Jersey VAT abuse
Friday, June 23rd, 2006The Forum of Private Business in the UK, inspired by a remarkable record shop owner turned campaigner Richard Allen, has been campaigning against the VAT
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7 out of 6 in Accountancy Age
Friday, June 23rd, 2006Is it a bit vain to blow your own trumpet? Well, maybe, but I admit I was amused to find I had been featured in
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'Sir' Philip Green - the rewards of tax avoidance
Monday, June 19th, 2006Nick Cohen wrote eloquently in the Observer yesterday about the knighthood given to Philip Green. He noted that: “in the spring, the BBC’s Money Programme
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Jersey passes law allowing ‘sham’ trusts for use by tax evaders
Thursday, June 15th, 2006I have always had a considerable problem with the concept of trusts, even as a practicing tax accountant. But I have much more of a
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What is flat tax all about?
Monday, June 12th, 2006The ACCA published a report they commissioned from me entitled “A flat tax for the UK? The implications of simplification” on 6 June. The report
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What is happening in the Isle of Man?
Friday, June 9th, 2006A curious tale is unfolding in the Isle of Man. It passed its new tax legislation that, among other things introduces a 0% corporation tax
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Truth avoidance
Thursday, June 8th, 2006The following is from Simon Hoggart’s Parliamentary sketch in the Guardian, 8 June “It is extraordinary how Tony Blair can avoid answering the question. Any
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Anyone want t be an ambassador for Guensey? No pay - and swear bilind it's not a tax haven
Friday, January 7th, 2005Guernsey claims it needs independent ambassadors to help fight off increasing attacks on the island as a ‘tax haven’. The call came after the TUC
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Anyone want t be an ambassador for Guensey? No pay - and swear bilind it's not a tax haven
Friday, January 7th, 2005Guernsey claims it needs independent ambassadors to help fight off increasing attacks on the island as a ‘tax haven’. The call came after the TUC
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