Gordon Brown’s record of holding office as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer for a decade is an extraordinary political achievement. In taxation terms such
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The ‘ Tax Amnesty’ – the Revenue know who you are
There’s a new twist in the UK’s so-called ‘tax amnesty’. Those who have had their details disclosed to the Revenue should all have had a
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Private Equity 0 – Politicians 1
That was a headline in the Telegraph today. What seems like a poorly briefed Treasury Select Committee beat up the private equity industry yesterday –
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You can’t get it right
Accountants crave certainty. PKF are just the latest to show a desire for this wholly unattainable and illusory panacea. We delude ourselves if we think
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We want justice
Accountancy Age has reported that: The former KPMG partners accused of setting up illegal tax shelters have filed court documents requesting that the case against
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I can change my mind
A week or so ago I recommended an article on the web site of SB Consulting. Well I’ll tell you I regret doing so. This
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Tax planning will not pay
Accountancy Age reports: The taxman will no longer negotiate settlements with taxpayers who use tax planning that is challenged in court. HM Revenue & Customs
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Private equity under scrutiny
I wrote yesterday about what is, in common parlance, greed. It’s good to see that on the same day the FSA announced that banks will
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The rich are revolting
Which is an apt summary of an article in the Guardian today, which goes under the title “Wealth gap grows and solidarity fades as rebellion
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