Tag Archives: money laundering

Tax avoidance as “tax planning”: global accounting firms on the make

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Oleg Komlik

About 21 trillion dollars hoarded by wealthy elites in secretive offshore jurisdictions to avoid taxes in their home countries. The offshore hoard is protected by a highly-paid, industrious bevy of professional enablers in the private banking, legal, accounting, and investment … Continue reading →

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John Urry on social and political dangers of offshoring

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Oleg Komlik

Updated: Very sad news from Lancaster– John Urry, a brilliant, groundbreaking & influential scholar died on March 18, 2016. The concealment of ‪‎wealth‬ and ‪‎profits‬ in ‪‎Tax Havens‬ has brought the topic of ‪‎offshoring‬ into public debate, but as a distinguished sociologist John … Continue reading →