by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Because we live in an upside-down world, Switzerland is being persecuted for being a productive, peaceful nation that has a strong human rights policy with regards to privacy. More specifically, politicians from high-tax nations resent the fact that investors flock to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
It goes without saying that I’m always ready to defend tax havens when statists are seeking to undermine tax competition, financial privacy, and fiscal sovereignty. So when the BBC asked if I would debate the topic, I said yes even though I’m in Paris (where...
by CF&P | Jun 6, 2013 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Thursday, June 6, 2013 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Coalition for Tax Competition Urges Support for FATCA Repeal Bill (Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 6, 2013) The Center for Freedom and Prosperity,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Whether it’s American politicians trying to extort more taxes from Apple or international bureaucrats trying to boost the tax burden on firms with a global corporate tax return, the left is aggressively seeking to impose harsher fiscal burdens on the business...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I have to start this post with a big caveat. I’m not a fan of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The international bureaucracy is infamous for using American tax dollars to promote a statist economic agenda. Most recently, it...