According to the FT: HSBC is leaning towards keeping its headquarters in London after 10 months of agonising Shall we get real? First, this was
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Tax avoidance does not work unless you’re a big business, when it’s just fine
Greg Wise’s Dispatches on Channel 4 last night showed that the tax avoidance industry is alive and well and exploiting tax loopholes. Afterwards HMRC issued
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I would really rather HMRC did not seize tax
HMRC issued the following press release in the last few minutes: The release relates to sums collected using the new Accelerated Payments procedure that requires
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This looks like 2000, without any of the redeeming features
This was the FTSE a few minutes ago: I like the long view: it helps comparison. First things first, markets are down today, heavily, across
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The move against high denomination bank notes gathers momentum
Whether we still need cash is a vexed question: as yet I have little doubt that we do for transactional purposes. But when I say
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Is the EU finally going to deliver on country-by-country reporting?
I am sure there are some who read this blog who might think that I am at least slightly obsessed by country-by-country reporting: if so, I
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City University Round Table Discussion: ‘Labour and the World Today’
I am pleased to be involved in the event that will be held on 18 February at City University, which is where I am now
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Beware scammers using your identity to submit comment to Parliament
I received this mail on 31 January: There was just one problem, as my response pointed out: I have since received this response: I consider
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How strong is the government’s commitment to country-by-country reporting?
This parliamentary written answer has been drawn to my attention (apologies to who did so: I have forgotten who it was so can’t give credit):
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