US moves to close tax loopholes
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007I’ve reported here, and worked with papers like the Wall Street Journal to expose the behaviour of companies like Barclays Capital that exploit complex tax
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Labour - 14 years on
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007For those with the courage to watch, this YouTube link is to the a Labour party political broadcast from 1993. The promises are unambiguous. Tax
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Integrity and politicians
Thursday, April 5th, 2007A long standing and senior Jersey politician who I have advised on many occasions made a very odd complaint to me recently. He rather angrily
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Dangerous Ideas in Development ‘Why Are Aid Donors Frightened of Taxation?’
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007I thought a meeting to be held on Tuesday 24 April 2007 in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Westminster SW1A 2LW might appeal to some
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Flat tax - definitely not a classic
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007In view of the previous story I was amused to note that the Hoover press re-issued Hall and Rabushka’s ‘Flat Tax’ book yesterday. Apparently it’s
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When is a flat tax far from flat?
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007Flat taxes get more absurd by the day, and the injustice they create increases. Take the new Czech proposal as an example. The claim is
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Providing tax advice
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007I got an email the other day. I won’t reveal the sender’s identity (there is no need). It asked with honest intent: I was wondering,
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The price of limited liability
Monday, April 2nd, 2007AccountingWEB have a good article on the tax benefits arising from running a business through a limited company, and how that benefit has changed over
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Downing Street hasn't got a clue
Monday, April 2nd, 2007In February a petition on the domicile rules as they relate to taxation was opened on the 10 Downing Street web site. It said: “We
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