The Taxcast
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe 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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Episodes
January 2014 Taxcast
January 21, 2014 12:36 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBIn the January 2014 Taxcast: Tax justice goes to the Cayman Islands; we look at the latest fall-out from #OffshoreLeaks, the expose on tax havens from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; and HOW much is Africa spending on corporate tax breaks??? The Taxcast looks at tax incentives, Africa-style.
December 2013 Taxcast
December 20, 2013 13:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn the December 2013 Taxcast: the clock's ticking for Swiss banks, OECD countries are failing to collect enough information on the real owners of companies, and the Taxcast looks at tax and human rights: lawyers have escaped pulic scrutiny for their role in tax abuse. So far...
Lawyers and tax justice: how long can business as usual continue? #24
December 20, 2013 13:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn the December 2013 Taxcast: the clock's ticking for Swiss banks, OECD countries are failing to collect enough information on the real owners of companies, and the Taxcast looks at tax and human rights: lawyers have escaped pulic scrutiny for their role in tax abuse. So far...
November 2013 Taxcast
November 21, 2013 18:11 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBIn the November 2013 Taxcast: the movers and the shakers in the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index, the pariah states trying to wreck new global transparency measures, and 50 years ago this month US President John F Kennedy was assassinated. Did you know he was trying to tackle tax havens?
President Kennedy vs tax havenry + pariah States #23
November 21, 2013 18:11 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBIn the November 2013 Taxcast: the movers and the shakers in the 2013 Financial Secrecy Index, the pariah states trying to wreck new global transparency measures, and 50 years ago this month US President John F Kennedy was assassinated. Did you know he was trying to tackle tax havens?
The oil company with 60 sets of books #22
October 22, 2013 21:26 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn the October 2013 Taxcast: Swiss villagers send some of profit shifting mining giant GlencoreXstrata's money to humanitarian projects, tax havens do some window dressing and HOW many sets of accounts does a multinational corporation really need to file their tax returns? The David and Goliath story of tax collection - even for the United States.
October 2013 Taxcast
October 22, 2013 21:26 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn the October 2013 Taxcast: Swiss villagers send some of profit shifting mining giant GlencoreXstrata's money to humanitarian projects, tax havens do some window dressing and HOW many sets of accounts does a multinational corporation really need to file their tax returns? The David and Goliath story of tax collection - even for the United States.
September 2013 Taxcast
September 23, 2013 17:34 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn 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.
what do Tina Turner and Muammar Gadaffi have in common? The Swiss shuffle #21
September 23, 2013 17:34 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn 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.
August 2013 Taxcast
August 23, 2013 13:16 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn 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
The Carbon Tax in British Columbia #20
August 23, 2013 13:16 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn 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
Unilateral action vs corporate tax cheating, no more summits #19
July 22, 2013 16:29 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn 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.
July 2013 Taxcast
July 22, 2013 16:29 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn the July 2013 Taxcast: We analyse the OECD's Action Plan it says is going to tackle corporate tax avoidance. 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 it's 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.
Nations read the small print of tax treaties and pull out #18
June 25, 2013 15:23 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB'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.
June 2013 Taxcast
June 25, 2013 15:23 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB'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.
The Lord of War: how secrecy kills #17
May 23, 2013 16:12 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn 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...
May 2013 Taxcast
May 23, 2013 16:12 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn 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...
Fake foreign direct investment in India #16
April 23, 2013 14:13 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIn 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.
April 2013 Taxcast
April 23, 2013 14:13 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIn 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.
A frustrated corporate tax inspector speaks #15
March 24, 2013 14:03 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn 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.
March 2013 Taxcast
March 24, 2013 14:03 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn 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.
The trouble with the OECD #14
February 21, 2013 11:38 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn 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.
February 2013 Taxcast
February 21, 2013 11:38 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn 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.
January 2013 Taxcast
January 23, 2013 13:48 - 19 minutes - 45.4 MBIn 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)
Google Capitalism #13
January 23, 2013 13:48 - 19 minutes - 45.4 MBIn 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)
December Taxcast
December 20, 2012 13:16 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn December's 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.
Google's not doing real business in Bermuda...#12
December 20, 2012 13:16 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn 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.
The Finance Curse #11
November 22, 2012 23:00 - 16 minutes - 38.2 MBIn the November 2012 Taxcast: is it the beginning of the end of tax avoidance by multi-national corporations? Some countries fight back. And the Finance Curse - why an oversized finance sector's bad for an economy. A special extended edition.
November Taxcast
November 22, 2012 23:00 - 16 minutes - 38.2 MBIn November's Taxcast: is it the beginning of the end of tax avoidance by multi-national corporations? Some countries fight back. And the Finance Curse - why an oversized finance sector's bad for an economy. A special extended edition.
October Taxcast
October 22, 2012 12:38 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn October's Taxcast: Helsinki declares itself a tax haven-free zone, Starbucks joins the tax avoidance Roll of Dishonour and we follow the money: asset recovery, dictators and the selling of secrecy.
Following the money: dictators and the selling of secrecy #10
October 22, 2012 12:38 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn the October 2012 Taxcast: Helsinki declares itself a tax haven-free zone, Starbucks joins the tax avoidance Roll of Dishonour and we follow the money: asset recovery, dictators and the selling of secrecy.
The 'pin-stripe mafia' aka the 'big 4' accountancy firms #9
September 22, 2012 21:50 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn the September 2012 Taxcast: A whistleblower reward threatens Swiss banking secrecy - where will the money go next? Bangladesh considers expanding a regressive VAT tax and Professor Prem Sikka on the neglected role of the Big Four accountancy firms aka the 'pin-stripe mafia.'
September Taxcast
September 22, 2012 21:50 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn September's Taxcast: A whistleblower reward threatens Swiss banking secrecy - where will the money go next? Bangladesh considers expanding a regressive VAT tax and Professor Prem Sikka on the neglected role of the Big Four accountancy firms aka the 'pin-stripe mafia.'
The Spirit Level: inequality #8
August 23, 2012 19:15 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MBIn the August 2012 Taxcast: capital flight in Africa AND now in Europe, Olympian Usain Bolt fails to champion his tax affairs, and the Spirit Level writers Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson on tax and inequality. There's even an extra minute this month!
August Taxcast
August 23, 2012 19:15 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MBIn August's Taxcast: capital flight in Africa AND now in Europe, Olympian Usain Bolt fails to champion his tax affairs, and the Spirit Level writers Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson on tax and inequality. There's even an extra minute this month!
July Taxcast
July 22, 2012 19:45 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn July's Taxcast: Why there are no prosecutions at HSBC bank, a tax justice victory in Norway, new research reveals the amount of offshore wealth is higher than anybody thought. And we look at the temporary tax haven of the London Olympics.
The temporary tax haven of the Olympics #7
July 22, 2012 19:45 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn the July 2012 Taxcast: Why there are no prosecutions at HSBC bank, a tax justice victory in Norway, new research reveals the amount of offshore wealth is higher than anybody thought. And we look at the temporary tax haven of the London Olympics.
June Taxcast
June 24, 2012 00:44 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBIn June's Taxcast: celebrity tax avoidance, Greece's missing billions, what should have been on the G20 agenda and trade mispricing - the tricks of the corruption trade.
Trade mispricing - the tricks of the trade #6
June 24, 2012 00:44 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBIn the June 2012 Taxcast: celebrity tax avoidance, Greece's missing billions, what should have been on the G20 agenda and trade mispricing - the tricks of the trade.
Europe considers Financial Transaction Taxes #5
May 23, 2012 20:35 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBIn the May 2012 Taxcast: Tax haven insiders speak out, the co-founder of Facebook unfriends the US, and Europe considers a Financial Transaction Tax.
May Taxcast
May 23, 2012 20:35 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBIn May's Taxcast: Tax haven insiders speak out, the co-founder of Facebook unfriends the US, and Europe considers a Financial Transaction Tax.
Zambian miners paying more tax than the mining company #4
April 23, 2012 23:50 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBIn the April 2012 Taxcast: Amazon's tax affairs, the global tax cut race to the bottom, India tackles tax havens and the miners in Zambia who pay more tax than the multi-national mining company.
April Taxcast
April 23, 2012 23:50 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBIn April's Taxcast: Amazon's tax affairs, the global tax cut race to the bottom, India tackles tax havens and the miners in Zambia who pay more tax than the multi-national mining company.
The ABCs of setting up letterbox companies. It's child's play! #3
March 22, 2012 22:54 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBIn the March 2012 Taxcast: Apple i-tax dodging, reclaiming Arab Spring country assets, the rich country club of the OECD and the ABCs of setting up letterbox companies. It's child's play!
March Taxcast
March 22, 2012 22:54 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBIn March's Taxcast: Apple i-tax dodging, reclaiming Arab Spring country assets, the rich country club of the OECD and the ABCs of setting up letterbox companies. It's child's play!
February Taxcast
February 23, 2012 13:15 - 14 minutes - 34 MBIn February's Taxcast: Are City of London Police really serious about prosecuting financial crimes? Are bankers paying fair taxes on their bonuses? And how Facebook is saving billions in tax via Ireland and Bermuda. Special focus this month: the tax haven of the City of London, semi-autonmous state within a state.
The City of London tax haven: state within a state #2
February 23, 2012 13:15 - 14 minutes - 34 MBIn the February 2012 Taxcast: Are City of London Police really serious about prosecuting financial crimes? Are bankers paying fair taxes on their bonuses? And how Facebook is saving billions in tax via Ireland and Bermuda. Special focus this month: the tax haven of the City of London, semi-autonmous state within a state.
The Occupy camp and the 99% #1
January 30, 2012 20:07 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBIn our inaugural Tax Justice Network monthly podcast we discuss the implications of the Vodafone vs India landmark tax case, compare Bill Gates and Mitt Romney's attitudes to taxation and visit the Occupy camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Taxcast (January 2012)
January 30, 2012 20:07 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBTaxcast content this month: We discuss the implications of the Vodafone vs India landmark tax case, compare Bill Gates and Mitt Romney's attitudes to taxation and visit the Occupy camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.