The Telegraph reports this morning that: Despite the Revenue’s crackdown, investing your money overseas can still pay. It then goes on to say that the
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38.56% is apparently a magical number
I noticed all the garbage about tax freedom day last week, which is in fact an attack on society as we currently structure it. I
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Free Agent Central
I’ve been a qualified accountant for over a quarter of a century. I have seen a lot of small business accounts. Most are horrible. Over
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The G8 Summit
Behind the scenes my colleagues and I have been working hard on the G8 summit which is held next week. This article in The Tablet
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The future of the EITI
Nick Shaxson and I had an article in the FT on Saturday (or here) on the future of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. I’m aware
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The ‘tax amnesty’ – progress to date
This report in the Sunday Times seems a good summary of progress to date on the so-called ‘tax amnesty’. I agree with the sentiment in
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Transparency in a Jersey trust? You’ve got to be kidding
When Jersey is boasting (and it does, often) it says one of the things its financial services sector does that is of benefit is run
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Global accounting standards too hard – for accountants
Jim Quigley, the new global head of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, has said (according to the FT): Convergence of global accounting standards is likely to be
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Prem Sikka in the Guardian
I was at a meeting in the City recently. I explained the work I did and the people I worked with. I mentioned my friend
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