This was announced by G8 Finance Ministers today: The Lecce Framework: Common Principles and Standards for Propriety, Integrity and Transparency We are in the middle
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Tax is a big deal
AccountingWEB in the US has reported the comments of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman to the OECD on 2 June. He said a lot. I highlight:
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Why section 765 should stay
Paul Sagar tackles the issue here and says, quoting the Treasury just four years ago: [Section 765] was introduced to counter tax avoidance…it has done
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Jersey and Guernsey: the VAT abuse continues
The Jersey VAT issue I noted here very recently appeared in the Observer today: The billionaire Barclay brothers are poised to join a fast-growing band
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When will we stop this abuse?
I reproduce the following from the Amazon UK web site, which you can access if you try to by a CD: Buying from Amazon’s Preferred
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If you’re serious about anti-avoidance keep Section 765
As the Guardian notes this morning: The government’s much-vaunted crackdown on corporate tax avoidance risks being seriously undermined by the repeal of a measure that
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Vodafone ruling heads in an equitable direction
KPMG has reported on the Court of Appeal ruling in favour of HMRC in its dispute with Vodafone over the UK’s Controlled Foreign Company rules.
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Accenture flees to Ireland
The Wall Street Journal has reported: Accenture is seeking to become the latest company to switch tax-haven locales. On Tuesday, the consulting and outsourcing firm
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The Netherlands – home of US profits
SOMO in the Netherlands has issued the following note in response to the Dutch furore at being described as a tax haven by the USA:
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