Big trouble on treasure island
Friday, March 21st, 2008It was good to celebrate my 50th birthday this morning reading an excellent article in the Guardian with the above title. As the sub-title said:
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UK tax gap can only exist with the knowledge of accountants
Friday, March 14th, 2008Vanessa Houlder has picked up the theme of the Tax Gap in the FT this morning. As she notes: Britons hiding money in tax havens
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How bad was the budget?: Quite bad if Jersey can say this
Thursday, March 13th, 2008The Jersey Evening Post (the link will only work for a day) has reported on the budget saying: UK Budget: Finance breathes sigh of relief
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Tescos: After meeting their tax director I'm convinced they avoided UK corporation tax, and stamp duty too
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I met with Tim Voak, Group Tax Director and Emma Reynolds, head of Government Affairs at Tescos yesterday. It’s true that they had not planned
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Haven Evasion: the FT makes clear Havens have to go
Friday, March 7th, 2008Yesterday’s editorial in the FT was a major statement of principle. It starts: The German public’s outrage that hundreds of their fellow citizens are suspected
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Jersey is planning to introduce Foundations - just like Liechtenstein!
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Foundations have been at the core of the abuse that has taken place in Liechtenstein. And just as they have become the pariah instrument of
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The ICAEW: sailing very close to the wind
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Tax Faculty has said of the payment for tax information from an informant in Lichtenstein: The
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How do local people benefit from being a tax haven?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008The Jersey Evening Post reported a week or so ago that the price of an average three bedroom house in the island is now £470,000,
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HMRC join in the act
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008It’s now clear that HMRC have bought data on those using Liechtenstein from the same source as the German security service. They may, indeed, have
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