Links Sep 4

Common ground for Obama and Putin is offshore Reuters

G20 Leaders Will Need Great Political Courage to Win Fight Against Tax Dodging allAfrica

Release Of Offshore Records Draws Worldwide Response ICIJ
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From West Africa To Tibet, New Locales Enter The Offshore Secrecy Market ICIJ
See also: Australia: Tax haven ticket to uncharted territory SBS and Kenya: want a shell company? No question Financial Times

Swiss mull restitution of Mubarak funds to Egypt swissinfo

Argentina's ex-leader Carlos Menem back on trial in tax case BBC

Offshore tax-dodger dragnet widens with U.S.-Swiss bank deal Reuters
See also: Every American With Money Abroad--Anywhere Abroad--Is Impacted By Massive Bank Deal Forbes and Americans Hide Up to $32 Trillion; Singapore, HK, Caymans Top List ValueWalk

Panama’s government approves bearer shares immobilization law STEP / La Nación
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British Virgin Islands: BVI office to open in Hong Kong, local discussions on FATCA, “shock” at France blacklist Financial Secrecy Media Monitor

The Turks & Caicos Islands sign international convention on tax transparency Turks & Caicos Islands Weekly News

Microsoft is funding its Nokia acquisition with cash it kept from the taxman Quartz

The Netherlands: German companies' favorite tax haven Deutsche Welle

Rising transfer pricing scrutiny dials up risk CGMA Magazine

SEC must take opportunity to re-issue a strong rule for the vital US transparency law under Dodd-Frank 1504 Global Witness'

The missing part is the tax gap – video from the European Commission Tax Research UK

Twelve steps to stop tax avoidance New Statesman

Tuesday Tax Tradeoff: Protect the Environment vs. Give Tax Breaks to Oil Companies Americans for Tax Fairness