I'm rich: I'll pay income tax at 0.14%
Monday, December 4th, 2006The Sunday Times has published a report which they have apparently prepared with Grant Thornton, chartered accountants, on the abuse of the UK’s tax laws
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Managament sense, by the column
Monday, December 4th, 2006There are times when I feel I am hitting my head against a brick wall when I am trying to persuade people that it is
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We want a General Anti Avoidance Rule!
Friday, December 1st, 2006I’m always pleased to find common ground with people. On page 16 of this weeks Accountancy Age Richard Mannion, national tax director of Smith and
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Why country-by-country reporting is essential
Friday, December 1st, 2006Dennis Howlett has posted an interesting piece on IFRS8 and the campaign, of which I am a part, to require that companies disclose trading information
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IFRS 8 - Segment reporting and the ongoing need for country-by-country reporting
Thursday, November 30th, 2006The International Accounting Standards Board has issued IFRS 8 today on segment reporting. In their press release they did however add the following comment: The
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Tax minimisation is not ethical
Thursday, November 30th, 2006It’s been put to me that tax minimisation is required by professional ethics. I don’t agree. There are two reasons: 1. Firstly, reasonable code of
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Tax compliance
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Several people have challenged me about what tax compliance might be in comments in other postings on this blog. So I thought I’d better tackle
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Tax and society
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006It’s OK to quote Polly Toynbee now. David Cameron does. I’m on side, apparently. So take this from her column in the Guardian today: Yesterday,
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It is high time that the CBI raised its game.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006As anyone who has read the UK press in the last couple of days knows, they’ve been issuing their usual bleat in advance of their
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