The UK government’s consultation on a general anti-avoidance rule was launched yesterday. Let me be clear: I want a general anti-avoidance rule. Even better, I
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In his speech on tax on 19 April CBI director John Cridland said: We’ve now seen proposals for a General Anti-Abuse Rule, or GAAR. Some
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The Association of Revenue and Customs  is the part of the First Division Association  the senior staff and managers at H M Revenue & Customs.  In
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I wrote the following article for Taxsutra in India a week or so ago after it was announced India was to have a comprehensive general anti-avoidance rule. It pretty
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I note that big business is already seeking to water down Graham Aaranson’s already wholly ineffective proposal for a general anti-avoidance rule. Finance Director reports: Chris Sanger, global
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It’s being widely trailed that the budget will include endorsement of Graham Aaranson’s so called general anti-avoidance rule tomorrow. So let’s be clear, Aaranson did not
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There was a really good article by Owen Smith MP – Labour Shadow Exchequer Secretary – in the Guardian yesterday on the government’s proposed general anti-avoidance rule, about which I have written here.
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I’ve long argued for a general anti-avoidance principle in UK tax law. A recent briefing on this issue is available as  a PDF here. Barclays leaves me more convinced than ever
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Writing on the ITV web site this morning about Barclays their business correspondent Laura Kuenssberg says: Of course, it makes financial sense for any business to make smart decisions about how,
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