2012 February 27

Now we know the bank that doesn’t care about Codes of Conduct is Barclays. No surprise there then…

Posted on February 27 2012

This afternoon the FT blogged: Fifteen banks are signatories to the UK’s Code of Practice on Taxation. BANK OF AMERICA/MERRILL BARCLAYS CITIGROUP (CITIBANK) CREDIT SUISSE DEUTSCHE BANK
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The tax gap is not compliance: it’s tax avoidance

Posted on February 27 2012

I’ve noted the usual nonsense from the right wing – let alone the CBI – has been trotted out today that the only reason large
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You don’t believe the tax gap is caused by tax avoidance? Then look at this

Posted on February 27 2012

The government has issued this press release this afternoon: The Government has today taken steps to close two aggressive tax avoidance schemes recently disclosed to HM Revenue &
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Now the CBI admits tax avoidance can be abusive even though it’s legal

Posted on February 27 2012

As the Guardian and other papers have reported, the CBI has: for the first time admitted that “black box” tax schemes devised with the sole
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The Financial Times back country-by-country reporting – and says oil companies should do so too

Posted on February 27 2012

I’ll never be objective about country-by-country reporting, and I admit it. But none the less I was very pleased to see the FT saying in an editorial this morning
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