I was amused by David Gauke’s entry in the Accountancy Age financial power list for 2013, in which I also appear. They said of him:
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I’ve just noticed that I’m listed at number 15 (out of 50) on the Accountancy Age financial power list for 2013. They say: The full
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The Telegraph has reported today that: Foreign companies like Starbucks and Amazon which have avoided paying large corporation tax bills in Britain lack “moral scruples”,
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The New York Times has reported: Switzerland’s oldest private bank on Thursday admitted to helping Americans evade United States taxes, the first time a foreign
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted French actor Gerard Depardieu Russian citizenship. Why? So that Depardieu can pay tax at 13% in Russia (subject, of course,
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The FT notes this morning that: A stand-off between two titans of finance, the Bank of Italy and the Vatican, has forced tourists to abandon
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I reproduce the following press release from Accountancy Magazine because I think there’s a public benefit from doing so. I was not aware of this: High-earning child benefit recipients, who have until 6
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The Indian Financial Express reports depressing news this morning, noting that: Giving certainty to foreign investors, the government is likely to put off the controversial
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There’s a sobering though in the FT this morning: In the next eight weeks Mr Obama must persuade Republicans to avoid triggering a sovereign default.
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