Hot news from Accountancy Age: UK has lost its ranking in the top three of Europe’s most favourable tax and legal environments, according to the
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The four biggest threats to democracy
I was interviewed for this story in Accountancy Age: Offshore tax probe hits the buffers I’m not mentioned in the resulting piece. And I really
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The people we have to hold to account for the Credit Crunch
It strikes me that there are four key firms behind the credit crunch who have suffered nothing like the exposure they deserve. They are: PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Why the IFS is dangerous
Why make a fuss about the IFS? Simple: it’s dangerous. Take this form this week’s KPMG tax newsletter: UK News Institute for Fiscal Studies study
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US bank accounts will not show a true and fair view
The FT has reported that: Banks have been given a one-year reprieve by US accounting standard-setters from having to take up to $5,000bn (£2,520bn) of
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Auditors: do they really make any difference any more?
Accountancy Age reported last week that: The push for auditor liability limitation in the US received a boost today when an influential audit group threw
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Why ask the accountants? They’re the problem, not the solution
On Thursday (when I was at a conference and out of blogging action) the FT reported that: The US Internal Revenue Service is to solicit
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KPMG to HMRC: can you approve our abuse of the UK tax system please?
KPMG have just published a case study on the new Advance Thin Capitalisation Agreements available from HM Revenue & Customs. The case study lays out
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Don’t just cut it, slash it: KPMG’s tax advice to Canada
The Canada.com site reports that: Recent corporate tax cuts have not increased Canada’s attractiveness as a place for foreign firms to invest, a survey released
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