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Gibraltar Corporate Partners: it’s Offshore Advisory Group, rebranded

December 30, 2025

22 Comments

Back in June we reported on perhaps the strangest firm we’ve come across – “Offshore Advisory Group”.

Offshore Advisory Group recently rebranded as Gibraltar Corporate Partners.

Offshore Advisory Group promoted itself by pushing extreme political commentary, including conspiracy theories originating in Russian propaganda outlets. It used the attention this attracted to sell a tax avoidance scheme that supposedly let UK businesses escape UK tax by incorporating in Gibraltar. We obtained copies of a structure paper prepared by Offshore Advisory Group – it made a series of fundamental errors, and proposed a structure that simply didn’t work.

Offshore Advisory Group’s response to this, on its official LinkedIn, was rather unusual:

w Offshore Advisory Group (OAG) 963 followers OAG 5 .® There’s no confirmation that Dan Neidle participated in some sordid "Downing Street dogpile" with Starmer and his stable of rent boys but given how close he clings to Labour’s ideological thighs, one could be forgiven for suspecting there's more than just political affection behind his sycophantic scribbles. Whether or not he was physically present, he’s certainly spiritually mid-thrust every time he mounts a smear campaign against anyone who dares challenge Labour's tax-the-productive fetish. Neidle pretends to be a beacon of impartial fiscal insight, but in reality, he’s a glorified party propagandist pedalling politically motivated bile disguised as analysis. His website isn‘t a repository of tax truth it’s a digital pacifier for left-wing ideologues needing reassurance that punishing entrepreneurs is somehow moral.

That was widely criticised; OAG responded by deleting the post, and then posting another accusing every accountant and tax adviser in the UK of “acting out of self-interest”.

Following the adverse publicity, Offshore Advisory Group appears to have changed its name to Gibraltar Corporate Partners. The Offshore Advisory Group website redirects to a new Gibraltar Corporate Partners website, with most of the old content removed, but the same false claims that businesses can avoid tax by moving their invoicing entity to Gibraltar:

Invoice Offshore Keep More Using a Gibraltar non-resident company as your main contracting entity allows you to shift new and existing agreements offshore. This enables compliant invoicing and revenue collection outside the UK, taking full advantage of Gibraltar’s zero percent corporation tax. Ensuring your structure is properly set up, with guidance on transitioning contracts, banking, and governance. Gibraltar based experts help you maintain compliance, demonstrate offshore substance, and protect profits at the point of entry. “structure Globally invoice Offshore Maintain Margin."

The Offshore Advisory Group LinkedIn account was renamed to Gibraltar Corporate Partners, with all the old content still there and still referring to the old name (the original post was deleted soon after we posted this article). The same people seem to be involved. They’ve responded in the comments below, denying that they promote or advise on tax schemes (which is odd, given that their website and structure paper show that they do promote and advise and tax schemes ).

Given their history, we would strongly advise against dealing with Gibraltar Corporate Partners. Our general recommendation has always been that, whether for looking advice in the UK or abroad: only ever deal with regulated firms.

Many thanks to John Holt for spotting the change of name.

Footnotes

  1. We’ve confirmed by email that the comments are genuinely from GCP/OAG. ↩︎

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22 responses to “Gibraltar Corporate Partners: it’s Offshore Advisory Group, rebranded”

  1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
    Herbert Wakefield

    Further to our previous statements, it is also important to clarify that the Partnership rebrand was neither uncovered nor “exposed” by third-party commentary.

    A formal rebrand notice was published openly on our website prior to the publication of the disparaging and misleading article in question.

    https://gibcorporatepartners.com/rebrand-notice-1

    That notice clearly explains the background, rationale, and timing of the rebrand and has been publicly accessible throughout. Any suggestion that this information was concealed, reactive, or revealed by external commentary is factually incorrect and demonstrably false.

    For the avoidance of doubt, Gibraltar Corporate Partners has acted transparently and proactively at all times, and the published rebrand notice predates the article entirely.

    Herbert Wakefield
    Compliance Partner
    Gibraltar Corporate Partners

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    1. Dan Neidle avatar
      Dan Neidle

      This statement “Gibraltar Corporate Partners does not promote, design, or participate in tax-related schemes” is obviously untrue. The evidence shows that you promote tax schemes, and prepare tax structure papers.

      EDIT: Mr Wakefield then tried to post about a dozen comments all repeating word-for-word the same content; but never addressing the actual issues. I’ve deleted them.

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      1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
        Herbert Wakefield

        Dan, that assertion conflates jurisdictional facts with activities we do not perform.

        When Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP) refers to tax, it is referring exclusively to Gibraltar taxation. As a matter of black-letter fact, companies registered in Gibraltar are subject to 0% corporation tax on non-Gibraltar-sourced income under Gibraltar’s territorial tax system.

        Stating the statutory tax treatment of a Gibraltar company is not the promotion of a “tax scheme”; it is an accurate description of the law in that jurisdiction.

        Gibraltar Corporate Partners does not promote, design, implement, or participate in tax schemes, nor do we provide tax advice, legal advice, or regulated financial advice in any jurisdiction, including the UK.

        We coordinate company formation and ongoing administration in Gibraltar and work alongside licensed Gibraltar professionals who carry out regulated functions within their own professional obligations.

        “Structure papers”, where they exist, are administrative and explanatory in nature. They describe the legal existence of a Gibraltar company, its registered office, company secretary, and its treatment under Gibraltar law.

        They do not advise on, opine upon, or seek to engineer tax outcomes in other jurisdictions, and they do not substitute for client-side tax advice, which clients are explicitly responsible for obtaining independently.

        Describing a lawful, long established territorial tax regime is not evidence of a tax scheme. It is simply a statement of fact.

        Herbert Wakefield
        Compliance Partner
        Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP)

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        1. Dan Neidle avatar
          Dan Neidle

          You are again saying something that isn’t true.

          You frequently promote the idea that Gibraltar incorporation saves UK tax. See for example here. The same claim was contained on the front page of your new website (“Invoice offshore keep more” – copied above). These claims are false. I see you’ve now deleted that claim from your website.

          We published a structure paper your firm produced, making a series of very definitely claims about UK tax (e.g. “Cash and assets held in Gibraltar accounts will be free from UK corporate tax, personal tax, and Capital Gains Tax”. These claims were false. The structure paper was incompetent.

          It’s hard to believe a real firm would behave in this way. The nonsense structure paper. The obscene social media posts. Then trying to pretend none of it happened.

          Are you a real firm?

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      2. Herbert Wakefield avatar
        Herbert Wakefield

        Political Commentary and Offshore Business.

        Public debate around offshore business is increasingly shaped not by technical accuracy or commercial reality, but by political framing.

        Certain commentators present cross-border structuring as inherently suspect, regardless of legality, economic rationale, or international norms.

        This page examines that framing and the risks it poses to informed discussion.

        The Role of Political Alignment in Offshore Commentary.

        Dan Neidle is a high-profile commentator on offshore structures and the founder of Tax Policy Associates. His commentary is frequently amplified by UK media outlets and cited as authoritative.

        Neidle’s public positions consistently align with a UK Labour Party worldview, particularly in relation to corporate mobility, international structuring, and jurisdictional choice.

        Offshore activity is routinely framed not as a commercial decision, but as a moral or political failing. This alignment matters. Commentary presented as technical analysis carries weight. When it is shaped primarily by ideology, neutrality is lost.

        Offshore Does Not Mean Illicit.

        International businesses have always chosen jurisdictions based on stability, regulation, workforce, access to markets, and taxation. This is not avoidance; it is jurisdictional competition, a feature of every modern economy.

        Yet offshore jurisdictions are repeatedly portrayed as:
        vehicles for abuse
        mechanisms to “escape” social responsibility
        evidence of bad faith

        This framing ignores the reality that offshore jurisdictions such as Gibraltar and Malta operate within recognised legal, regulatory, and treaty frameworks and are used by multinational groups, public companies, and regulated institutions.

        Legality is not ambiguous. The hostility is ideological.

        The Sky Bet Example and Selective Outrage.

        Recent criticism of Sky Bet’s decision to establish a presence in Malta illustrates a broader pattern.

        The move was characterised publicly as a political act a reaction against the Labour government under Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer rather than as a rational commercial response to regulatory and fiscal pressure.

        Businesses responding to policy signals are not acting dishonestly. They are doing what governments themselves encourage globally: adapting to competitive environments.

        The selective outrage directed at such decisions suggests that the issue is not compliance, but dissent.

        Commentary Versus Accountability.

        Public commentators enjoy significant influence while carrying limited accountability.

        Strong claims can be made, reputations questioned, and commercial decisions framed negatively all without the burden faced by regulated professionals.

        Legal training and institutional backing provide insulation. Media repetition amplifies the message. Corrections, nuance, and commercial context rarely receive equal attention.

        This imbalance creates a distorted public understanding of offshore business and discourages rational debate.

        Offshore as a Political Target.

        Offshore business has become a convenient proxy for broader political arguments about inequality, control, and capital mobility. It is easier to moralise than to explain complexity.

        When all offshore activity is treated as suspect:
        lawful structures are conflated with abuse
        international trade is misrepresented
        business confidence is undermined.

        This serves politics, not understanding.

        Why Accurate Framing Matters.

        Global commerce does not operate within national borders. Jurisdictional choice is not an act of defiance; it is a structural reality of international business.

        Commentary that ignores this reality does not inform policy or protect the public. It narrows debate, hardens positions, and replaces analysis with accusation.

        A serious discussion about offshore business requires technical accuracy, proportionality, and intellectual honesty — not political theatre.

        Summary for Contextual Reference.

        Offshore business is lawful, common, and globally recognised.

        Political framing increasingly dominates technical discussion.

        Selective criticism undermines neutrality
        Jurisdictional choice is a commercial reality, not a moral failure.

        Herbert Wakefield
        Compliance Partner
        Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP)

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        1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
          Herbert Wakefield

          Dear Mr Neidle,

          Thank you for your email. It is preferable to engage by correspondence rather than through public assertions that mischaracterise our position.

          Your characterisation of our firm is incorrect. We do not promote UK tax avoidance schemes. We do not design, market, or advise on UK tax structures, and we do not provide UK tax advice. That is not our role.

          Our activities are limited to the coordination and administration of Gibraltar companies through licensed local service providers, operating within Gibraltar’s established legal and regulatory framework.

          Gibraltar’s territorial tax system is a matter of statute and public law, not interpretation or scheme design.

          Framing our business as engaging in UK tax avoidance is inaccurate and misleading. Facilitating company formation and administration in a recognised jurisdiction does not constitute the promotion of tax avoidance.

          If you intend to publish commentary about our firm, it should accurately reflect our current activities and not misstate the nature of our role. We will not accept assertions that conflate lawful jurisdictional choice with UK tax avoidance.

          Should you wish to publish a response, you are free to state that we do not promote UK tax avoidance schemes and do not provide UK tax advice.

          For completeness, your position appears ideological rather than technical. We will continue to assert the correct and compliant nature of our business activities.

          I oversee compliance personally and have extensive experience in best-practice governance. There is no non-conformity with applicable tax legislation.

          If necessary, I will continue to state the true nature of our business activities and to challenge any mischaracterisation until the position is accurately and properly reflected.

          Yours sincerely,

          Herbert Wakefield
          Compliance Partner
          Gibraltar Corporate Partners

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  2. Herbert Wakefield avatar
    Herbert Wakefield

    The Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP) website, gibcorporatepartners.com, does not promote or endorse tax schemes of any kind.

    The site provides factual information about Gibraltar as a jurisdiction, and any references to taxation relate solely to Gibraltar’s territorial tax framework as a matter of record. GCP works with clients globally, including those based in the UK.

    Responsibility for determining personal or corporate tax residency and ensuring compliance rests entirely with each client. Non-resident Gibraltar company structures are, by definition, managed and controlled outside Gibraltar, and GCP does not advise on or determine clients’ tax positions.

    For many clients, tax efficiency is not the primary objective. Instead, the focus is on establishing robust international trading and investment structures that support cross-border operations, commercial flexibility, and long-term scalability.

    Gibraltar is selected for its stable legal framework, internationally recognised regulatory environment, and suitability for holding, trading, and investment activities, rather than for any tax-driven purpose.

    We trust this clarifies the position and avoids any further misunderstanding.

    Herbert Wakefield
    Compliance Partner
    Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP)

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    1. Richard Sage avatar
      Richard Sage

      As the only geographical information on your website is a London telephone number, your fees are presumably subject to UK tax?

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    2. Richard Sage avatar
      Richard Sage

      How did you meet Anup Sirichand?

      Reply
    3. A Tax advisor avatar
      A Tax advisor

      “Responsibility for determining personal or corporate tax residency and ensuring compliance rests entirely with each client. Non-resident Gibraltar company structures are, by definition, managed and controlled outside Gibraltar, and GCP does not advise on or determine clients’ tax positions”.

      Fair.

      But, if you’re promoting setting up a Gibraltar company to UK residents don’t you think it might be worth pointing out that their new company is likely UK tax resident? Any competent professional would at least advise their client of risks (even if they do absolve themselves of all responsibility)

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      1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
        Herbert Wakefield

        GCP’s client base is international by default. Our clients span Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America and beyond, with directors residing internationally. Only more recently has there been increased inbound interest from the UK, driven by wider economic and fiscal pressures.

        Our services are jurisdiction-agnostic in that sense and are not designed around any single country’s tax system.

        We are not a tax advisory firm, and we are explicit about that from the outset. Responsibility for determining personal or corporate tax residency, and for assessing any domestic tax exposure, rests entirely with each client and their appointed advisers. That position is not a disclaimer of convenience; it is a necessary and correct boundary.

        Equally important is this point: GCP does not promote outcomes, make residency determinations, or provide opinions on how any tax authority might view a client’s affairs. Where clients raise tax-specific questions, they are directed to independent advisers in their home jurisdiction. That is exactly what a competent, compliant service provider should do.

        Finally, non-resident Gibraltar company structures are used globally for a wide range of international commercial reasons. They are not marketed as tax advice, tax solutions, or tax determinations for any particular country.

        Conflating company formation with tax advice is a category error and one we are careful not to make.
        In short: we provide compliant company formation and administration. Clients take responsibility for their tax position with their own advisers. That separation is deliberate, transparent, and appropriate.

        Herbert Wakefield
        Compliance Partner
        Gibraltar Corporate Partners GCP

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      2. Herbert Wakefield avatar
        Herbert Wakefield

        Here is our response again as Mr Neidle has deleted it first time around as it doesn’t fit with his narrative.

        GCP’s client base is international by default. Our clients span Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America and beyond, with directors residing internationally. Only more recently has there been increased inbound interest from the UK, driven by wider economic and fiscal pressures. Our services are jurisdiction-agnostic in that sense and are not designed around any single country’s tax system.

        We are not a tax advisory firm, and we are explicit about that from the outset. Responsibility for determining personal or corporate tax residency, and for assessing any domestic tax exposure, rests entirely with each client and their appointed tax advisers.

        That position is not a disclaimer of convenience; it is a necessary and correct boundary.
        Equally important is this point: GCP does not promote outcomes, make residency determinations, or provide opinions on how any tax authority might view a client’s affairs. Where clients raise tax-specific questions, they are directed to independent advisers in their home jurisdiction.

        That is exactly what a competent, compliant service provider should do.

        Finally, non-resident Gibraltar company structures are used globally for a wide range of international commercial reasons. They are not marketed as tax advice, tax solutions, or tax determinations for any particular country. Conflating company formation with tax advice is a category error and one we are careful not to make.
        In short: we provide compliant company formation and administration. Clients take responsibility for their tax position with their own advisers. That separation is deliberate, transparent, and appropriate.

        Herbert Wakefield
        Compliance Partner
        Gibraltar Corporate Partners GCP

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        1. Dan Neidle avatar
          Dan Neidle

          Please stop lying. We’ve seen your UK tax structure paper. It was the opposite of “compliant”. It was horribly negligent. Incompetent.

          We’ve also seen all the claims on your website that clients can avoid UK tax by invoicing out of Gibraltar. Again – incompetent.

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          1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
            Herbert Wakefield

            First, the repeated claim that Gibraltar Corporate Partners “promotes clients avoiding tax by invoicing out of Gibraltar” is categorically false. At no point does GCP advise on tax positions in a client’s country of residence, determine tax residency, or provide tax advice in any jurisdiction outside Gibraltar.

            Our role is clearly defined, consistently communicated, and publicly documented. We assist with the formation and administration of Gibraltar companies and explain the Gibraltar tax position of those companies strictly under Gibraltar law.

            Responsibility for personal or corporate tax treatment in a client’s country of residence, or any other jurisdiction, rests entirely with the client and their own professional advisers. GCP does not produce tax advice relating to a client’s country of residence, does not issue tax opinions outside Gibraltar, and does not operate as a tax advisory firm.

            Where appropriate, clients are explicitly directed to seek independent advice. To characterise this as “negligent tax advice” is therefore incorrect.
            Gibraltar non-resident companies are neither a loophole nor a fringe concept. They are a long-established, OECD-recognised structure operating within a territorial tax system.

            Under Gibraltar law, a company earning non-Gibraltar-sourced income is subject to zero corporation tax in Gibraltar.

            That is a statement of legal fact. Stating that fact is neither misleading nor incompetent; it is simply the law.

            What is increasingly clear is that this discussion has moved away from compliance, accuracy, or client protection. It appears driven instead by an ideological opposition to offshore structures in principle, irrespective of their legitimacy, transparency, or regulatory standing.

            That position is a matter of personal or political preference, but it does not justify mischaracterisation or escalation.

            Broad allegations of “lying” or “incompetence”, unsupported do not advance understanding and do not serve the public interest.

            Gibraltar Corporate Partners will continue to operate within a clear and robust compliance framework, will remain explicit about the limits of our role, and will continue to require clients to take independent advice on their own tax affairs.

            We are entirely comfortable standing behind that position. We have been open to factual, proportionate dialogue conducted in good faith. We are not interested in trading insults or engaging with bad-faith narratives.

            I trust this will stand as my final factual statement on the matter and that it brings an end to any further unnecessary provocation.

            Herbert Wakefield
            Compliance Partner
            Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP)

          2. Dan Neidle avatar
            Dan Neidle

            We published a structure paper you produced with detailed UK tax structuring advice – most of which was wrong.

            You have also published dozens of posts claiming UK tax savings. Perhaps the most egregious was claiming that, by transferring farm ownership to an offshore holding company, farmers could save inheritance tax.

            Stop lying.

  3. Herbert Wakefield avatar
    Herbert Wakefield

    Formal Statement on Behalf of Gibraltar Corporate Partners

    Recent third-party publications have contained statements concerning Gibraltar Corporate Partners (“GCP”), Gibraltar company formation, and the nature of GCP’s activities which are inaccurate and misleading. Those statements do not properly reflect the legal framework applicable in Gibraltar or the role undertaken by GCP.

    GCP coordinates the formation and ongoing administration of non-resident companies in Gibraltar, acting as an intermediary alongside duly licensed Gibraltar professionals. GCP does not provide tax advice, legal advice, or regulated financial advice, and does not promote, design, or participate in tax-related schemes.

    Its activities are administrative and jurisdictional in nature and are conducted in accordance with Gibraltar company law and applicable regulatory standards.

    The incorporation and administration of companies in Gibraltar is a long-established and legitimate commercial activity. Gibraltar is a well-regulated, business-friendly jurisdiction operating under an English-law legal system and is internationally recognised as cooperative and compliant with global transparency and information-exchange standards.

    References to taxation in connection with Gibraltar companies relate solely to Gibraltar’s territorial tax system, under which only income accrued in or derived from Gibraltar falls within the scope of Gibraltar corporation tax. Such references do not determine, affect, or imply tax treatment in any other jurisdiction, including the United Kingdom.

    Directors and shareholders remain responsible for their tax obligations in their country of residence or operation. This position is made clear to clients consistently and forms part of GCP’s agreed terms and conditions. Any suggestion that GCP’s services alter or override those obligations is incorrect.

    Separately, commentary of a political, satirical, or opinion-based nature appearing in public discourse has no connection to GCP’s client work or services. Any attempt to characterise such commentary as disinformation, or to associate it with GCP’s professional activities, is a misinterpretation and without factual foundation.

    Herbert Wakefield
    Compliance Partner
    Gibraltar Corporate Partners (GCP)

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    1. Richard Sage avatar
      Richard Sage

      You get one point for successfully parodying many legitimate firms which advise but then avoid taking any responsibility.

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      1. Herbert Wakefield avatar
        Herbert Wakefield

        That isn’t a parody — it’s how regulated, compliant service boundaries actually work.
        We don’t “advise then avoid responsibility”. We do not provide tax advice at all, and we are explicit about that from first contact, in writing, and contractually.

        Company formation and administration is a distinct service from tax advisory work, and conflating the two is precisely what causes confusion in this space.

        Responsible firms do not opine on tax residency, outcomes, or liabilities outside their regulatory scope. They direct clients to independent, jurisdiction-specific advisers who are authorised to do so. That isn’t evasion — it’s professional competence.

        The alternative would be far more problematic: offering implied or informal tax opinions without mandate, regulation, or full knowledge of a client’s personal circumstances. That’s what genuinely irresponsible operators do.

        Clear scope, clear boundaries, and clear accountability are not a parody of legitimacy. They are the definition of it.

        Herbert Wakefield
        Compliance Partner
        Gibraltar Corporate Partners GCP

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  4. Tigs avatar
    Tigs

    Great work done. The two links in the penultimate paragraph come up with “This post cannot be displayed”.

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    1. Dan Neidle avatar
      Dan Neidle

      many thanks – now replaced with saved versions.

      Reply
  5. Herbert Wakefield avatar
    Herbert Wakefield

    Statement.

    Gibraltar Corporate Partners coordinates the formation and ongoing administration of non-resident companies in Gibraltar and promotes Gibraltar as a centre of excellence and a highly regarded, business-friendly, internationally whitelisted jurisdiction.

    The partnership name was adopted to remove the regulatory and professional connotations associated with the word “advisory” and to avoid confusion with an unrelated UK company, Offshore Advisory Ltd (company number 16514771), formed in June 2025.

    Gibraltar Corporate Partners does not promote, design, or participate in tax-related schemes and does not provide tax, legal, or regulated financial advice, acting solely as a partnership working with licensed Gibraltar professionals.

    The change in name does not affect existing structures or arrangements, and clients remain responsible for their tax obligations in their country of residence, as set out clearly at all times in the agreed terms and conditions.

    Herbert Wakefield
    Compliance Partner.

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    1. Dan Neidle avatar
      Dan Neidle

      That isn’t true. Your website promotes tax schemes (as the image above demonstrates). We previously published a structure paper you prepared which proposed a specific tax scheme (which was incompetent and ineffective).

      Since you’re feeling chatty, perhaps you could explain why your original response to our report was the obscene LinkedIn post copied above?

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