Introduction : the damned for concealment, avoidance, and impunity -- What is meant by "ownership"? -- Privacy, confidentiality, and corporate governance -- Disclosure and registration inititatives -- Chimeric structures : concealment, avoidance, and impunity -- Crypto-assets -- Afterword.

Tax havens in offshore lands like Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas were once considered a rarity, the preserve of the super-rich. Today, they are big business available to the masses. Their goal? To avoid any form of accountability. Own nothing. Possess everything. Be answerable...

Introduction: why ownership matters -- What is meant by "ownership"? -- Confidentiality versus concealment -- "Orphan structure" -- Cryptocurrency and the blockchain : transient ownership -- Recommendations.

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Overview of tax havens and international finance centres -- chapter 2 Offshore structures: accountability avoidance -- chapter 3 Beneficial ownership avoidance -- chapter 4 Tax avoidance and tax evasion -- chapter 5 The Isle of Man and the international human...