Tax Justice Network

Synonyms

Coalition on tax justice; International tax coalition; Online tax justice; Tax fairness network; Tax fairness organization; TJN; Virtual tax justice organization

Definition/Introduction

This is a description of an international virtual online network of scholars, experts, and ordinary citizens concerned with tax fairness, especially the negative impact of tax havens or financial secrecy jurisdictions on tax fairness and lost government revenue.

Description

According to the website of Tax Justice Network (TJN), the organization is “an independent international network launched in 2003…dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the area of international tax and the international aspects of financial regulation.” Members of the group “map, analyze and explain the role of tax and the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens,” with special attention given to “the world of tax havens” (Meinzer 2016) or financial secrecy...