From Withers LLP, tax planners to the rich’s Pre Budget report, talking about the bank payroll tax: As drafted, the proposed legislation will catch family
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I’ve just read the draft legislation on this, available here. It’s good. It covers obvious tricks e.g. disguised employments and loans. It also has a
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PBR 09: Banks already planning to duck bonus tax – Accountancy Age. According to Accountancy Age: New banking bonus clampdowns will hit the attractiveness of
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I note that my Guardian blog on how to tax banker’s bonuses has been well read. However, the reality is that, as I note there,
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This, by me, is on the Guardian’s Comment is Free this afternoon: Rumour has it that Alistair Darling is about to introduce a windfall tax
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You can hear Jeremy Vine, Mike Warburton and me discussing the subject live at 12.05 Which means I’d better scarper to Cambridge studio now. UPDATE:
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It’s expected that the Pre-Budget Report will include publication of the Code of Conduct for banks that  HM Revenue & Customs expects all UK banks
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BBC – Peston’s Picks: RBS board to quit if chancellor vetoes £1.5bn in bonuses. The directors of Royal Bank of Scotland have been given legal
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The Guardian has noted: The Dubai government refused to guarantee the huge debts built up by its conglomerate Dubai World, dashing investor hopes that the
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