One of the chief characteristics of a tax haven is that it provides a secrecy space – an opportunity for something to happen about which
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According to Channel Register yesterday: research figures published by accounting firm BDO Stoy Hayward, [show] there were 141 business frauds (reflecting a 42 per cent
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I’m running an occasional series on why the UK is a tax haven. I’ve already dealt with the domicile rule and the fact UK companies
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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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Someone at investorsoffshore.com has a done a lot of work on the EU Savings Directive. I don’t like their stance, but it would churlish of
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Vodafone has had its hopes dashed of securing a swift resolution to its dispute with the UK authorities over a potential £2.5bn tax bill. Vodafone’s
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The Marshall Islands has committed to “transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes” to the OECD and so will be removed from the list
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The Economic Times of India reports: The government is planning to bring in strict laws to check cross-border tax evasion, often achieved through special transactions.
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The Daily Mail is the best read newspaper in the UK. They published this article yesterday. Their research was to call me whilst I was
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