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Business/Robbery etc

The leaks that sank the tax havens

14 March 2015

9:00 AM

14 March 2015

9:00 AM

Bribery-prone foreign bank employees and do-gooder whistleblowers, we salute you! They, along with some long overdue international tax agreements, are at last bringing a sudden and, for many Australians an expensive, end to their risk-free access to the world’s illegal tax havens. With the international media (and Tax offices) inundated with unauthorised leaks from within the banks that have been making a motza out of this unscrupulous trade, rich-list tax dodgers should heed the warning of savvy private-sector-recruited new Australian Tax Commissioner, Chris Jordan, that ‘You can’t trust anyone anymore’ when trying to do a tax haven deal.

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