2010
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.4.127
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Shopping for Anonymous Shell Companies: An Audit Study of Anonymity and Crime in the International Financial System

Abstract: The last few years have seen an international campaign to ensure that the world's financial and banking systems are "transparent," meaning that every actor and transaction within the system can be traced to a discrete, identifiable individual. I present an audit study of compliance with the prohibitions on anonymous shell companies. In particular, I describe my attempts to found anonymous corporate vehicles without proof of identity and then to establish corporate bank accounts for these vehicles. (Transaction… Show more

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“…Arguably, however, the cost of establishing a tax haven a¢ liate can be very low, supporting our presentation. For example, Sharman (2010) reports that one can open a bank account in an o¤shore island for "only"800 U.S. dollar. …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Arguably, however, the cost of establishing a tax haven a¢ liate can be very low, supporting our presentation. For example, Sharman (2010) reports that one can open a bank account in an o¤shore island for "only"800 U.S. dollar. …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Na druhou stranu, literatura zabývající se vlastnickými strukturami společností, jejich ziskovostí nebo výkonem a transparencí těchto společností je relativně méně obvyklá. Jeden z mála vědeckých článků, které se zabývají tímto tématem je Sharman (2010), který popisuje své experimenty s LA jako jeden z aspektů současného fungování obchodních společností v některých zemích, který umožňuje anonymitu a zločin v mezinárodním fi nančním systému. Studie Evropské centrální banky (ECB, 2011) nabízí přehled transparentnosti akciových společností ve většině evropských zemí, Česká republika bohužel není zahrnuta.…”
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“…Sherman (2010) describes the prevalence of offshore shell companies to obscure the payment of bribes in the arms industry. Gordon (2009) lays out practices used by resource extracting firms to pay bribes to government officials via offshore companies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%