Links Jun 18

G8 Declaration
See also: OECD urges G8 to clamp down on tax evasion BBC

G8 action plan principles to prevent the misuse of companies and legal arrangements

India: Need for public registration of all shell companies Money Life

Kofi Annan urges G8 to make company ownership, revenue flows completely transparent Ghana Business News

G8: Africa's loss to tax avoidance is double aid income The Telegraph

Swiss Parliament vote stalls US tax settlement swissinfo

The OECD is moving in the right direction Tax Research UK

US Congress Hears About BEPS Tax-News

Kenyans Mobilise Against Taxing the Poor Inter Press Service

How sanctions monitors’ work is compromised Financial Times (Subscription)
Former United Nations sanctions monitors are deeply concerned that the undisclosed control or ownership of corporate and legal vehicles severely impairs the work of sanctions monitors and poses a clear threat to regional peace and security.

EU tax havens under pressure as leaks go public EU Observer

U.S.: Go Read This New Research on Corporate Taxes, Lobbyists and Our New Fiscal Reality Citizens for Tax Justice

Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Americans for Tax Fairness
Groups ACCE, Jobs with Justice, and Americans for Tax Fairness project #taxdodger and #badapple onto Apple logo during WWDC party on Thursday night

Can a New Banker Clean Up the Vatican's Money Mess? Bloomberg Businessweek

Can Bitcoin make peace with Washington? Washington Post

My Journey Into the Tax Justice Movement Huffington Post
By IF spokesperson and Chair of TJN-A Dereje Alemayehu