The Guardian reports a spat between the UK’s Trade Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry on whether corporate tax rates should go up
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Lib Dems go for GAAR
I shared a platform with Vincent Cable, the UK Liberal Democrats shadow chancellor earlier this year. Richard Teather, the Adam Smith Institutes’ main proponent of
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Tax makes you happy
Paul Moloney wrote a good article for the Guardian on 28 August, whilst I was off line. He describes himself as a ‘counselling psychologist’. His
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Moving time
The blog might be quiet for a few days. Tax Research LLP is moving today. The hope is that BT will get broadband on at
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The need for a General anti-avoidance principle
Aggressive tax avoidance can be countered through the creation of what are called general anti-avoidance principles within taxation law. A number of countries have such
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Accounting for smaller businesses
The Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Enterprises (the FRSSE) has been a part of small corporate life for almost a decade. Despite this it remains
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More on the Stones
I couldn’t resist adding the following comment to AccountingWEB’s story on the Stones using the Netherland Antilles and the Netherlands as a way of avoiding
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Taxilicious web site
Not everything on this site is as funny as those who write it might think, but some is very good. I couldn’t resist this. Those
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Anyone want t be an ambassador for Guensey? No pay – and swear bilind it’s not a tax haven
Guernsey claims it needs independent ambassadors to help fight off increasing attacks on the island as a ‘tax haven’. The call came after the TUC
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