2012 December 19

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If the Danish tax authorities can publish a list of precisely what each company pays in tax, why can’t HMRC do the same?

Posted on December 19 2012

For the first time ever the Danish tax authorities started publishing information on the taxes paid by all Danish companies today. You can see a sample here.
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3

Last year the Big 4 Banks had a combined taxpayer subsidy of £34 billion

Posted on December 19 2012

No wonder NEF is calling for banking reform. Me too.

10

The problem of false self employment – costing £1.9 billion a year, at least

Posted on December 19 2012

The UCATT trade union has published new work on the problem of false self employments, which I think is a massive issue with regard to
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2

It’s time for Europe to re-examine International Financial Reporting Standards

Posted on December 19 2012

The following letter was in the FT this morning: Sir, The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards recently announced its intention to establish a panel to
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6

Is the Isle of Man negotiating the equivalent of a Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility?

Posted on December 19 2012

The Isle of Man has now agreed to implement a FATCA style agreement with the UK. Jersey and Guernsey have not. What might explain the
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I have sympathy with anyone wrongly accused. But it’s limited in the case of ANdrew Mitchell

Posted on December 19 2012

It does now look possible that Andrew Mitchell may have been falsely accused of some of the things he is alleged to have said in
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