Michael Meacher tables bill to tackle tax avoidance in House of Commons
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012I shamelessly quote the following from the blog of Michael Meacher MP, with whom I have been pleased to work on occasion: Today I am introducing a Private Member’s Bill into the
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Tax avoiders have nothing to fear from George Osborne
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012I have the following blog over at the New Statesman this morning: “I regard tax evasion and indeed aggressive tax avoidance as morally repugnant.” So said George
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The OECD's arm's length pricing principles are absolutely anything but that
Thursday, June 14th, 2012Michael Durst – formerly of the IRS and in my view one of the world experts on transfer pricing is speaking at the TJN conference
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If you want to know why the UK's going to be a happy hunting ground for tax avoiding companies very soon read this
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Economia is the new magazine of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I’m not overwhelmed with it, but it’s better than its predecessor.
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Did the French bond markets collapse when Francoise Hollande was elected?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Michael Burke has noted in the Socialist Economic Bulletin: The victory of Francois Hollande in the French Presidential contest provides a further insight into the
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Sir Michael Wilshaw, teaching and the fatal flaw in Tory management thinking
Monday, May 14th, 2012I have noted with interest the discussion in the Observer this weekend on the morale of teachers. I am not in the slightest surprised that
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The great game of life is not about winning
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012The Guardian’s reporting this morning that “education secretary Michael Gove has asked the top universities to set A-level exams, amid fears that tens of thousands of teenagers
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Tax Justice Network statement on Transfer Pricing
Friday, March 30th, 2012In view of my last post it seems important to note that the Tax Justice Network recently issued an important statement on transfer pricing. It was as follows: David
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The UK sells its tax sovereignty in a massive boost to offshore tax abuse by Switzerland
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012It’s extraordinary to note that on the day before the government supposedly announces a big crack down on tax avoidance by the wealthy in the UK it has today
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