Tax agencies from 30 countries convened in Paris this week to take part in the largest ever simultaneous exchange of tax information and to share results and details on thousands of investigations sparked by the Panama Papers. The meeting of the Joint International Taskforce on Shared Intelligence and Collaboration (JITSIC), an informal grouping of tax […]

The anonymous source behind the leak of the Panama Papers has spoken for the first time, offering to help law authorities make prosecutions in return for immunity. In a 1,800-word statement, “John Doe” reveals he has never worked for a spy agency or a government. http://bit.ly/1XctLfl He starts the statement by citing “income equality” as […]

The anonymous whistleblower behind the Panama Papers has conditionally offered to make the documents available to government authorities. In a statement issued to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the so-called “John Doe” behind the biggest information leak in history cites the need for better whistleblower protection and has […]

Searchable database displays more than 300,000 entities from the Panama Papers and Offshore Leaks investigations. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists publishes today a searchable database that strips away the secrecy of nearly 214,000 offshore entities created in 21 jurisdictions, from Nevada to Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands. The data, part of the […]

An investigation published today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists [https://panamapapers.icij.org/] and its media partners reveals the hidden workings of a secretive industry that banks and lawyers use to hide the financial holdings and dealings of powerful clients, including prime ministers, parliamentarians, plutocrats and criminals, according to a trove of leaked documents. The files, […]

Capping a six-month investigation, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its media partners are publishing a secret cache of leaked tax documents that show how multinational corporations throughout the globe routed profits through tiny and wealthy Luxembourg to reduce their taxes. Pepsi, IKEA, FedEx and 340 other international companies have secured secret deals […]

1. Why is ICIJ releasing company data including the names of so many people? a. Several events in recent months, including the Offshore Leaks stories, have transformed the perceptions around tax havens and the secrecy they provide. b. There’s growing consensus among world leaders, particularly in Europe, that basic company information should be public and transparent. In some […]

Readers can search information about the ownership of more than 100,000 offshore entities in tax havens and discover the networks around them. When Bernard Madoff built his $65 billion house of cards; when food distributors passed off horsemeat as beef lasagna in Europe; and when Apple, Google and other American companies set up structures to […]