More than 200m stories on CDC Group on the web this morning, and rightly so. I pick the Guardian’s and limited themes (others can deal
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Chrysler teeters on brink of bankruptcy
FT.com / Companies / Automobiles – Chrysler teeters on brink of bankruptcy. More human agony. But also more indication that the future is going to
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Ireland needs to recognise low tax is not the answer
The FT has reported: Ireland’s unemployment rate climbed to 11.4 per cent in April, from 7.7 per cent at the end of 2008, putting further
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Transfer Pricing Briefing
BBA — British Bankers’ Association – Transfer Pricing Briefing. Note the above says it will: Assess.. the increasing status of transfer pricing as the most
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Level playing field?
Accountancy Age says: New legislation that could see fines imposed on finance directors at companies with sloppy procedures for calculating tax returns is heavy-handed and
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The Indian tax haven story reaches the UK press
The Times reports: Illegal transfers of billions of dollars from India to Western tax havens have become a big issue after two weeks of campaigning
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World Bank changes its tune on tax and regulation
As the US House Committee on Financial Services has noted: In an important shift in the World Bank’s approach to development, today the Bank announced
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That party is over: we need a new one
It has struck me, as I think it has others, that the current financial crisis is a challenge to what we perceive ourselves to be
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Europe and tax good governance
The European Commission today has adopted a Communication identifying actions that EU Member States should take to promote "good governance" in the tax area (i.e.
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