Toronto’s Globe and Mail had a good article on social inequality in Ireland yesterday. It’s big issue, but the bit of the report I really
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Child porn is an offshore issue
It looks likely that Chris Langham will go to prison for the downloading of child pornography. As a parent of young children, and as a
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Leeds, KPMG and offshore – are you surprised HMRC has objected?
The saga of Leeds United’s insolvency, its management by KPMG and the undisclosed links between the club and two offshore companies continues. As the Guardian
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Geographic reporting is a legal requirement under EU law
Under IFRS 8 on segment reporting the only geographic reporting required is a split of turnover between that arising in the country of incorporation and
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Is the World getting flatter?
There’s a first rate article on flat tax in a Czech publication called TOL today. Adam Cardais says: Karl Marx might be shocked to see
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Tax Haven UK – 2 – Bearer Shares
Alistair Darling has said the UK is not a tax haven. That is not true. It is, using any reasonable definition, including that which I
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Accounting for PFI
Bonds are on my agenda right now. In fact, approximately half my professional work is currently dedicated to their use in the public sector. So
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Will Hutton on the need for bond finance
Will Hutton wrote a good piece in the Guardian on Monday on the obvious need for the use of bond finance to pay for the
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Private equity will survive paying tax
The FT reports this morning that: Buy-out groups could find ways to get round a proposed US tax rise by developing new financing structures or
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