD #14
In February 2013's Taxcast: Transparency for French banks, taxing the digital economy aka how to worry Google and Amazon, G8 leaders talk up reform of the global tax system - but will they walk the talk? And...is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's the OECD! The Taxcast takes a closer look.
Jan 23, 2013 • 20min
Google Capitalism #13
In January 2013's Taxcast: a significant ruling against Dell in Spain, India delays rules that would have tackled corporate tax abuse until 2016, the EU threatens to blacklist Switzerland AND we take a look at 'Google Capitalism' (An extended edition to kick off 2013 of just under 20 mins)
Dec 20, 2012 • 15min
Google's not doing real business in Bermuda...#12
In the December 2012 Taxcast: Are banks too big to prosecute? Thanks but no thanks to Starbucks cynical offer to pay some corporation tax after all and we discuss a new system rating corporate tax responsibility for consumers that will be out in 2013. And - how we can reform our tax system to stop abuse.
