Interesting that the day following the first meeting of the committee considering the future of corporation tax in the UK the FT publishes and article
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The Crown Dependencies do not deserve to be white listed
The Telegraph has reported that: A row has broken out between the Channel Islands and the European Union over a decision to leave the tax
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Devereux: missing the point
The Economist had an article on companies leaving the UK last week. They concluded by giving space to Mike Devereux Oxford University: The government’s proposals
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EU commits to tax cooperation
At yesterday’s ECOFIN meeting the EU increased its commitment to tax cooperation to tackle tax evasion. It said: TAX ISSUES IN AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
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I quietly despair
I despair of Gordon Brown. Yesterday he promised to cut corporation tax further, to follow up Alastair Darling’s promise of a corporation tax review the
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Putting the record straight
Terry le Sueur, Jersey’s finance minister recently assured Jersey’s business community that it’s new zero ten tax system had met with approval by the EU.
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Reform of the EU Savings Directive needed to create truly competitive markets
There is a very obvious mood for reform of the EU Savings Tax Directive right now. The FT summarised it this morning, saying: Germany’s call
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Darling gets ready to hit tax havens hard
The Times has reported that: THE chancellor is to step up hostilities against Britain’s super-rich by pressing for sanctions against Monaco, the Mediterranean tax haven.
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Tax havens harm Africa, and accountants could stop it
More from the OECD tax conference in South Africa: The OECD’s Deputy Secretary General, Pierre Carlo Padoan, says capital flight to tax havens is harming
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