As ever, accountants are seeking to exploit any loophole they can find in taxation law and regulations. One of the more recent wheezes is to
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The UK government just doesn’t get it
The Independent on Sunday covered the Carl Levin US Senate report today. The comment given to them by the UK Treasury is the most telling
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Carousel fraud – the inevitable offshore link
It seems to be a day when proof of the assertions the Tax Justice Network have made about the offshore world is coming along by
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Thailand – the undeniable evidence that tax havens undermine democracy
The coup in Thailand provides unfortunate but undeniable evidence that tax havens undermine democracy. The coup has been motivated by the hatred of the corruption
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Jersey – callously indifferent to tax evasion
The difficulty of dealing with the mails that have come out of Jersey in the last few days is knowing where to start. There is
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Jersey, what was really said
After discussion, the Tax Justice Network has decided that it is in the public interest to release the documents now in my possession that have
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Jersey – rotten to the core
The Observer published a story today about an email from Jersey that had been sent to it, seemingly inadvertently. Nick Mathiason at the Observer was
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The International Accounting Standards Board and Publish What You Pay
Sometimes it’s hard to blog because you’re spending too much time talking to the old fashioned media. This is one such occasion. Amongst the people
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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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