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Tax Justice Network (TJN)


Self Description

July 2012: "TJN is an independent organisation launched in the British Houses of Parliament in March 2003. It is dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the field of tax and regulation. We work to map, analyse and explain the role of taxation and the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens. Our objective is to encourage  reform at the global and national  levels. We are not aligned to any political party. Our network includes:

  • Academics;
  • Accountants;
  • Development organisations and NGOs;
  • Economists;
  • Faith groups;
  • Financial professionals;
  • Journalists;
  • Lawyers;
  • Public-interest groups;
  • Trade unions
  • Others

Our founding objectives are:

  • to raise the level of awareness about the secretive world of offshore finance;
  • to promote links between interested parties around the world, particularly involving developing countries;
  • to stimulate and organise research and debate;
  • to encourage and support national and international campaign activity.

In particular we aim to:

  • promote more local campaigns for tax justice, especially in developing countries;
  • provide a medium through which tax justice issues can be promoted within multilateral agencies such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund [IMF] , the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development [OECD] and the European Union."
http://www.taxjustice.net/cms/front_content.php?idcatart=103

Third-Party Descriptions

July 2012: "So when the left-leaning Tax Justice Network issued a report this week which estimated that somewhere between $21 to $32 trillion in wealth is unreported and shielded from taxation from various governments, and argued that this money could be used to shore up balances of debt-ridden sovereigns, people took notice."

http://business.time.com/2012/07/26/the-real-problem-with-offshore-tax-havens/

July 2012: "A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border tax rules to hide an extraordinary £13 trillion ($21tn) of wealth offshore – as much as the American and Japanese GDPs put together – according to research commissioned by the campaign group Tax Justice Network."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/21/global-elite-tax-offshore-economy

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Organization Executive (past or present) James Henry Person Jul 22, 2012

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jul 26, 2012 The Real Problem With Offshore Tax Havens

QUOTE: one doesn’t necessarily have to fly to the Channel Islands with a bag of cash to stash ill-gotten gains or evade the taxman anymore. The past 30 years have seen the evolution of a mainstream financial system that is global in scope and that through secrecy and complexity has enabled itself to profit handsomely off of the tax evasion of the world’s richest citizens.

 Time Magazine
Jul 21, 2012 £13tn: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite • Study estimates staggering size of offshore economy • Private banks help wealthiest to move cash into havens

QUOTE: "The problem here is that the assets of these countries are held by a small number of wealthy individuals while the debts are shouldered by the ordinary people of these countries through their governments," the report says

 Guardian Unlimited