2012 March 28

India and its general anti-avoidance rule

Posted on March 28 2012

I wrote the following article for Taxsutra in India a week or so ago after it was announced India was to have a comprehensive general anti-avoidance rule. It pretty
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Sark: a microcosm of the abuse tax havens permit – and the world libertarians want

Posted on March 28 2012

Please just listen to this BBC report. This is the 1% at work. This is the fear that libertarians engender.

HMRC will use retrospective legislation again

Posted on March 28 2012

Since it’s now clear that the meeting I attended at which HMRC director Judith Knott spoke yesterday was not covered by the Chatham House Rule
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For the record: Meetings, blogging and the Chatham House Rule

Posted on March 28 2012

I admit I was pretty annoyed yesterday to find that I had been accused of breaking the Chatham House rule when speaking at and blogging
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