The Revenue have lost what has been called the Arctic Systems case in the House of Lords. This case dealt with a husband and wife
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Tax Haven UK – 1 – The domicile rule
Alistair Darling has denied the UK is a tax haven. On any objective basis he’s wrong. The UK is a tax haven. Over the next
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Globalisation backlash
The FT has published a survey that show most people in the UK think: 1) Globalisation is having a negative effect; 2) Most people cannot
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UK Flood PLC
I don’t want to exploit other’s misery. I’d hate to be flooded right now, and have not been. I’m grateful. That said, I’m aware I
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Private equity gets it wrong
I note that the Alliance Boot private equity deal has run into problems. As the FT says: The private equity owners of Alliance Boots and
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Grant Thornton – indifferent, as usual
Mike Warburton, a partner at Grant Thornton in the UK, wrote a piece for Accoutancy Age last week called “Non-doms are good for the UK”.
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Well said Mr Hartnett
Dave Hartnett is the charismatic director general of HM Revenue & Customs. At an Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales event last week
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Why are there so many non-doms?
Partly because there’s so much to be made from helping these people abuse the UK tax system. Which is why guides like this on how
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What is a tax haven?
Defining a tax haven is hard. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has sought to deny the UK is a haven, but offered no justification for
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