These are my links for August 15th: Merrill's Luck Proves Unlucky For Britain – Forbes.com – This will come back to haunt Merrill Lynch and
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies gives yet more to the rich by planning to abolish inheritance tax
I mentioned yesterday that the IFS did not appear to think that wealth was a basis for charging tax. Now I know why. This is
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Tax relief on mortgages
It’s odd how ordinary house buyers can’t get tax relief for mortgages (and nor should they) but banks can: Merrill Lynch is unlikely to pay
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Why is that?
The review entitled The Political Economy of Tax Policy that the Institute for Fiscal Studies commissioned as part of its Mirrlees review of the future
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for August 14th
These are my links for August 14th: UK lawsuit could be filed tomorrow » News » This Is Jersey – Is this why Jersey's senior
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Is this an IFS joke?
I found this in a slide presentation by Malcolm Gammie QC, one of the directors of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Mirrlees review, when talking
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies wants to reward criminal behaviour?
Here’s another classic from the Institute for Fiscal Studies: To discourage investors from hiding their wealth in foreign tax havens, the authors recommend exempting interest
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IFS want to replace corporation tax with VAT
In really haven’t given the IFS enough attention of late. In June they issued a press release saying this: Corporation tax should be reformed or
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Why the IFS is dangerous
Why make a fuss about the IFS? Simple: it’s dangerous. Take this form this week’s KPMG tax newsletter: UK News Institute for Fiscal Studies study
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