Campaigning for change can feel like banging your head against a brick wall sometimes, but change is coming. On the Taxcast this month host Naomi Fowler talks us through three big tax justice wins:  First, the draft UN convention - showing exactly why the United Nations is so much better and more democratic a place for the world to truly reform international tax rules. Second, the Financial Action Task force has announced important changes which indicate a shift away from the colonial mindset that established a system that's not working because it fails to hold the really big offender nations to account. And third, the Australian government seems to be holding its nerve against major lobbying pressure and is getting closer to implementing its world leading country by country reporting legislation, which is superior to the one the European Union uses and the OECD advocates. It'll cast light on the genuine activities of multinationals for other nations as well, so they can tax them more fairly too. Featuring:  Alex Cobham and Florencia Lorenzo of the Tax Justice Network Mark Zirnsak of Tax Justice Network Australia Further reading: Transcript of the show (some is automated) <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcript_Taxcast_Oct_24.pdf">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcript_Taxcast_Oct_24.pdf</a>  UN convention draft resolution <a href= "https://undocs.org/A/C.2/79/L.8">https://undocs.org/A/C.2/79/L.8</a> FATF changes its grey listing criteria to further focus on risk <a href= "https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-grey-listing-criteria.html">https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-grey-listing-criteria.html</a> Bahamas attorney general leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal <a href= "https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/world/bahamas-ag-leads-global-south-push-for-un-tax-cooperation-deal.phtml"> https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/world/bahamas-ag-leads-global-south-push-for-un-tax-cooperation-deal.phtml</a>  Ten Truths about Tax Havens: Inclusion and the "Liberia" Problem <a href= "https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/faculty/1287/">https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/faculty/1287/</a> Global civil society calls on Australian senators to hold firm and deliver corporate tax transparency <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/global-civil-society-calls-on-australian-senators-to-hold-firm-and-deliver-corporate-tax-transparency/"> https://taxjustice.net/press/global-civil-society-calls-on-australian-senators-to-hold-firm-and-deliver-corporate-tax-transparency/</a>  Our website with further information is here: <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Campaigning for change can feel like banging your head against a brick wall sometimes, but change is coming. On the Taxcast this month host Naomi Fowler talks us through three big tax justice wins: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;First, the draft UN convention - showing exactly why the United Nations is so much better and more democratic a place for the world to truly reform international tax rules.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Second, the Financial Action Task force has announced important changes which indicate a shift away from the colonial mindset that established a system that's not working because it fails to hold the really big offender nations to account.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And third, the Australian government seems to be holding its nerve against major lobbying pressure and is getting closer to implementing its world leading country by country reporting legislation, which is superior to the one the European Union uses and the OECD advocates. It'll cast light on the genuine activities of multinationals for other nations as well, so they can tax them more fairly too.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Alex Cobham and Florencia Lorenzo of the Tax Justice Network&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mark Zirnsak of Tax Justice Network Australia&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcript of the show (some is automated) &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcript_Taxcast_Oct_24.pdf"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcript_Taxcast_Oct_24.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;UN convention draft resolution &lt;a href= "https://undocs.org/A/C.2/79/L.8"&gt;https://undocs.org/A/C.2/79/L.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;FATF changes its grey listing criteria to further focus on risk &lt;a href= "https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-grey-listing-criteria.html"&gt;https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-grey-listing-criteria.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bahamas attorney general leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal &lt;a href= "https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/world/bahamas-ag-leads-global-south-push-for-un-tax-cooperation-deal.phtml"&gt; https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/world/bahamas-ag-leads-global-south-push-for-un-tax-cooperation-deal.phtml&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ten Truths about Tax Havens: Inclusion and the "Liberia" Problem &lt;a href= "https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/faculty/1287/"&gt;https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/faculty/1287/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Global civil society calls on Australian senators to hold firm and deliver corporate tax transparency &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/global-civil-society-calls-on-australian-senators-to-hold-firm-and-deliver-corporate-tax-transparency/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/press/global-civil-society-calls-on-australian-senators-to-hold-firm-and-deliver-corporate-tax-transparency/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our website with further information is here: &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Campaigning for change can feel like banging your head against a brick wall sometimes, but change is coming. On the Taxcast this month host Naomi Fowler talks us through three big tax justice wins:  First, the draft UN convention - showing...

Three Big Wins

Are banks claims about their financing of fossil fuel companies true, or are they green laundering? The Tax Justice Network has been following the money, and our investigations show how financial secrecy is allowing banks to hide the true scale of their backing for activities that are accelerating the climate crisis. It's an international scandal. Plus: the judgment is final: Apple must now pay back taxes in Ireland of 13 billion euros, over 14 billion dollars. It's a big win for the European Commission. We discuss the implications. Featuring: <a href= "https://x.com/vestager">Margrethe </a><a href= "https://x.com/vestager" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Vestager</a>, EU Competition Commissioner, Tax Justice Network researchers and co-suthors of the report <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing</a> <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/franziska-mager/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Franziska Mager</a> and <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/alison-schultz/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Shultz,</a> economist Joseph Stiglitz of the <a href="https://t.co/E4ikZztE1v" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation</a>, <a href= "https://x.com/toveryding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tove Ryding</a>, tax coordinator at the European Network on Debt and Development, <a href="https://www.eurodad.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eurodad</a> in Europe, and <a href= "https://x.com/ZorkaMilin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zorka Milin</a>, former tax lawyer and policy director at the <a href= "https://t.co/wqRPFaoWrm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FACT Coalition</a> in the United States, <a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/profile/wilcrisp/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Will Crisp</a> of the <a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Bureau of Investigative Journalism</a>. Produced and hosted by <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/naomi-fowler-2/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Naomi Fowler</a> of the Tax Justice Network. Transcript of the show: <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taxcast_Sept_24_Transcript.pdf"> https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taxcast_Sept_24_Transcript.pdf</a>  Further reading: Our tax problem is more than just one rotten apple <a href= "https://www.eurodad.org/our_tax_problem_is_more_than_just_one_rotten_apple"> https://www.eurodad.org/our_tax_problem_is_more_than_just_one_rotten_apple</a> EU’s Apple ‘victory’ highlights the failure of international tax rules <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/eus-apple-victory-highlights-the-failure-of-international-tax-rules/"> https://taxjustice.net/press/eus-apple-victory-highlights-the-failure-of-international-tax-rules/</a> The UN adopts ambitious mandate for three legally binding global tax deals <a href= "https://www.eurodad.org/after_landslide_vote_un_adopts_ambitious_mandate_for_three_legally_binding_global_tax_deals"> https://www.eurodad.org/after_landslide_vote_un_adopts_ambitious_mandate_for_three_legally_binding_global_tax_deals</a>  90 NGOs Call on Congress to End the Corporate Tax Preference for Shifting Jobs & Profits Offshore <a href= "https://thefactcoalition.org/90-ngos-call-on-congress-to-end-the-corporate-tax-preference-for-shifting-jobs-profits-offshore/">https://thefactcoalition.org/90-ngos-call-on-congress-to-end-the-corporate-tax-preference-for-shifting-jobs-profits-offshore/</a> How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/"> https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/</a> Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company <a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-09-13/citigroup-helped-funnel-3bn-to-uae-state-oil-company/"> https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-09-13/citigroup-helped-funnel-3bn-to-uae-state-oil-company/</a>  Our podcast website with all our podcasts <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Are banks claims about their financing of fossil fuel companies true, or are they &lt;em&gt;green laundering?&lt;/em&gt; The &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Tax Justice Network has been following the money, and our investigations show how financial secrecy is allowing banks to hide the true scale of their backing for activities that are accelerating the climate crisis. It's an international scandal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt; Plus: the judgment is final: &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Apple must now pay back taxes in Ireland of 13 billion euros, over 14 billion dollars. It's a big win for the European Commission. We discuss the implications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Featuring: &lt;a href= "https://x.com/vestager"&gt;Margrethe &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/vestager" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Vestager&lt;/a&gt;, EU Competition Commissioner, Tax Justice Network researchers and co-suthors of the report&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/franziska-mager/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Franziska Mager&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/alison-schultz/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Alison Shultz,&lt;/a&gt; e&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;conomist Joseph Stiglitz of the &lt;a href="https://t.co/E4ikZztE1v" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt; &lt;a href= "https://x.com/toveryding" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Tove Ryding&lt;/a&gt;, tax coordinator at the European Network on Debt and Development, &lt;a href="https://www.eurodad.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Eurodad&lt;/a&gt; in Europe, and &lt;a href= "https://x.com/ZorkaMilin" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Zorka Milin&lt;/a&gt;, former tax lawyer and policy director at the &lt;a href= "https://t.co/wqRPFaoWrm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;FACT Coalition&lt;/a&gt; in the United States, &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/profile/wilcrisp/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Will Crisp&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Bureau of Investigative Journalism&lt;/a&gt;. Produced and hosted by &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/naomi-fowler-2/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Naomi Fowler&lt;/a&gt; of the Tax Justice Network.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Transcript of the show: &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taxcast_Sept_24_Transcript.pdf"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taxcast_Sept_24_Transcript.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Further reading:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Our tax problem is more than just one rotten apple &lt;a href= "https://www.eurodad.org/our_tax_problem_is_more_than_just_one_rotten_apple"&gt; https://www.eurodad.org/our_tax_problem_is_more_than_just_one_rotten_apple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;EU’s Apple ‘victory’ highlights the failure of international tax rules &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/eus-apple-victory-highlights-the-failure-of-international-tax-rules/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/press/eus-apple-victory-highlights-the-failure-of-international-tax-rules/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The UN adopts ambitious mandate for three legally binding global tax deals &lt;a href= "https://www.eurodad.org/after_landslide_vote_un_adopts_ambitious_mandate_for_three_legally_binding_global_tax_deals"&gt; https://www.eurodad.org/after_landslide_vote_un_adopts_ambitious_mandate_for_three_legally_binding_global_tax_deals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;90 NGOs Call on Congress to End the Corporate Tax Preference for Shifting Jobs &amp; Profits Offshore &lt;span style= "line-height: 115%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://thefactcoalition.org/90-ngos-call-on-congress-to-end-the-corporate-tax-preference-for-shifting-jobs-profits-offshore/"&gt;https://thefactcoalition.org/90-ngos-call-on-congress-to-end-the-corporate-tax-preference-for-shifting-jobs-profits-offshore/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company &lt;a href= "https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-09-13/citigroup-helped-funnel-3bn-to-uae-state-oil-company/"&gt; https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-09-13/citigroup-helped-funnel-3bn-to-uae-state-oil-company/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Our podcast website with all our podcasts &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Are banks claims about their financing of fossil fuel companies true, or are they green laundering? The Tax Justice Network has been following the money, and our investigations show how financial secrecy is allowing banks to hide the true scale of...

Green laundering

There are some massive heists happening that many of us have never heard of. Taxcast host <a href="https://x.com/Naomi_Fowler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naomi Fowler</a> talks to investigative journalist and author <a href= "https://x.com/geoffwhite247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geoff White</a> about  how crypto and the tech industry are impacting money laundering, and  challenging national and international security. The rights and responsibilities for the tech and crypto industry, and 'freedom of speech' defences are being tested in court. The outcomes will have profound effects on all of us. "625 million is a serious contender for the biggest theft of all time. In terms of money stolen from one victim in one go, it's hard to find a case bigger than that. I think people should know about this case, but the subsequent freedom of speech epic battle, the sort of battle royale that's now going on, I think it's really important." Plus: a short news round-up of news including Trump's tax plans should he become US president and wealth taxes move centre-stage. Further reading and resources: Transcript of the show: <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-24-Taxcast_Transcript.pdf"> https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-24-Taxcast_Transcript.pdf</a> (some is automated) Geoff White's book Rinsed. From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455031/rinsed-by-white-geoff/9780241624838"> https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455031/rinsed-by-white-geoff/9780241624838</a> and <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838"> https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838</a>  <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838"> https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838</a>  How the crypto industry is buying political support <a href= "https://popular.info/p/how-the-crypto-industry-is-buying">https://popular.info/p/how-the-crypto-industry-is-buying</a> Gabriel Zucman on G20 country commitment to work cooperatively to fix global taxation of the super-rich. 'an important step in the right direction' <a href= "https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1816602072068026422">https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1816602072068026422</a> G20 Must go further in fight to tax the rich, ICRICT statement <a href= "https://www.icrict.com/international-tax-reform/g20-must-go-further-in-fight-to-tax-the-rich/"> https://www.icrict.com/international-tax-reform/g20-must-go-further-in-fight-to-tax-the-rich/</a>  G20 countries agree on need to tax the super-rich — but later <a href= "https://www.politico.eu/article/g20-countries-agree-on-need-to-tax-the-super-rich-but-later/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%20Zucman%2C%20who,%2Drich%20must%20be%20fixed.%22"> https://www.politico.eu/article/g20-countries-agree-on-need-to-tax-the-super-rich-but-later/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%20Zucman%2C%20who,%2Drich%20must%20be%20fixed.%22</a> Ten tax reforms to raise £60 billion for public services and a fairer economy (UK) <a href= "https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/policy-recommendations-2024"> https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/policy-recommendations-2024</a>  For more information on all our podcasts go to <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;There are some massive heists happening that many of us have never heard of. Taxcast host &lt;a href="https://x.com/Naomi_Fowler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Naomi Fowler&lt;/a&gt; talks to investigative journalist and author &lt;a href= "https://x.com/geoffwhite247" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Geoff White&lt;/a&gt; about &lt;br /&gt; how crypto and the tech industry are impacting money laundering, and &lt;br /&gt; challenging national and international security. The rights and responsibilities for the tech and crypto industry, and 'freedom of speech' defences are being tested in court. The outcomes will have profound effects on all of us.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"625 million is a serious contender for the biggest theft of all time. In terms of money stolen from one victim in one go, it's hard to find a case bigger than that. I think people should know about this case, but the subsequent freedom of speech epic battle, the sort of battle royale that's now going on, I think it's really important."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus: a short news round-up of news including Trump's tax plans should he become US president and wealth taxes move centre-stage.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further reading and resources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcript of the show: &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-24-Taxcast_Transcript.pdf"&gt; https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-24-Taxcast_Transcript.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (some is automated)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Geoff White's book &lt;em&gt;Rinsed. From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks &lt;a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455031/rinsed-by-white-geoff/9780241624838"&gt; https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455031/rinsed-by-white-geoff/9780241624838&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838"&gt; https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838"&gt; https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854?ean=9780241624838&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How the crypto industry is buying political support &lt;a href= "https://popular.info/p/how-the-crypto-industry-is-buying"&gt;https://popular.info/p/how-the-crypto-industry-is-buying&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"&gt; Gabriel Zucman on G20 country commitment to work cooperatively to fix global taxation of the super-rich. 'an important step in the right direction' &lt;span style="color: #0070c0;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1816602072068026422"&gt;https://x.com/gabriel_zucman/status/1816602072068026422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;G20 Must go further in fight to tax the rich, ICRICT statement &lt;a href= "https://www.icrict.com/international-tax-reform/g20-must-go-further-in-fight-to-tax-the-rich/"&gt; https://www.icrict.com/international-tax-reform/g20-must-go-further-in-fight-to-tax-the-rich/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;G20 countries agree on need to tax the super-rich — but later &lt;a href= "https://www.politico.eu/article/g20-countries-agree-on-need-to-tax-the-super-rich-but-later/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%20Zucman%2C%20who,%2Drich%20must%20be%20fixed.%22"&gt; https://www.politico.eu/article/g20-countries-agree-on-need-to-tax-the-super-rich-but-later/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%20Zucman%2C%20who,%2Drich%20must%20be%20fixed.%22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ten tax reforms to raise £60 billion for public services and a fairer economy (UK) &lt;a href= "https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/policy-recommendations-2024"&gt; https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/policy-recommendations-2024&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;For more information on all our podcasts go to &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

There are some massive heists happening that many of us have never heard of. Taxcast host  talks to investigative journalist and author  about  how crypto and the tech industry are impacting money laundering, and  challenging national and...

Crypto heists on trial

In this episode: we go to the US to look at how African Americans were overtaxed and dispossessed - a lesser known story of struggles against tax injustice, from the experience of George Floyd's great great grandfather to this day. Taxcast host Naomi Fowler speaks to historian and author Andrew W Kahrl of The Black Tax: 150 years of theft, exploitation, and dispossession in America: "Every stage of the research on this book was one revelation after another. These legalized forms of theft actually happened at far greater frequency than historians have ever really recognized. Historically, and still today, taxes are both a problem in the US, but they're also the solution." Plus: the OECD ignores a formal letter from UN human rights experts raising concerns about the detrimental and discriminatory impacts on the Global South of OECD and G20 tax policy: "There has been no response. One way to describe it would be to say it's disappointing. Another way to describe it would say it's shocking and downright unacceptable." Transcript of the show: <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-June-2024.pdf"> https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-June-2024.pdf</a> (some is automated) Further Reading: OECD tax reforms risk violating human rights law, UN experts warn in special intervention: <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/oecd-tax-reforms-risk-violating-human-rights-law-un-experts-warn-in-special-intervention/"> https://taxjustice.net/press/oecd-tax-reforms-risk-violating-human-rights-law-un-experts-warn-in-special-intervention/</a>  Formal letter from UN Human Rights experts to the OECD raising human rights concerns over tax reforms: <a href= "https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28676"> https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28676</a> Litany of failure: new briefing sets out OECD’s manifold shortcomings in international tax talks: <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/"> https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/</a> The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America by Andrew W. Kahrl: <a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-black-tax-150-years-of-theft-exploitation-and-dispossession-in-america-andrew-w-kahrl/7592145?ean=9780226730592"> https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-black-tax-150-years-of-theft-exploitation-and-dispossession-in-america-andrew-w-kahrl/7592145?ean=9780226730592</a> The living new deal: a website with a collection of all the public infrastructure, bridges, roads, swimming pools, community centres etc that were built during the 1930s and 40s: <a href= "https://livingnewdeal.org/">https://livingnewdeal.org/</a> The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. Du Bois: <a href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm">https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm</a> All our podcasts are available with more information on <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/</a> and you can find all our other podcasts (all separate monthly productions in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish) here <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode: we go to the US to look at how African Americans were overtaxed and dispossessed - a lesser known story of struggles against tax injustice, &lt;span class= "css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3"&gt;from the experience of George Floyd's great great grandfather to this day. Taxcast host Naomi Fowler speaks to historian and author Andrew W Kahrl of The Black Tax: 150 years of theft, exploitation, and dispossession in America:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Every stage of the research on this book was one revelation after another. These legalized forms of theft actually happened at far greater frequency than historians have ever really recognized. Historically, and still today, taxes are both a problem in the US, but they're also the solution."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus: the OECD ignores a formal letter from UN human rights experts raising concerns about the detrimental and discriminatory impacts on the Global South of OECD and G20 tax policy:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"There has been no response. One way to describe it would be to say it's disappointing. Another way to describe it would say it's shocking and downright unacceptable."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcript of the show: &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-June-2024.pdf"&gt; https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-June-2024.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (some is automated)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;OECD tax reforms risk violating human rights law, UN experts warn in special intervention:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/press/oecd-tax-reforms-risk-violating-human-rights-law-un-experts-warn-in-special-intervention/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/press/oecd-tax-reforms-risk-violating-human-rights-law-un-experts-warn-in-special-intervention/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Formal letter from UN Human Rights experts to the OECD raising human rights concerns over tax reforms: &lt;a href= "https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28676"&gt; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28676&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Litany of failure: new briefing sets out OECD’s manifold shortcomings in international tax talks: &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America by Andrew W. Kahrl: &lt;a href= "https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-black-tax-150-years-of-theft-exploitation-and-dispossession-in-america-andrew-w-kahrl/7592145?ean=9780226730592"&gt; https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-black-tax-150-years-of-theft-exploitation-and-dispossession-in-america-andrew-w-kahrl/7592145?ean=9780226730592&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The living new deal: a website with a collection of all the public infrastructure, bridges, roads, swimming pools, community centres etc that were built during the 1930s and 40s: &lt;a href= "https://livingnewdeal.org/"&gt;https://livingnewdeal.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. Du Bois: &lt;a href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm"&gt;https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All our podcasts are available with more information on &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/&lt;/a&gt; and you can find all our other podcasts (all separate monthly productions in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish) here &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode: we go to the US to look at how African Americans were overtaxed and dispossessed - a lesser known story of struggles against tax injustice, from the experience of George Floyd's great great grandfather to this day. Taxcast host Naomi...

The Black Tax

In this episode: we bring you stories on how we've all been cheated, and look at some of the actors involved in the corruption of tax policy making in Australia; the consequences have rippled out to affect the rest of the world. Two of the OECD's top people seem to be compromised on matters of tax and the public interest. So what does that say about their motivations? What does it say about the motivations of the organizations they work for? Should an organisation like the OECD be so strongly connected to the big four accountancy firms? And should governments? How do we protect ourselves from the forces seeking to obstruct tax justice in the world? Plus, we'll bring you the latest updates on historic negotiations between nations on a UN Tax Convention from a Tax Justice Network colleague who was in the room and gives us his impressions. "There is a South cooperation and a South-South pushback against the developed countries. And that is a remarkable moment and it will change the tax world. There is no ignoring this anymore by the OECD countries." "We need to see global cooperation from governments, clearly these tax advisor firms are operating across borders, they collaborate so I think we need to see tax authorities and governments doing similar." Further resources: Transcript of this epsiode (some is automated, so not 100% accurate) <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-May-2024_-the-corrupting-of-tax-justice.pdf"> https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-May-2024_-the-corrupting-of-tax-justice.pdf</a>  The People vs Microsoft (previous Taxcast #137) <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/137-the-people-vs-microsoft/"> https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/137-the-people-vs-microsoft/</a> PwC: a calculated breach of trust (Australian) Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report <a href= "https://apo.org.au/node/323246">https://apo.org.au/node/323246</a>  Live rolling Tax Justice Network blog with regular updates on progress on negotiations at the UN <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/"> https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/</a> What happened at the first round of UN tax negotiations and what’s next? <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/17/what-happened-at-the-first-round-of-un-tax-negotiations-and-whats-next/">https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/17/what-happened-at-the-first-round-of-un-tax-negotiations-and-whats-next/</a>  Litany of failure: new briefing sets out OECD’s manifold shortcomings in international tax talks <a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/"> https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/</a>  Our website with all previous Taxcasts <a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/">https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode: we bring you stories on how we've all been cheated, and look at some of the actors involved in the corruption of tax policy making in Australia; the consequences have rippled out to affect the rest of the world. Two of the OECD's top people seem to be compromised on matters of tax and the public interest. So what does that say about their motivations? What does it say about the motivations of the organizations they work for? Should an organisation like the OECD be so strongly connected to the big four accountancy firms? And should governments? How do we protect ourselves from the forces seeking to obstruct tax justice in the world?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus, we'll bring you the latest updates on historic negotiations between nations on a UN Tax Convention from a Tax Justice Network colleague who was in the room and gives us his impressions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"There is a South cooperation and a South-South pushback against the developed countries. And that is a remarkable moment and it will change the tax world. There is no ignoring this anymore by the OECD countries."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"We need to see global cooperation from governments, clearly these tax advisor firms are operating across borders, they collaborate so I think we need to see tax authorities and governments doing similar."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further resources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcript of this epsiode (some is automated, so not 100% accurate) &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-May-2024_-the-corrupting-of-tax-justice.pdf"&gt; https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-May-2024_-the-corrupting-of-tax-justice.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The People vs Microsoft (previous Taxcast #137) &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/137-the-people-vs-microsoft/"&gt; https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/137-the-people-vs-microsoft/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PwC: a calculated breach of trust (Australian) Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report &lt;a href= "https://apo.org.au/node/323246"&gt;https://apo.org.au/node/323246&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Live rolling Tax Justice Network blog with regular updates on progress on negotiations at the UN &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What happened at the first round of UN tax negotiations and what’s next? &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/17/what-happened-at-the-first-round-of-un-tax-negotiations-and-whats-next/"&gt;https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/17/what-happened-at-the-first-round-of-un-tax-negotiations-and-whats-next/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Litany of failure: new briefing sets out OECD’s manifold shortcomings in international tax talks &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/"&gt; https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our website with all previous Taxcasts &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/"&gt;https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode: we bring you stories on how we've all been cheated, and look at some of the actors involved in the corruption of tax policy making in Australia; the consequences have rippled out to affect the rest of the world. Two of the OECD's top...

The Corrupting of Tax Justice

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