The following letter was published in the FT today: Tax co-operation is essential for global business Sir, Treasury ministers should take notice of the survey
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There’s none so blind as those that will not see
Accountancy Age has reported that the Tories are confused by Alistair Darling’s call for a review of the off balance sheet finance of banks at
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What accountants say
I was amused by this in the Guardian this morning in a discussion on the domicile rule: Accountants have estimated that if 20% of private
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Speak no evil, hear no evil
Brown says he’ll end private equity loopholes
The Guardian has reported that: Gordon Brown yesterday announced that he will close some of the tax loopholes enjoyed by private equity companies in the
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Greenspan admits he gets it wrong, all the time
Alan Greenspan was interviewed recently by Jon Stewart on US Television. Amongst the things he said was: I’ve been dealing with these big mathematical models
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SEC accuses Bristow Group Inc of corruption
I’ve been sent the following press release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commissiontoday announced the institution of a settled enforcement
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Transparency International’s new Corruption Perceptions Index – getting it wrong again
Transparency International have published their new Corruption Perceptions Index today. I remain worried by this index. It covers 179 countries. Look at the top decile
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Democracy and Opportunity: A New Paradigm in Tax Equity
I’ve just reviewed a KPMG paper on tax and CSR. It’s lame. So why not read something really good instead. Try the paper with the
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