The EU is not happy about the domicile rules
Monday, April 2nd, 2007The European Commission issued a press release on Friday. I’m usually reluctant to reproduce big chunks of press releases but this one is important: By
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UK tax competitiveness
Friday, March 23rd, 2007I noticed someone said this in Accountancy Age: ‘The Netherlands and Ireland have low tax rates, but their populations are tiny when compared to the
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Ireland - skating on thin ice
Friday, March 23rd, 2007You can’t build an economy on tax breaks. Ireland proves it. Look at this for an example of paranoia about how vulnerable they are to
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Grant Thornton - failing to join up their thinking
Thursday, March 15th, 2007Grant Thornton, the UK’s fifth biggest firm of accountants have told UK Chancellor Gordon Brown that it wants these things in the Budget: A cut
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Ireland is a tax haven
Thursday, March 8th, 2007The Irish Times reported yesterday that the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) had insisted in the D?°il (Parliament) that: Ireland is not being used as a Cayman
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Irish action
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007I was in action in the Irish press as well as that of the UK this last weekend. The Sunday Tribune ran a major feature
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The Big 4 - endorsing tax havens by their presence
Monday, March 5th, 2007The Independent on Sunday ran a report yesterday concerning the report entitled ‘Closing the Floodgates’ that I edited and was principle author of for the
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Bono - back in the news - and way off track
Monday, January 29th, 2007Bono is back in the news. He’s been at Davos telling the great and good what to do, but Bloomberg’s have decided to draw attention
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How much tax does it cost for Google to create a job?
Sunday, January 21st, 2007I always get a little annoyed when those who suggest that commerce is the only way to create wealth ignore the fact that those companies
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