2015 January 30

It’s officially confirmed that accountants really do not know what the public interest is

Posted on January 30 2015

The following notice has just been published by the Financial Reporting Council: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) today publishes the decision of the Appeal Tribunal
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The self employed’s income – new data shows 77% are in poverty

Posted on January 30 2015

Amongst the new tax data from HMRC published today was updated information on the income of the self employed. That for 2012/13, the most recent
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UK bank publicised tax avoidance strategy for use in some of the world’s poorest countries

Posted on January 30 2015

This press release came from Action Aid, today, and is worth sharing: One of Africa’s most high-profile banks – Standard Chartered – publicised the advice
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What people in the UK really earn

Posted on January 30 2015

Research has shown most people have little clue how income is distributed in the UK. In particular, the wealthiest think they are worse off then
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Green, UKIP and SNP tax: a tale of a mixed bunch

Posted on January 30 2015

The Greens, UKIP and SNP all presented tax proposals yesterday in the run up to the election. The Greens suggested a wealth tax on those
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Apple, Google, Microsoft and Cisco: massive funders of the USA, at a price

Posted on January 30 2015

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported this in March last year: The US government makes vast interest payments to technology giants including Apple and Microsoft
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The UK’s never been able to borrow more cheaply – so that’s what it should do

Posted on January 30 2015

The UK government’s long term borrowing rates fell to an all time record low yesterday. The price of ten year bonds fell to 1.396% whilst
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