I have suggested before, and I will suggest again, that transfer pricing is contributor to the tax gap. Oddly (!) the tax profession — and
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When is an interview not an interview?
The Independent has reported this morning: However, Richard Murphy, the director of Tax Research UK, estimates that Sir Philip saved £285m in tax by paying
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What do you expect?
The FT reports this morning that: The strength of Japan’s economic recovery came under question on Monday as second-quarter growth figures came in sharply below
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Pensions into the unknown
I’ve always had major problems with pension sell offs. I have even greater problems with them when the person to whom a pension fund is
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To Jersey: more answers please
I noted the reply Colin Powell, the senior adviser to the government of Jersey, sent me regarding my requests for further information about transparency and
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Did the world fall apart?
Do you remember all the doom and gloom merchants form the City (and more especially, the political right) who predicted that if the volume of
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Wrecking more than debate – the amorality of the right is the barn door the left has to aim at
The Guardian ran an excellent article on Saturday on the recent attacks mounted on The Spirit Level — the ground breaking book by Prof Richard
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That dip is happening
The FT reports this morning: Fears the recovery in the UK housing market is losing ground will be bolstered by new data showing a £1bn
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Questions I’d ask if I was a tax inspector #3: tell me your top ten customers
I’ve been noting some questions I’d be asking of selected taxpayers if I was a tax inspector. The first two, asking about cash payments to
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