The New York Times asks that question of Guy Hands who claims to have quit the UK to take up tax residency in Guernsey. As
Read the full article…

FT.com / Companies / Oil & Gas – Tax bill wipes out Statoil Hydro profits. StatoilHydro, Norway’s national oil company, saw its net profits wiped
Read the full article…

Is HMRC Getting Desperate in Tax Haven Clampdown?. “Shlter Offshore” – unsurprisingly – says it is, but the telling line is: The truth of the
Read the full article…

The Department for International Development White Paper says: The UK will consult on a proposal to create a new International Taxation Centre to improve research
Read the full article…

David Drew, MP for Stroud in Gloucestershire has tabled amendments to the Parliamentary Standards Bill which should put the cat amongst the pigeons. The first
Read the full article…

Accountancy Age comments on a price I saw in the Telegraph yesterday, saying: HM Revenue and Customs has been criticised for guidance it has released
Read the full article…

I’ve published a discussion paper on information exchange today. The full report is here (only 6 pages). The key question is what data do all
Read the full article…

News from Latvia: Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis announced Tuesday that his government would ditch the country’s flat-rate tax system in favour of a form
Read the full article…

FT.com / Brussels – UK wins EU bank concession. The UK has secured a promise from its European Union partners that EU supervisors will not
Read the full article…