Prem Sikka asks this question on the Guardian blog today. He illustrates his argument with a powerful analogy: Imagine visiting a dentist for some surgery.
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What’s the rate of return on losing $8 billion?
CNN Money has reported that Stanley O’Neal, who left Merrill Lynch as CEO today has left with a package of up to $160 million. The
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Isle of Man – making wholly unsubstantiated claims
The FT has reported that the Isle of Man has concluded Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with the Nordic countries to follow on from those
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Lewis Hamilton proves how sad tax advice is.
The BBC has reported that: Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton is to move to Switzerland to escape the excessive public and media attention he has
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Ernst & Young abusing their own Code of Conduct at Walmart
Sometimes someone covers a story in a way that you don’t think you can better. Dennis Howlett has done so on Ernst & Young’s role
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Zambia wants the tax it’s owed
Nick Mathiason of the Observer has been in Zambia looking at the issue of tax not paid by that countries copper industry. In doing so
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The Isle of Man has failed the EU Code of Conduct on Business Taxation
On Friday the Isle of Man confirmed the story trailed here on 16 October that its tax system, which it claimed complied with the requirements
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IFRS 8 – the EU still has not approved it
After a week away, and off the web, it’s amazing to come back to good news. There’s none better than the decision of the European
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KMPG really said it – 2
I noted recently one of the absurd claims made by KPMG in their recent report on tax and CSR. There are more. Take this from
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