The Guardian has reported: Revenue and Customs has disclosed that 57 barristers have been caught evading tax. Thirty-six reached a private settlement with Revenue and
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Senator Carl Levin has said the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act is going to happen: American lawmakers will waste no time in helping President-elect Barack
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Not ever, not once, not in my wildest dreams, did I think that one day people would hold placards calling for something I’d helped create:
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These are my links for December 8th: FT.com / Companies / Financial Services – Investors turn the screw on buy-out groups – Private equity is
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Transparency International has issued a policy note, in the context of the latest Doha conference on financing for development, backing action against tax havens and
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The FT has reported: Some of the largest companies in the US, including General Electric, Wal-Mart and PepsiCo, were expected on Monday to launch a
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Progress with the EU Savings Tax Directive: At its meeting on December 2, the European Council of Finance Ministers (Ecofin) expressed support for proposals by
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The Observer has reported: It is a message sent from on high to the world’s financial and political elite. The Roman Catholic Church is calling
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These are my links for December 5th: FT.com / Companies / Financials – Annual ritual now fraught with danger – Is a company a going
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