News
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Concern Over Obama's Election
5 November 2008
It must be expected that the U.S. government will be back in force in international bureaucracies such as the OECD in order to intensify the pressure on lower-tax countries.
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Banking secrecy is a moral imperative
22 October 2008
The latest attack on Switzerland by the high-tax French and German governments reflects a tragic disrespect for individual rights.
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Harmful Corporate Taxes
25 August 2008
A new OECD working paper finds that corporate taxes are the most harmful to economic growth and productivity.
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Destructive Overreach
19 June 2008
The U.S. government has no business going after bankers in Switzerland who have not committed felonies in the U.S.
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The Use and Abuse of Taxes and Tax Havens
15 April 2008
States, taken as a class, are morally in no position to accuse the Liechtensteins of this world of immorality and of not playing the game.
Publications
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Fighting over preserves
March 2008
Not for the first time, a secret service has come to the aid of the fiscal authorities, applying its special personnel, financial and technical abilities in order to enhance the taxgatherers' clout.
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The Case Against “Tax Harmonisation”: The OECD and EU Initiatives
2007
Tax competition is a powerful instrument to prevent excessive taxation.
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The Threat of Fiscal Harmonization
2007
Taxation is often the key element in shaping and reshaping political regimes.
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From Taxation to Justice
2006
Can taxes be just? If yes, which tax system would it be? If no, what are the alternatives? This award-winning essay provides a far-reaching, critical analysis on the controversial issue of taxation and justice.
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The Benefits of Tax Competition
2005
Richard Teather addresses the economic arguments that are used to support attacks on tax competition and shows how unsound they are.