The FT this morning reveals something that has, to a very large degree, been known for a very long time – which is that Cadbury’s in its pre and post
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The OECD says there are vast amounts offshore – and that can only be with the knowing assistance of the world’s big banks
The OECD issued a new report overnight for the G8. The subject is automatic information exchange – the theme of today’s G8 summit. In the forward
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Tax transparency begins at home: what could be done for tax transparency without any G8 agreement
Politicians from the Coalition have been keen to say in advance of today’s G8 summit that progress on tax transparency is dependent upon international agreement.
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Why voluntary disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies is like asking criminals to leave their calling cards
I have already written of my concerns about Cameron's announcement on transparency, but I think those concerns still need further elaboration. The reason is that,
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Big business blocks tax transparency
If big business wanted to show its true colours ahead of the G8 it succeeded yesterday. As The Time (paywall) reports: David Cameron is facing
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Google – another country
The Guardian seems to have noted the theme on this blog suggesting that multinational corporations wish to float free from the constraints of government. So has Google.
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HMRC and the Big 4: the process of corporate capture of our tax authority has reached danger point
The Public Accounts Committee has spoken: the relationship between the Big 4 firms of accountants and HMRC is far too close and is a threat
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When the FT says austerity will fail all but Conservative strongholds what they really mean is the Tories are pursuing the politics of class warfare
The FT has launched an Austerity Audit today. The first part of the summary of its findings is stark: Cuts to welfare payments will hit the local
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The evidence is clear: lawyers, bankers and accountants run a web of corruption in tax havens
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has published a vast array of articles on offshore today, based on hundreds of thousands of leaked documents. The Guardian and
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