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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The Isle of Man cannot comment on why it does not comply with the EU Code of Conduct
I have tried to get a straight answer from the Isle of Man on whether their 0 / 10 tax legislations has been approved by
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The International Accounting Standards Board – arrogance without limit
The FT has reported that Gerrit Zalm, who will on Thursday be announced as the new chairman of the trustees of the International Accounting Standards
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The Isle of Man – EU non-compliant?
I noted the following comment in the FT in a discussion on tax havens: The EU staged a crackdown on “harmful tax practices”, including un-equal
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Labour in tatters
I couldn’t have put this better, so I won’t try. It’s by Jenni Russell in the Guardian: Within hours of last week’s announcement of audacious
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Non-doms buying political influence
The Observer reported this weekend that: Of the £188m raised by political parties from donations since 2001, some £17.5m, or 9.3 per cent, comes from
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IFRS 8 – what an independent expert says
Nicholas Veron of the Bruegel Group was asked to advise the European Parliament on IFRS 8 and the EC’s report on its adoption. This is
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EU Parliament on IFRS 8
The EU Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee is to consider IFRS 8 on October 3. The resolution they will consider is here. Three things
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IFRS 8 gets EC support, but will the European Parliament agree?
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for the Internal Market announced the outcome of the IFRS 8 review by the European Commission yesterday when making a speech
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