Tax and ethics - starting at the beginning
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006As far as I know Plato was the first person to write about tax and ethics. In the Republic (published 4th century BC) he said:
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The NatWest 3
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006It’s good to see the basis on which the so-called ‘NatWest 3’ are being prosecuted. When people appear to assist the creation of a deal
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Do tax practitioners need to exercise moral judgement?
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Over at AccountingWEB Rebecca Bennyworth has posted a thoughtful piece on whether tax practitioners have to exercise moral judgement in the course of their work.
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The Tax Research Institute – Nottingham University Business School
Monday, July 17th, 2006Why am I promoting the Tax Research Institute at Nottingham University Business School? There are two reasons. The first is that it does good work,
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Too good a comment to hide
Monday, July 17th, 2006Dennis Howlett’s comment on the Apple article below is too good to be hidden away in the comments section. He wrote: My iPod says: Designed
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Giving a lie to profit maximisation
Monday, July 17th, 2006Companies are, according to many of their directors, meant to profit maximise. Indeed, some claim that is their legal duty (although there is no such
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Apple does a Microsoft and goes for secrecy in Ireland
Monday, July 17th, 2006Apple Corp is joining Microsoft in re-registering its Irish subsidiaries as unlimited companies according to a report in the Irish Sunday Business Post online. The
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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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