I have tried to get a straight answer from the Isle of Man on whether their 0 / 10 tax legislations has been approved by
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Why we need a Code of Conduct for Taxation
Accountancy Age featured the following article by me this morning on its editorial pages (link to follow): Tax has always been close to the accountant’s
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The International Accounting Standards Board – arrogance without limit
The FT has reported that Gerrit Zalm, who will on Thursday be announced as the new chairman of the trustees of the International Accounting Standards
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The Tax Justice Network Code of Conduct for Taxation
The Tax Justice Network and Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs have today published a Code of Conduct for Taxation that I have written on
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The Financial Reporting Council – is this a bad joke?
Accountancy Age has reported that the Financial Reporting Council has announced the members of its new board. As it notes: The board will be led
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Cisco accused of tax evasion
Reuters reports that Brazilian police have arrested at least 40 people including senior executives at Cisco Systems Inc on suspicion of tax fraud. They report:
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UK lawyers support Vulture Funds that plague developing countries
The Guardian has reported that: research by the Guardian and Legal Business magazine shows that some top London law firms, who claim to support the
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Adam Applegarth
A member of the Treasury select committee this morning asked Adam Applegarth, CEO of Northern Rock: When did you qualify as a banker? The answer?:
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IFRS 8 – Still no decision in the EU
The EU Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs considered IFRS 8 on 9 October. I presumed we’d know their decision by now. But I now note
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