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Can the David of Swiss Human Rights Withstand the Goliath of IRS Extraterritorial Tax Enforcement?

Because we live in an upside-down world, Switzerland is being persecuted for being a productive, peaceful nation that has a strong human rights policy with regards to privacy. More specifically, polit… more →

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Can the David of Swiss Human Rights Withstand the Goliath of IRS Extraterritorial Tax Enforcement? — 1 comment

Dan Mitchell wrote 7 hours ago: Because we live in an upside-down world, Switzerland is being persecuted for being a productive, pea … more →

Tags: Financial Privacy, Fiscal Policy, International Taxation, jurisdictional competition, Privacy, Sovereignty, switzerland, Tax avoidance, Tax evasion

Defending Tax Havens — 3 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 6 days ago: It goes without saying that I’m always ready to defend tax havens when statists are seeking to … more →

Tags: David Cameron, Europe, Financial Privacy, Fiscal Policy, International Taxation, News Appearance, Privacy, Sovereignty, Tax avoidance

In Defense of Tax Avoidance

S R Larson wrote 1 week ago: To begin with, for all you socialists and liberals reading this blog: there is a difference between … more →

Tags: Economic Freedom, Income Taxes, Individual Freedom, Property Taxes, Tax Cuts, TAX GREED, Tax Reform

The Tax Foundation 1 - New York Times 0 — 11 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 3 weeks ago: Whether it’s American politicians trying to extort more taxes from Apple or international bure … more →

Tags: Competitiveness, corporate income tax, corporate tax, deferral, International Taxation, Tax avoidance, Taxation, Territorial Taxation, Worldwide Taxation

British PM Attacks Tax Competition

S R Larson wrote 4 weeks ago: The problem with tax evasion is the tax, not the evasion. Never forget that. Desperate European poli … more →

Tags: TAX GREED, Britain, hate the rich, hate tax

OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government — 2 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 month ago: I have to start this post with a big caveat. OECD bureaucrats get tax-free salaries but urge higher … more →

Tags: corporate income tax, corporate tax, Economics, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, switzerland, Taxation

Going Galt: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama — 16 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 month ago: I’ve written many times about how investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and other su … more →

Tags: Economics, Fiscal Policy, Competitiveness, migration, Expatriation, FATCA

Why the So-Called Marketplace Fairness Act Is a Misguided Expansion of Power for State Governments — 2 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 month ago: I’m either a total optimist or a glutton for punishment. I recently explained the benefits of … more →

Tags: Fiscal Policy, Higher Taxes, Sales Tax, States, Tax Increase, Taxation, Internet

New European Data: When Tax Competition Is Weakened, Politicians Respond by Increasing Tax Rates — 3 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 month ago: I often argue that we need to preserve tax competition and tax havens in order to limit the greed of … more →

Tags: Financial Privacy, marginal tax rate, Tax Haven, Taxation

Explaining to the Kleptocrats on Capitol Hill that Tax Havens Should Be Emulated, not Persecuted — 1 comment

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 month ago: Since I just left Monaco and am now in Geneva, this is an appropriate time to extol the virtues of s … more →

Tags: Economics, Fiscal Policy, International Taxation, jurisdictional competition, OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Sovereignty, Tax Harmonization, Tax Haven

A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times — 17 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: I could only use 428 words, but I highlighted the main arguments for tax havens and tax competition … more →

Tags: Competitiveness, Fiscal Policy, global taxation, International Taxation, Sovereignty, Tax avoidance, Tax Compliance, Tax evasion, Tax Harmonization

According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians — 9 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: Using data stolen from service providers in the Cook Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the Was … more →

Tags: Crime, Economics, Financial Privacy, International Taxation, Sovereignty, Tax avoidance, Tax evasion, Tax Haven, Taxation

Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business — 13 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most rec … more →

Tags: corporate income tax, corporate tax, Economics, Fiscal Policy, global taxation, Higher Taxes, International bureaucracy, International Taxation, jurisdictional competition

Bill Maher: Born-Again Libertarian? — 8 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 3 months ago: Maybe actors and other Hollywood types are only acting when they embrace statism? We’ve alread … more →

Tags: California, class warfare, Higher Taxes, Taxation, bill maher

Three Cheers for Governor Bobby Jindal's Plan to Abolish the Income Tax — 9 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 3 months ago: Two months ago exactly, I appeared on TV to talk about the concept of eliminating the personal and c … more →

Tags: Economics, Taxation, Fiscal Policy, Competitiveness, States, Income Tax, Louisiana

More Entrepreneurs Say "Au Revoir" to the Administration Fiscale, Escape France's Confiscatory Tax Regime — 10 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 3 months ago: As a general rule, it’s not right to take pleasure at the misfortune of others. But I think we … more →

Tags: class warfare, France, Higher Taxes, migration, Statism, Tax Increase, Taxation

The Laffer Curve KO's the IRS — 1 comment

Dan Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: What’s the revenue-maximizing tax rate? Since I’m interested in the growth-maximizing ta … more →

Tags: Economics, Fiscal Policy, Higher Taxes, Laffer curve, Taxation

Grilled about Cayman Investments, Jack Lew Chooses the I'm-a-Moron Defense — 5 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: Every so often, you get a “teaching moment” in Washington, and we now have an excellent … more →

Tags: class warfare, Fiscal Policy, global taxation, Hypocrisy, International Taxation, Tax Haven, Taxation, Jack Lew

Another Hypocritical Leftist Caught with His Hand in the Tax-Haven Cookie Jar — 15 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: I’m a huge fan of so-called tax havens. I’ve been working for more than 10 years to prot … more →

Tags: Hypocrisy, Politics, Tax Haven, Taxation, Jack Lew


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