I’ve had a first quick look at the World Wealth Report for 2008, published this week. The headlines are: ‚Ä¢ 10.1 million individuals worldwide held
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The new domicile rule won’t work
KPMG have published a guide to the new domicile rule. It includes this fascinating flow chart: I am not going to argue with one little
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The IMF gets Liechtenstein very wrong indeed
The IMF has issued a report on its web site today but which is dated 21 March 2008. It is entitled ‘ Liechtenstein: Assessment of
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Jersey is grey
Jersey Law firm BakerPlatt (who, I admit I had never heard of) got themselves in Accountancy Age saying: Having researched the background to some of
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Tackling tax havens through art
This evening there is a private view for a new exhibition of art in Jersey. Some is from my friend and local activist Pat Lucas.
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HMRC’s new boss
It has been reported that: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has named private equity executive Mike Clasper as its new chairman. He replaces Paul Gray,
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Why Low Capital Gains Rates Punish Family Business Ownership
This is from the States again, but is another article that translates well: The hoariest of tax chestnuts is that capital gains need to be
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Me, an extremist?
I was intrigued by a comment that I noticed had been posted on AccountingWeb. In response to comments that I had posted Steve Pipe, who
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The tax debate
I like this: Our national debate on tax, such as it is, suffers from “experts” who typically know little to nothing of the history, practical
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