There has been much discussion following the launch of the Fair Tax Mark about just what ‘fair tax’ might be. I, unsurprisingly, take the view
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Zara are added to the list of companies playing tax tricks
Jesse Drucker reports for Bloomberg this morning that: Zara’s celebrity chic helps make its Spanish parent company, Inditex SA, the world’s biggest fashion retailer. But,
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Another £5 billion of NHS privatisation is now happening – with the aim of privatising most of the rest
The FT reports this morning that: The NHS has for the first time asked the private sector to help purchase billions of pounds worth of
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Industrial scale corruption in Switzerland
As the FT report in an email this morning: Credit Suisse made false claims in US visa applications, conducted business with clients in secret elevators
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The neoliberal fallacy, care of Zoe Williams
Zoe Williams made an interesting point in a Guardian article this afternoon. She said: The only way you c[an] escape [right wing] censure would be
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales backs the Fair Tax Mark
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has given unambiguous backing to the Fair Tax Mark, saying on its website: The Fair Tax Mark
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Are the governance failures at the International Accounting Standards Foundation enough to end IFRS?
Corporate governance and disclosure at the International Accounting Standards Foundation, responsible for International Financial Reporting Standard that are used by companies in more than 100
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Tax justice and procurement for social value – the tax avoidance elephant in the public procurement room
The following is a guest post from Joel Benjamin of Move Your Money: On February 24, the Local Government Association hosted a conference on the Social Value
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The government’s promotion of Tax Haven UK is continuing apace
The government has just issued a press release saying the following: Fullerton Fund Management, a Singaporean based investment management firm, is in the process of
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