As the Guardian reports: The canton of Obwalden is planning to launch "special living zones" for millionaires in an attempt to boost its tax take
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BDO can breathe again – but what about PWC?
BDO International can breathe again | AccMan . Dennis Howlett discusses BDO being klet off the hook becasue it proved in court it was a
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The charge sheet against tax havens
The recent Norwegian report on tax havens is impressive in paying out the charge sheet against tax havens / secrecy jurisdictions: Tax havens increase the
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Solving the pension crisis
I noticed this article in the FT last week: BT, sponsor of Britain’s largest pension scheme, shocked investors last month by revealing that it would
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A 10% extra tax on banks, and stop tax relief on banker’s pay
Goldman Sachs is supposedly having a great year: Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm’s 140-year
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Consider the paradox
The FT has noted: Just 8 per cent of the $1,000bn (£605bn) in .. infrastructure investment budgeted worldwide will be ready to start work by
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Country by country – the momentum builds
The FT has reported: Stephen Timms, financial secretary to the UK Treasury, will push this week for a move towards “country-by-country” financial reporting for multinationals.
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How criminals could abuse UK companies
I’ve been asked why the UK can’t secure the data it needs to comply with the information exchange demands of Tax Information Exchange Agreements. I’ve
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Criminals use shell corporations
More from the Robert Morgenthau testimony to the Senate: We also receive regular requests from foreign law enforcement seeking to trace money moved through accounts
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