News reports suggest that South Africa will publish its long awaited new anti-avoidance legislation next week. This is good news. The legislation should be a
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Cadbury Schweppes – an analysis
The European Court of Justice has given its long awaited ruling on the Cadbury Schweppes case. One of the better commentaries on the web (and
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South African Revenue Service use TJN information
Moneyweb in South Africa has reported that the South African Revenue Service, responsible for collecting tax in the country, uses Tax Justice Network information to
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PWC’s tax affairs
News is out that PWC’s own tax affairs are subject to IRS audit in the USA. To some extent I’m not surprised; any large organisation
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Death of the Honest Corporate Tax Reporting Act
OK, it’s probably only California that could have thought of an Honest Corporate Tax Reporting Act. But it’s a great idea because it required companies
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Tax evasion is corruption
My Tax Justice Network colleague, John Christensen presented an important speech to the Royal Geographic Society on 1 September. This received extensive coverage in the
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Charity
This article is worth reading. I don’t know the author. I strongly sympathise with his sentiments. They are pertinent in the UK at the moment
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The profession’s licence to operate
Professional bodies are unusual, at least in English law. They require a Privy Council charter to entitle them to operate. The ICAEW’s charter was granted
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Tax advisers abusing the system
My good friend Neasa MacErlean from the Observer had an interesting article in yesterday’s paper. As she put it: Wealthy people over the age of
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