LexisNexis makes its money form selling tax legislation, and let’s be honest - publications on tax avoidance.
It’s holding a conference on 15 May in London entitled, according to an email I have received from them:
Can tax avoidance ever truly be viewed as acceptable?
A brochure is available here.
There is a problem though. No one from civil society is speaking at the conference to give the alternative view to all the tax planners who are going to be present. Why is that? Is it that this conference is really about how to avoid being accused of avoidance? It has that feel to it.
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I think it might be a bit unfair to Melanie Dawes (Acting DG Business at HMRC) and Richard Lyal (Legal advisor on direct tax matters to the European Commission) to suggest that they will not be giving an alternate view to the tax managers/avoidance marketers who will undoubtedly be present.
Pete
I’m sure both are more than able to present their view. But let’s be clear - it will be a government view.
Why isn’t civil society - those who seek to represent those abused by tax avoidance, and who are driving the debate on its ethics present? That is the question I asked.
I think LexisNexis have entirely missed the point. But then, although some very good people work there, they do make their living from tax avoidance.
Richard
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