What are the differences between what are just about the three most important phrases used by those who talk about tax justice? I discuss them
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Will changing the private equity rules increase tax paid?
One of the regular challenges I face is the suggestion that whatever changes to the tax rules are made the rich will never pay tax.
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Paying NIC is no substitute for corporation tax
I’m bored by the argument created by PWC and rolled out on BBC news last night by the CBI and even by HMRC that if
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One third of large companies don’t pay tax – Radio 4 pick up the theme
The theme of this morning’s article in the FT on large companies not paying tax has been picked up on Radio 4’s World at One
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We don’t pay taxes. Only little people pay taxes
So Leonora Helmsley is reputed to have said. I suspect she did. She served time in jail for believing it to be true. She died
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The US moves against the biggest tax havens
The US is targeting the biggest tax havens in the world. The FT reports that: A pledge by Democrats in Congress to crack down on
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Arctic Systems: LLP’s can solve the problem
Dennis Howlett has written a thoughtful review of my paper on small business taxation. Unfortunately, I think he misses quite a number of the points
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Pope to condemn tax avoidance and evasion
The Times has reported that: Pope Benedict XVI is working on a doctrinal pronouncement that will condemn tax evasion as “socially unjust”, according to Vatican
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The ‘self employed’ argue back
I wrote about Arctic Systems and the economics of small business tax yesterday. The Professional Contractor’s Group who represent the UK’s contracting community, who are
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