I was pleased to note this email from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) yesterday: I recently highlighted my own critical role in
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How country-by-country reporting exposed tax havens
Something called country-by-country reporting, which I created, changed the tax world forever. It forced multinationals to reveal how much profit they were shifting into tax
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Trump comes out in favour of corruption
The corruption rollout that is now the characteristic of Trump’s presidency continues today. As the FT has reported: Donald Trump has ordered the Department of
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Australia goes for country-by-country reporting
Australia has become the first country in the world to require full public country-by-country reporting. Country-by-country reporting for multinational companies shows how those companies might
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Large company accounts are works of fiction
I have this morning posted this video on YouTube, addressing an issue of accounting and transparency that matters to me. I think the format for
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Prem Sikka reminds David Cameron of his commitments on country-by-country reporting
This exchange took place in the House of Lords yesterday: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con) One of the best things we can do for
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HMRC now know how much international tax they’re not being paid
The Guardian reports this morning that: US multinationals underpaid £5.6bn in tax in the UK last year, HM Revenue & Customs believes, according to a
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The problem of taxing wealth will have to be tackled locally, not globally
The EU Tax Observatory has a new report on tax evasion out this morning. Or, to be precise, they have a new report on tax
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Country-by-country reporting to go public in Australia. Will the world now follow in its path?
I wrote the first version of country-by-country reporting for multinational corporations that are public interest entities in 2003. That can be found here. Now Australia
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