Jeffrey Sachs wrote a first rate column for the FT last week. Sachs has not always been a favourite of mine, but he’s pretty much got
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The UK’s tax profession shows its true colours – and gets edgy on tax dodging
I noted a while ago the the Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales had commented on recent UK tax scandals. I thought his
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The MEGO principle at work
The MEGO principle was identified by Senator Carl Levin in the USA. It refers to the phenomenon when professional people get near potential corruption after which it
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The most unpopular man in UK tax?
I’ve been asked by a journalist what it feels like to be the most unpopular man in UK tax. I told him that I did not know,
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Coutts – a nationalised bank – and tax evasion in Switzerland
The Suddeutsche Zeitung has reported that (via Google translate) The purchase of a tax disc with data on approximately 1,000 customers of the Zurich branch
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