I am a big fan of del.icio.us. For some time I managed to post my daily additions to del.icio.us on this blog as a daily
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The US on the trail of Cayman
The UK may not be interested in tax havens, but the US certainly is. The Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on the Cayman
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Foreign profits: time for a rethink
The Treasury has indicated that the current round of consultation on the taxation treatment of foreign profits has come to an end. The reasons have
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A Green New Deal
The BBC has reported that: A “Green New Deal” is needed to solve current problems of climate change, energy and finance, a report argues. According
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Is the Treasury asking the right questions?
Nick Mathiason noted in the Observer today that: As Alistair Darling mingled with the press at the Treasury’s summer drinks party last Tuesday, officials expressed
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Who is driving any exit from the UK? The professionals, of course
The ICAEW and CIOT have called for a review of UK taxation to make our system more attractive to multinationals (see previous blog). But then
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Are the CIOT / ICAEW really asking for the UK to copy Ireland?
The ICAEW and CIOT have jointly written to the Treasury asking that the current review on the future of UK corporation tax be expanded. I
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Equitable Life: what it mean for offshore
The Parliamentary Ombudsman (Ann Abraham) has found that: The U.K. should compensate Equitable Life Assurance Society policyholders who lost out when the insurer almost collapsed
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UBS: their business model was illegal
This report is typical of many tonight: UBS admitted it broke U.S. law in setting up sham offshore tax shelters for wealthy Americans and agreed
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