The need for a General anti-avoidance principle
Thursday, August 17th, 2006Aggressive tax avoidance can be countered through the creation of what are called general anti-avoidance principles within taxation law. A number of countries have such
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The future of pensions - part 2
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006Yesterday I looked at problems in our current pension arrangements. Today I address the solutions. There is a pension problem that faces everyone associated with
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Is a flat tax the best way forward for Europe?
Friday, August 11th, 2006Many accountants are attracted to the idea of a flat tax. The most common form of that tax, and the one most often referred to
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Accounting for smaller businesses
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006The Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Enterprises (the FRSSE) has been a part of small corporate life for almost a decade. Despite this it remains
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The Senate hearing on tax havens
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006I like the report on the Senate Hearings on tax havens yesterday from Reuters. Take this for example: Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, senior Democrat on
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A cap on interest rates
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006Three years ago I did some work for Debt on Your Doorstep – who fight against the UK business in extortionate rate loans for people
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Czech's offshore
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006As the US seeks to close offshore abuse, another market opens. Czech Business Weekly reports that as the number of wealthy in the Czech Republic
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Ethic's test for tax planning
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006I recently applauded Mark Lee’s “cards on the table” test for acceptable tax planning. In this Mark says, when talking about the new requirement to
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Innocent until proven guilty
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006I am all in favour of people paying the right amount of tax. I have little tolerance for anything else. But I’m going to add
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