Those who argue with my analysis of the Isle of Man’s VAT subsidy from the UK keep saying that I’m wrong because the revised Common
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It is notable that the Guardian thinks that Gordon Brown is targeting Switzerland as he opens up his own tax haven agenda. However, if he
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These are my links for February 18th through February 19th:
- Second tax amnesty could hit offshore savers even harder – Accountancy Age – "Plans for a second offshore ‘tax amnesty’ by HM Revenue & Customs could see tougher penalties for people hiding their savings offshore, a tax expert has said"
The expert wasn't me
I want them prosecuted
I'll accept they can avoid that, but generosity need not be in the cards: the net is closing in anyway
- Northern Rock shareholders lose battle in High Court – Telegraph – I should have noted this earlier
It was the only obvious outcome
These people must think we're mad if they think the government is going to underpin their gambling
- Squeezing the mandarins until the pips squeak | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC – Cutting bonuses is an act of obligation
Progressive taxation would be better still
- PwC to fail? | AccMan – Yes it will, in my opinion
I won't cry: they are a major obstacle to reform the world over
They gave us IFRS
They gave us auditing in its current form
They underpin the world's tax havens – and are still trying to create new ones in places like Jamaica
When they fail we can go forward
It will happen soon
- Debtonation » Blog Archive » Finance’s corrupting power exposed – Appropriate comment from Ann Pettifor on the corrupting power of Mr Stanford's money
The Guardian has reported: Brussels lumped Ireland together with Greece and Latvia yesterday on a hit list of countries with “excessive” government deficits, in the
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The FT has reported: Shockwaves from Sir Allen Stanford’s alleged $8bn fraud have begun to spread around the world but it is the tiny island
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Bloomberg reports: UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, will pay $780 million and disclose the names of some secret account holders to avoid U.S. prosecution on
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The FT has reported: The fraud allegations against Sir Allen Stanford have thrown a spotlight on Antigua’s regulators and law enforcement agencies at a time
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It is a little shocking to realise that Gordon Brown said this yesterday: We want the whole of the world to take action. That will
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