Do sham trusts impose a cost on society?
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006I’ve written a bit about sham trusts on here of late. It’s good to have the evidence therefore that they really do impose a cost
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Economists offer no solution on tax
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006The EU held a seminar entitled ‘Corporate tax competition and coordination in the European Union’ on 25 September and it was my misfortune to attend.
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What the OECD had to say in Seoul
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006I was reminded by an email from Jeffrey Owens (head of tax at the OECD) that I have not given sufficient (in fact, any) coverage
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Plugging loopholes in the EU Savings Tax Directive
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006As ever, accountants are seeking to exploit any loophole they can find in taxation law and regulations. One of the more recent wheezes is to
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The UK government just doesn't get it
Sunday, September 24th, 2006The Independent on Sunday covered the Carl Levin US Senate report today. The comment given to them by the UK Treasury is the most telling
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Zoundry - worth looking at if you're a blogger
Friday, September 22nd, 2006This is not an IT techy site. Nor, come to that, am I much of an IT techy. Well, only a bit. But for the
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The FT on the IASB decision to engage with Publish What You Pay
Friday, September 22nd, 2006The FT has covered the decision of the International Accounting Standards Board to engage with Publish What You Pay. Barney Jopson at the FT has
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What the IASB did on segment reporting
Thursday, September 21st, 2006I mentioned earlier this week that the International Accounting Standards Board had the chance to do something amazing this week. I’m sorry to say they
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Jersey - putting tax before regulation
Thursday, September 21st, 2006The correspondence between Jersey’s tax officials, civil servants and politicians draw attention to some pretty unsavoury consequences of that island’s new trust laws. It would
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