I’ve been in discussion with several people about my post on the Joseph Rowntree’s flat tax report, and have been challenged to say what I
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PWC’s total tax contribution
I gather PWC are promoting their ‘Total Tax Contribution’ framework in Germany and elsewhere. Let me be honest about what I think about this ‘framework’.
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Paranoia, or justifiable concern?
This comes from the only paper in Guernsey. Are they paranoid? I hope not. I think the Revenue are doing just what it says on
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Charity
This article is worth reading. I don’t know the author. I strongly sympathise with his sentiments. They are pertinent in the UK at the moment
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Choose your advisers with care
Stephen Byers wrote an article attacking inheritance tax for the Sunday Telegraph this week. Byrers, you might recall is one of Tony Blairs’ Cabinet failures,
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The profession’s licence to operate
Professional bodies are unusual, at least in English law. They require a Privy Council charter to entitle them to operate. The ICAEW’s charter was granted
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Joseph Rowntree and Flat Tax – an exercise in naive thinking
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation have brought out a report on flat tax. The right wing of British politics are rubbing their hands with glee. And
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Tax advisers abusing the system
My good friend Neasa MacErlean from the Observer had an interesting article in yesterday’s paper. As she put it: Wealthy people over the age of
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More Jersey hypocrisy
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has published a new draft Code of Practice for the 190 trust companies that undertake business in that island. The
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