Comments on: Space havens http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:52:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gareth http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-410177 Gareth Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:30:24 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-410177 Mark, Someone thought of that plan about ten years ago ! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/87458.stm - I'm not sure what happened to it though. Then of course, there was the off-shore off-licence idea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3566920.stm . That more or less failed when it had to put into port for repairs... Mark,

Someone thought of that plan about ten years ago ! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/87458.stm - I’m not sure what happened to it though. Then of course, there was the off-shore off-licence idea: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3566920.stm . That more or less failed when it had to put into port for repairs…

]]> By: My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 1st through April 2nd | AccMan http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-410118 My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 1st through April 2nd | AccMan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:30:29 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-410118 [...] Tax Research UK / Space havens - Now if you’ll believe this then pigs really will fly. [...] [...] Tax Research UK / Space havens - Now if you’ll believe this then pigs really will fly. [...]

]]> By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-408868 Tax Research LLP Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:34:56 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-408868 The sad thing is that this was, of course, an April Fool, but it's horribly close to reality, so unbelieveable is most tax haven activity. And Mark is right - this could be achieved here on earth by a ship sailing in international waters. Richard The sad thing is that this was, of course, an April Fool, but it’s horribly close to reality, so unbelieveable is most tax haven activity.

And Mark is right - this could be achieved here on earth by a ship sailing in international waters.

Richard

]]> By: A Marshall http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-407422 A Marshall Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:37:23 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-407422 April Fool Richard! April Fool Richard!

]]> By: Emily Coltman http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406993 Emily Coltman Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:55:59 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406993 Richard, is this an April Fool's gag?! M Richard, is this an April Fool’s gag?!

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]]> By: Trevor Smith http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406770 Trevor Smith Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:58:55 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406770 Very good, Richard, though I'm not sure you should be giving anybody ideas... :lol: ...and even if we hadn't noted the date, we could tell it's not a genuine posting - no links to various papers, nor condemnations of the "news" story in question (although I guess if you did some of your enemies would accuse of you falling for your own joke...) Nice try though... Very good, Richard, though I’m not sure you should be giving anybody ideas… :lol:

…and even if we hadn’t noted the date, we could tell it’s not a genuine posting - no links to various papers, nor condemnations of the “news” story in question (although I guess if you did some of your enemies would accuse of you falling for your own joke…)

Nice try though…

]]> By: Mark http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406722 Mark Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:27:39 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406722 Couldn't the same be accomplished with a ship sailing permanently in international waters? Couldn’t the same be accomplished with a ship sailing permanently in international waters?

]]> By: Another One http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406700 Another One Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406700 [...] Richard Murphy gives us his April Fool. [...] [...] Richard Murphy gives us his April Fool. [...]

]]> By: Gavin Hinks http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406655 Gavin Hinks Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:44:54 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406655 Remarkable story. What will they think of next. On the subject of astonishing events, see our own incredible piece of news about chimps are self assessment at http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2213191/chimps-succeed-self-assessment Remarkable story. What will they think of next. On the subject of astonishing events, see our own incredible piece of news about chimps are self assessment at http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2213191/chimps-succeed-self-assessment

]]> By: Gareth http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406629 Gareth Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:38:19 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/04/01/space-havens/#comment-406629 Well, that story's more credible than the post on http://baumanblog.sovereignsociety.com/ , where the promoters of off shore tax havens today were compared to the abolitionists of the 19th century. That would have been a great joke, if it hadn't been posted on the 25th March. Well, that story’s more credible than the post on http://baumanblog.sovereignsociety.com/ , where the promoters of off shore tax havens today were compared to the abolitionists of the 19th century. That would have been a great joke, if it hadn’t been posted on the 25th March.

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