Understanding Issues Related to Black Money

Table of Contents Introduction     Tax Heavens     Offshore Financial Centers     Money Laundering     Hawala System     Round Tripping     1.    Participatory Notes     2.    Raising Capital by Global Depository Receipts     3.    Money coming in NGOs and Charitable Institutions     4.    Transfer Pricing     Effects of Black …

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