If you talk to tax practitioners they will tell you that tax is divided into two broad types. Firstly there is direct tax, which, they
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Many people are now realising that inequality matters. Even economists have caught up with the issue. So too has the FT. As it reports this
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A quiet revolution is going on in economics. It’s down to one man in particular. His name is Thomas Piketty. His new book is called
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As some will have noticed, I have been critical of George Osborne’s plans for new tax penalties over the weekend. There have been three reasons
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The Guardian notes today: Catastrophic climate change can be averted without sacrificing living standards, according to a landmark UN report published on Sunday. It concludes
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I am intrigued that the government is saying that it is going to ensure GP services are supplied by people's normal doctors seven days a
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The government is claiming it cannot prosecute offshore tax evaders at present without proving intent on their part to evade tax if they omit information
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One of the underlying important themes that the Tax Justice Network and I have emphasised over the last decade has been the continual shift of
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According to the Guardian: George Osborne is planning to make it easier to impose jail terms or heavy fines on British residents using offshore tax havens
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