Tackling offshore abuse
Friday, December 8th, 2006KPMG’s reaction to the Treasury’s proposed new rules for controlled foreign companies that deal with the consequences of the Cadbury’s ruling is typical of many.
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Why Walker won't talk
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006I have to admit I am not terribly surprised that Senator Walker has decided not to debate with me in public. Indeed, when John Christensen
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Pre-Budget blues
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006I have to admit I found the pre-Budget Report depressing. It’s not, and should not be, a big tax event. That’s the role of the
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Gordon's got an eye on Jersey
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The following comes from para 5.136 of the Pre_Budget Report: The Government continues to monitor the £18 VAT-free threshold for imports of small consignments from
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41% of all UK tax legislation tackles tax avoidance
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The most common complaint heard from tax practitioners is about the volume of legislation that they face. New research by the Tax Justice Network, UK
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Richest 2% own 'half the wealth'
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The BBC has reported on a new report from the World Institute for Development Economics Research at the UN University. If you do nothing else
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Senator Walker refuses to defend the indefensible
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006As I noted on 27 November, Senator Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey agreed to debate with me ‘any time he likes at any time of
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An offshore amnesty?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Reports of a tax amnesty for those who have been hiding cash in off-shore accounts are sweeping the UK’s accounting press. Reports suggest that the
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Will the domicile rules go?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Wednesday sees Gordon Brown’s final pre-budget report. He’s been in the job for almost ten years now and yet one of his explicit 1997 pre-election
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