February 12 2016
Phantom firms to help Eastern Europeans avoid tax are registered at a Scottish Enterprise building in the heart of Edinburgh.
Controversial off-the-peg “Scottish offshore companies” are for sale in Ukraine for less than $1,000 (about £680) using a prestigious address owned by the publicly funded jobs quango.
Clearly marketed for tax avoidance, the “ready-made” shell companies are registered at Conference House, 152 Morrison Street, which, until last year, was the postal address of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).