About Tax Justice Network

TJN is an independent organisation launched in the British Houses of Parliament in March 2003. It is dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the field of tax and regulation. We work to map, analyse and explain the role of taxation and the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens. Our objective is to encourage reform at the global and national levels. We are not aligned to any political party. Our network includes:

Academics;
Accountants;
Development organisations and NGOs;
Economists;
Faith groups;
Financial professionals;
Journalists;
Lawyers;
Public-interest groups;
Trade unions
Others

Our founding objectives are:

to raise the level of awareness about the secretive world of offshore finance;
to promote links between interested parties around the world, particularly involving developing countries;
to stimulate and organise research and debate;
to encourage and support national and international campaign activity.

In particular we aim to:

promote more local campaigns for tax justice, especially in developing countries;
provide a medium through which tax justice issues can be promoted within multilateral agencies such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund [IMF] , the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development [OECD] and the European Union.

(Read more here. See some of our partner organisations here.)

Welcome. Please sign the declaration, subscribe to our Newsletter, link up with others, and campaign for tax justice.

Funding

TJN International receives funding from a variety of sources. Several individuals - including our senior advisers - have provided highly valuable pro bono work. Details of our funding can be found in our accounts for:

2009

2008

2007
2006

2005

TJN is a relatively new organisation; the 2005 accounts provide a full record of funding since TJN's launch.

Structure and accountability

TJN organises at national, regional and global levels, and coordinates and governs its global activities through a Belgian registered not for profit association: Tax Justice Network Association International Sans But Lucratif (TJN-AISBL) - Association number 884.481.731, with its registered office at 2 Avenue du Parc Royal, Bruxelles, Belgium. A copy of the TJN-AISB Constitution is available here.

Registered in November 2006, TJN-AISBL is directed by a Board of Directors elected on January 28th, 2009 at the TJN Council Meeting in Belem, Brazil. The Minutes of the TJN Council Meeting are available for download here.
The elected Board Members are as follows:

François GOBBE, Kairos-Europe, Belgium
Ian GOLDMAN, TJN-Canada,
Bruno GURTNER, Switzerland
James HENRY, TJN-USA
David McNAIR, Christian Aid, UK
Rachel MOUSSIÉ, Action Aid International
Michel ROY, Secours Catholique, France
Georg STOLL, Germany
Attiya WARIS, TaxJustice4Africa
Francis WEYZIG, SOMO

The following were accepted as Observers to the Board:

Filemeno STA. ANA, Action for Economic Reforms, Philippines
Fernando FAVACHO, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Javier GOMEZ, CEDLA / Latindad, Bolivia

Bruno Gurtner is Chair of the Global Board
bruno (at) taxjustice.net
Tel: +41 31 400 95 66 (Mobile)
+41 31 332 78 49 (fixed line)
Skype: brunogurtner

Membership of TJN-AISBL is open to organisations and individuals who subscribe to the TJN Declaration and who are actively engaged in promoting tax justice. Individuals who support the TJN goals can also secure Supporter status (see Article 4 of the TJN-AISBL Constitution).

The current Members of TJN-AISBL are (in alphabetic order):

Action Aid UK
The African Community Development Foundation
ARC (the union representing senior managers and professionals in UK Revenue and Customs)
Arbeitsgruppe Alternative Wirtschaftspolitik (Germany)
The Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs - United Kingdom (Founder Member)
AllianceSud - Switzerland (Founder Member)
Attac-Deutschland, Attac-Switzerland, Attac-España, Attac-Vlaanderen
Berne Declaration - Switzerland (Founder Member)
Centre for Budget Advocacy - Ghana
Centre for Informal Activities and Development - Ghana
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) - Netherlands
Christian Aid - United Kingdom
Citizens for Tax Justice - USA (Founder Member)
Comité Catholique Contre la Faim et Pour le Dévéloppement
Economic Justice Coalition - Mozambique
Fastenopfer (Switzerland)
Kairos-Europe (Founder Member)
Norwegian Association of Tax Auditors and Tax Accountants
Secours-Catholique Caritas (Founder Member)
South African New Economics Foundation
Tax Justice Nederland
Tax Justice Network 4 Africa
Tax Justice Network - Jersey
Tax Justice Network - UK
Tax Justice Network - USA (Founder Member)
The Uniting Church in Australia
War on Want

Membership subscription rates were set by the TJN Council on 19th January 2007 as follows:

Organisations based in non-OECD (low income) countries can pay a standardised rate of €30.
Organisations based in OECD countries can pay variable standard rates ranging between a standard base rate of €100, a standard mid-rate of €200, and a standard upper rate of €500. The Board can negotiate higher rates with larger organisations.
Individual Members will pay a standard rate depending on ability to pay. The standard rate for high income earners is €60. The standard rate for middle income earners is €30. The standard rate for low income earners is €8. Unwaged and poor people can select a standard rate of €2.

TJN-AISBL is provided with support services by an International Secretariat based in London, England. The International Secretariat operates as Tax Justice Network International Secretariat Limited, a UK registered company limited by guarantee which employs and manages the Secretariat staff and supplies related services.

In the interest of transparency, the Memorandum and Articles of Association of TJN-IS Limited and the most recently published accounts of TJN-IS Limited are available here for download (2005 accounts are here, 2006 accounts are here.)