In an age when criminals can digitally flash stolen money and intellectual property across the globe in an instant, corporations are often ill-prepared to investigate
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Jersey – spinning for all it’s worth
Jersey is issuing a press release today on the evidence presented by Senator Frank Walker to the Senate Finance Committee Hearings on ‘Stashing Cash Offshore’
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Why are tax advisers so dumb?
Accountancy Age has reported that: The government has decided to drop the controversial instances of the term ‘HMRC thinks’ from the finance bill. The wording,
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Profit shifting
I am unambiguous about the ethical duty of accountants is to promote tax compliance. This is to ensure that a company pays the right tax
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E & Y claim people aren’t interested in the ‘tax amnesty’
Accountancy Age report that Chris Oates of Ernst & Young has said: The contacts I have across the major accountancy firms indicate that just a
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The EU knows there’s a problem with group accounts
I was sent this: Many companies are organised in group structures. However, intra group transactions and the group’s transactions with related parties often lack transparency
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Reporting with Integrity
The ICAEW has produced a report called ‘Reporting with Integrity’. In the press note the ICAEW says: Building consensus amongst market participants on the meaning
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Petrodollars pouring into London
The FR has a piece on petrodollars being invested in the UK. There are serious issues arising from this – not least the fact that
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Hedge funds are a risk
I’ve been reading the report of the Financial Stability Forum on hedge funds. The UK and USA might be resisting Germany’s call for more regulation
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