Intangible assets are a major problem in international taxation. They are the basis of much of the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) that is
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Speaking truth to power at the OECD
The phrase ‘speaking truth to power’ is one attributed originally to Quakers – although no one is quite sure who first said it. As a
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Country-by-country reporting at the OECD – mapping a path to progress
I am well aware that many might find my blogging on country-by-country reporting a little repetitive, but when you have been working on an idea for
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Ernst & Young object to my tweeting this morning
As Transfer Pricing Weekly have reported this morning, Ernst & Young objected to my live tweeting from the OECD earlier today. I was commenting on
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At the OECD on country-by-country reporting today
I rarely mention my day’s events on this blog: it happens around them in most cases, not because of them. Today is likely to be
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HMRC say they have no discretion before parliament but apparently do when briefing journalists
I have discussed this morning the Judicial Review of Ingenious Media – in which it has been found that HMRC do have the right to
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HMRC can talk about individual taxpayer’s affairs – so what they’ve said to the PAC is wrong
As many readers of this blog will know, the standard response of HMRC when asked about the affairs of companies like Google, Amazon and Starbucks
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How can KPMG be a fund manager and an auditor?
I wrote last week about the credibility of auditing, or the lack of it. As if on cue to prove my point on independence the FT
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A Code of Conduct for Taxation
In 2007 I wrote a Code of Conduct for Taxation for the Tax Justice Network and Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs. The Code of Conduct was just 2 pages
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