This article was commissioned by a US newspaper last week. They hadn’t realised apparently they had commissioned two articles in the same theme, so this
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When tax havens undermine peace
Jess Drucker noted on Bloomberg yesterday that: As a result, a handful of European tax havens may hold the key to pressuring Russia to pull
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PWC in outright denial on falling tax revenues
Tax Analysts (£) noted yesterday that: The OECD’s 2013 report “Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” [suggested that] multinational companies are “exploiting legal arbitrage opportunities and
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Oxfam says it’s time for international tax reform
Oxfam issued a new report which I do not have time to report when published on Friday, but it’s relevance has not faded because of
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Scotland will be tough on tax avoidance – and way ahead of Westminster
The Scottish parliament has published a report on its devolved taxing powers and how to tackle abuse. It looks like the parliament has adopted a
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The failure of justice will let corruption proceed unchecked
Many have reported the failure of a major fraud trial because no barristers were available to defend four of the six in the dock because
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When will the bubble burst?
The Bank of England seems to be giving the clearest possible sign that it thinks the UK housing bubble will burst, and it thinks that
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Tax competition is not like anything else
There's a comment from a 'City investor' on the Pfizer deal in the FT this morning that reveals the bankruptcy of thinking that pervades so
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What to tell the sixth form?
I am giving a talk today to sixth formers at a relatively local school on what you can do with a career as a chartered
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