The US is focusing heavily on its ‘tax gap’ – the sum of at least $345 billion it does not collect in tax a year,
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A race to the bottom is not the answer
The Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, Clara Furse, has had a rant about taxation. According to Accountancy Age she said: We (public companies)
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The Tax Justice agenda is catching on
Jersey – seeking to defer the fateful day
The Jersey Evening Post has reported that two hospitals on Jersey are to be sold for development. The States is facing a deficit of around
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Tax investigations (again)
Dennis Howlett has followed up my blog on tax investigations with some more sound advice. I have to reiterate his first point. Avoiding investigation altogether
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Tax investigations
AccountingWEB has been a having a discussion of tax investigations. This is topical. The UK’s ‘tax amnesty’ will give rise to a fair number, either
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The EU begins to get tough on savings
The EU has, as reported on this blog, been considering plans to amend the EU Savings Directive. These plans are, of course, exploratory at this
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Are ‘dual contracts’ still in use in hedge funds?
Dual contracts were often used by the City for their non-UK domiciled individuals. These people had two contracts issued to them: one in the UK
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John McDonnell
There’s no doubt John McDonnell does understand the seriousness of tax avoidance. When asked in the Independent what he’d do if he became leader of
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