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Channel Islands to give tax secrets to US

by Paul Grant

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30 Sep 2002

Link: Channel Islands agree to OECD reforms

The deals, struck in Washington, will see the islands provide a rapid response service to American investigators looking for information on the various banks and companies based on Jersey and Guernsey.

Both islands had been under increasing diplomatic pressure from the US to be more open with information as it continues to crack down on tax havens internationally.

Despite being crown dependencies, neither island currently offers fast-track services for similar requests from British fraud officers, which has in the past hampered investigations.

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