Taxation is at the centre of development
Friday, July 14th, 2006The UK’s Department for International Development issued its third white paper since Labour came to power in 1997 yesterday. The theme was clear from the
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Barclays' CSR does not add up - by £1.5 billion
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Barclays CEO John Varley spoke at the Fifth Ethical Corporation Summit in London on 31st May this year. One of the issues he raised was
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Oxford Centre for Business Taxation and the Monaco Boys
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006The Guardian reported yesterday on the habit of the “Monaco Boys” who live in that principality and work in the UK. Under the UK’s 90
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What does the CBI want?
Saturday, July 8th, 2006The Liberal Democrats have offered two things business want according to a report in the Telegraph. The first is a small cut in the corporation
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An accountants duty is to do the right thing
Thursday, July 6th, 2006John Cullinane of Deloittes argued in an Accountancy Age podcast yesterday (link to follow when I can find it) that an accountant can have their
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Essex University Tax Workshop
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006I’ll be at Essex University for the next couple of days at the joint Tax Justice Network / Association for Accountancy and Business Affairs 2006
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£3.5 billion - the cost of tax avoidance
Monday, July 3rd, 2006The Wall Street Journal article referred to below concerns an obscure Delaware corporation, Augustus Funding LLC. It so happens however that the LLC in question
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Tax incentives produce perverse effects - another nail in the Celtic Tiger's coffin
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006The Irish Sunday Times ran an interesting article today. Anyone should read it for the mixed package of messages it offers. First of all ordinary
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The WSJ – on Barclays and its tax trick
Friday, June 30th, 2006The WSJ — on Barclays and its tax tricks The Wall Street Journal has published an article on the tricks that a team at Barclays
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