by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 22, 2013 | Blogs, Taxation
My friend Dr. Eduardo Morgan Jr. recently published an article for La Estrella de Panamá, in which he succinctly summarizes not only the goals of but also the significant problems with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was...
by Brian Garst | Oct 31, 2013 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Taxation
This year has seen numerous scandals followed by public concern over the extent to which government agencies are violating their privacy rights. Much of the focus has been on the NSA and national security, but the bigger threat to domestic rights may ultimately come...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Oct 21, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in La Prensa (in Spanish) on October 21, 2013. The United States and other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have engaged for years in a hypocritical campaign to punish low-tax jurisdictions for adopting...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Oct 16, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in the Oct. 2013 issue of Offshore Investment, and was coauthored by Brian Garst. [Download PDF] The global economy has benefited tremendously from tax competition. Thanks to the pressure created by capital mobility, numerous governments have...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Oct 1, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The destruction caused by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has been well covered by CF&P and others. Among other things, the law is scaring foreign investment out of the economy, turning US citizens abroad into toxic assets, and redirecting...
