According to an article in the Jersey Evening Post today: JERSEY is ‘barking up the wrong tree’ if it thinks it can defend its tax
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Fair Tax Status
I thought this comment on the blog over the weekend (that I have edited slightly) worth highlighting: I am a leftleaning chartered accountant Whilst I
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How much will EU banks be paying in levies?
According to an FT headline this morning EU banks could be paying as much as 24% of their profits in bank levies. Except that the
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The truth about tax havens: Part 2
Part two of the Guardian’s serialisation of Nick Shaxson’s book ‘Treasure Islands’ is out today, and available is here. There’s a also a short explainer
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More on Netroots
Lessons from Netroots UK: blog less, delete more, make it focussed, do video
I was at Netroots UK on Saturday. Others will blog this event in more detail than I will, I’m sure. But it is, for me
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Treasure Islands: the best book on tax havens, ever
A new book on tax havens has been published this week. Written by Nick Shaxson, who has worked with the Tax Justice Network on the
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Forestry Commission sale is a massive tax planning bonanza for the rich
The government is planning to sell all the woodland owned by the Forestry Commission. Johann Hari discusses many of the issues involved here, but misses
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PWC say Northern Ireland should not cut tax rate
I have written more than I ever expected to on the proposal that Northern Ireland should cut its tax rate to 12.5% in an attempt
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