So the Tories want to effectively increase the Inheritance Tax limit to £2 million. How does that fit with a drive for greater equality? Who
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Jersey heading for independent deep water
The Independent has reported that: The Island of Jersey is preparing a referendum on independence amid fears that the Government will accept European Union demands
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Transparency has a cost for Liechtenstein, and is not an abuse of rights
The Guardian has reported that: A German-led clampdown on tax dodgers has scared savers away from Liechtenstein’s banks and it could take years to win
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Laying Adam Smith to rest
My column on TaxationWeb continues. Right now it’s intro reads: Richard Murphy considers some of the principal tenets of the UK taxation system and asks
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Goodbye tax competition: it’s time for tax cooperation
I’ve discussed the weakness of George Osborne’s logic on corporate inversions and have already suggested anti-inversion legislation as one possible mechanism for tackling this issue,
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for September 1st
These are my links for September 1st: Roy Hattersley: It's a windfall. Now share it | Comment is free | The Guardian – Agreed Larry
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Another milestone for country-by-country reporting is in place
I’ll be presenting a paper on Country by Country reporting to a British Accounting Association conference tomorrow. The slides are here. The TJN summary of
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Stopping the ‘tax exodus’: the UK needs corporate inversion laws
I’ve already shown how disastrous George Osborne’s reaction to the latest round of corporate inversions in the UK would be, but let’s give him credit
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Osborne’s £7 billion error on company inversions
George Osborne wrote a letter to Alistair Darling on Friday as a consequence of the reported news that Regus, Charter and Henderson are all leaving
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