Nichola Ross Martin has written one of her usual articles for AccountingWEB in which the logic is very hard to follow. This one is about
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HMV, the music store chain, announced losses of £31.6 million for their first half year last week. They blamed just about everyone but themselves for
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The Center for Freedom and Prosperity are having a lovely time in the US at the moment, so they think at my expense. In fact,
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(Written 9-1-07) Having mentioned ‘suppliers of corruption services’ in my blog ‘Pause for thought: Santiago’ I guess I should be explicit as to what I
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I’ve been accused on occasion of focusing too strongly on dubious practice in Jersey. I accept that it’s the haven I know best, but sometimes
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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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I mentioned recently that Statoil was one of the most ethical companies. It’s disappointing to note therefore that it has settled fines of $21 million
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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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I have already noted the complete absence of comment by the professional bodies representing accountants regarding the dropping of corruption allegations concerning BAE. Now we
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