The government announced in the Autumn Statement last week that: As the next step [in tackling abuse of employment taxation], Autumn Statement 2013 announces action
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Is HSBC fleeing to a tax haven?
According to the FT: HSBC has sounded out investors about a flotation of its UK arm, in a move that would realise value from its high
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Making Pensions Work – my 2010 epistle on the issue deserves another outing
There are a lot of people asking me what I would do about pensions today. So here form 2010 is my answer: Finance for the
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HMRC staff are not being protected by the autumn statement – they’re being invited to leave, right now
It was said in the autumn statement that the HMRC budget was being protected from cuts. That must come as news to many in HMRC
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The Swiss tax agreement – £3.2 billion in a year has suddenly become £1.4 billion, at best
Famously the UK Swiss tax agreement was supposed to generate £3 billion of tax receipts this year. Even in June 2013 the OBR was saying
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The almost impossible assumptions under pinning the autumn statement
The autumn statement matters. It matters because millions of people’s wellbeing in this country depends on whether or not our economy recovers. It matters to
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International tax abuse, Facebook style
This is from the FT this morning. Tax abuse is alive and well and continuing from Ireland: A Dublin-based company at the heart of Facebook’s international
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Free Nelson Mandela – because the spirit lives on
What could go wrong for George? Quite a lot if truth be told
George Osborne looked remarkably smug after his autumn statement. If he was to be believed all is now rises and sunshine in the UK –
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