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In the documents of G20 leaders in Seoul it was recognized that not all countries have acceded or
have ratified and have implemented rules the UN Convention against Corruption. Before the G20
summit U.S. banks have cut business with embassies and with government entities from 40
countries (16 from Africa), because were unclear purposes and origins of payments. Countries are
not disclosed. In the UK in April 2011 year comes into force on a similar law for foreign companies
in the UK and for British companies abroad. In the Russia there is parliament that refused to ratify
the part on illegal enrichment the UN Convention against Corruption. The mayor Moscow has
required from officials to publish in the net a list of enterprises which want to get work permits for
foreign employees with goals of their stay. Wait and see.
GDP does not account shadow cash turnover and hidden capital outflows.
Small businesses have suffered like the investment banks which bankrupted with money investors.
USA Today informs about hundreds small businesses from Iowa in which no remitted money on
retirement accounts and health care of their employees. The government is suing against such
employers, who steal money of employees. Federal income tax rates in the U.S. for the poor
(incomes from 8375 to 16750 U.S. dollars a year) 10% per year and over 10% to 35% for middle
class on a progressive scale En.wikipedia.org In the U.S. there are still states where no income tax.
Yet there are tax break which reduce tax (Bush tax cuts). It is likely that in the U.S. tax system
would no happen a big change in future Money.cnn.com In Russia the income tax of 13% regardless
of income. The Russian authorities increased tax rates on social contributions from 26% to 34% on
a regressive scale only for the poor from 1 January 2011 for reduce deficit pension fund. This is no
way to prosperity folks because the corrupted officials supports the shadow economy. Therefore,
GDP statistics no shows a size of shadow economy.
How private bankers helped to evade tax in Brazil. Time will tell there is another place in the
world where this could happen.
Bloomberg.com tells the story of how the Brazilian authorities found the illegal scheme of evasion
of income tax (27,5%), when with the help of private bankers and of local brokers were illegally
exported $ 150 billion onto hidden overseas accounts. In the schemes have been implicated private
bankers Merill Lynch, Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS AG, part of whose has been condemned, and
others under investigation. The essence of the scheme was that private bankers have transferred
money in favor of local resellers in Brazil, who were holders of foreign accounts, and then they
have transfered the money from these accounts to offshore accounts of tax evaders. This scheme
was without of wire transfers. Time will tell there is another place in the world where this could
happen.
When turnover corrupt officials more than the #profit of the banking system.
In Russia in the current year a shadow turnover with public money of budget, estimated of
controllers might grow up to one trillion rubles or 33 billion U.S. dollars. To understand this
phenomena better to compare this assessment with net profit after tax of U.S. banking system in
2009 in the amount of 19.2 billion U.S. dollars according to the OECD data.