Andrew Dilnot was director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies for many years. Now he’s Principal of St Hugh’s College Oxford and the university’s pro-Vice
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Oxford Centre for Business Taxation – a clarification
I have been asked by senior academics at the above Centre to clarify my blog, posted on Monday. They have made clear to me none
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Grant Thornton – tax is just cash
Heather Self, a partner in Grant Thornton in the UK has probably come out with the quote of the day at Oxford (so far). She
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Corporate taxes are a political issue – not an economic one
Down here in Oxford an academic took me aside to discuss my comments on Mike Devereux’s work, published hereon Monday. His argument was that a
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A word in Dave Hartnett’s ear
Many an accountant would probably want to sit where I am right now – immediately behind Dave Hartnett, Director General of HM Revenue & Customs.
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Tax us if you can
I was principal author of a report with the above name in 2005, working with John Christensen and Jenny Kimmis. It was good to see
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Oxford Centre for Business Taxation – how do they choose their samples?
I’m at Oxford today and tomorrow for the annual conference of its Centre for Business Taxation. My views on the work of the Centre are
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Credit where it is due
I am not a great fan of PWC’s Total Tax Contribution. But credit should be given where it is due. The latest incarnation includes recommendation
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Will the US beat the tax havens?
The Bahama Journal has reported: The Bahamas and other offshore financial centers like it in the region may be able to breathe a little easier
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