The Revenue have lost what has been called the Arctic Systems case in the House of Lords. This case dealt with a husband and wife
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Deloittes in Kenya – bang on the nail of tax justice
The Big 4 accountants do know the difference between tax avoidance and tax planning. Take this by Kairo Thuo in the Kenyan Standard. Kairo is
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Anti-avoidance at Oxford
The theme of the first day here at Oxford was tax avoidance. Although an international conference the focus was on the UK. The new relationship
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Tax planning will not pay
Accountancy Age reports: The taxman will no longer negotiate settlements with taxpayers who use tax planning that is challenged in court. HM Revenue & Customs
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Profit shifting
I am unambiguous about the ethical duty of accountants is to promote tax compliance. This is to ensure that a company pays the right tax
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John McDonnell
There’s no doubt John McDonnell does understand the seriousness of tax avoidance. When asked in the Independent what he’d do if he became leader of
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The CBI’s desire for a tax cut
I’ve been musing some more on the CBI’s ministrations on tax. I have a database on UK company performance. I prepared it when researching ‘Mind
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1,400 miles for a tax dodge
As the Daily Telegraph has reported: Tesco is shipping CDs and DVDs to Switzerland and back in order to save customers as little as £1.56
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Holy alliance embarks on tax crusade
The above title comes from the Observer. As they say in today’s paper: A holy alliance of church groups and bishops is demanding that Gordon
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