I’ve heard rumour that Tescos.com is going to Switzerland. The reason is simple. It’s being thrown out of Jersey who are trying to clean up
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How much tax does it cost for Google to create a job?
I always get a little annoyed when those who suggest that commerce is the only way to create wealth ignore the fact that those companies
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Guernsey – putting anti-avoidance rules to use
Sometimes a tax haven does something that is blunt, even crude, and yet seems indicative of what is right. Take Guernsey for example. It was
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Tax caps – one person’s benefit is another’s killer
Jersey begins the new year with discussion on whether the rich should have their tax liabilities in the Island capped. This follows on from moves
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Toynbee – spot on
Polly Toynbee has a new year’s wish in the Guardian today. Amongst them this: ¬? Create a standing tax commission to expose who pays what
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Vantis – another name for the hall of shame?
The Sunday Times broke the news on Sunday that: [HM Revenue & Customs] investigators have raided the homes of executives at a top City accountancy
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Norway hits corruption hard
The foreign and finance ministries of Norway have combined to tackle corruption. It’s worth looking at their web site to understand the significance of this.
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All Jersey trusts are grantor trusts in US law – or so it seems
A lawyer with some sympathy for what is argued here sent me the following, which comes from the IRS in the USA: Q: Who is
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Where are the accountants on Goldman Sachs
Condemnation of the level of bonuses being paid in the City this year has been almost universal. When the daily Telegraph in the UK and
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