by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
President Obama promised he would unite the world…and he’s right. Representatives from dozens of nations have bitterly complained about an awful piece of legislation, called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), that was enacted back in 2010. They despise...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 17, 2013 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
Few know better than Americans living overseas the punitive and capricious nature of U.S. tax policy. Writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, law professor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Colleen Graffy provided a clear and concise accounting of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 13, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I never thought I would wind up in Costco’s monthly magazine, but I was asked to take part in a pro-con debate on “Should offshore tax havens be illegal?” Given my fervent (and sometimes risky) support of tax competition, financial privacy, and fiscal sovereignty,...
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 22, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Senator Rand Paul is perhaps even better than I thought he would be. He already is playing a very substantive role on policy, ranging from his actions of big-picture issues, such as his proposed budget that would significantly shrink the burden of government...
