The FT reports this morning: The vast investigation into insider trading on Wall Street that culminated this week in Raj Rajaratnam going on trial in
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The FT now says big business is bluffing when it says it will leave
Liberal Conspiracy noted this – I missed it: The Financial Times today has an astounding editorial comment. It is also very spot on. An excerpt:
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Is big business still tax avoiding? You bet it is
If commentators were to be believed the tax gap is inconsequential. Then comes a press announcement from HMRC this morning: As part of its work
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More good news from the EU Parliament
Good news is coming in waves from the EU. First there was support for country-by-country reporting. Then support for a Robin Hood Tax. And third
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The Tax Gap, who is right? The Tax Journal assesses Gauke v Murphy
The Tax Journal is a serious UK professional tax journal, and today it has published an article looking at the tax gap, written in the
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Why do HMRC understate the tax gap?
A copy of an H M Revenue & Customs internal publication called ‘Economic Times and Tax Avoidance Behaviours’ produced it seems by the HMRC Anti-Avoidance
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The Rise of Britain’s tax haven empire
Following a talk by TJN’s John Christensen in the Stroud’s Subscription Rooms, UK, on 20th January, the presentation have now been made available, in six
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It’s impossible to defend these payments
It’s, in my opinion, impossible to defend payments to senior RBS staff. Most especially the fact that RBS chief executive Stephen Hester will enjoy a
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Europe backs a Robin Hood Tax
As the Guardian reports, the European Parliament yesterday backed the introduction of a €200bn (£172bn) a year financial transactions tax on banks to discourage speculative
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