Give us inflation
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Mervyn King has apparently admitted in the introduction to the Bank of England’s annual report that the Monetary Policy Committee can have little impact on
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Tax simplification
Monday, July 14th, 2008AccountingWEB (amongst others) has reported that the Tories have issued a press release saying: A report by a working group headed up by ex-chancellor Lord
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The worst tax haven of all?
Monday, July 14th, 2008Tax-news.com reported late last week that: Niue Premier Sani Lakatana revealed this week that the OECD has expressed concerns over the Government’s decision to retain
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There's something rotten in the State of Jersey
Friday, July 11th, 2008I had a very interesting conversation with a person who lives in the Channel Islands last week. He did not come from Jersey. The person
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Tackling round tripping: India fights back
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The Economic Times of India has reported that: The government is planning to scrutinise investments flowing in from tax havens such as Andorra, Aruba, Bahamas,
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Are accounts worthless?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Emily Coltman, one of the regular readers of this blog, commented on a recent posting of mine to say: “Financial statements‚Ķ are a throwaway”. I’m
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Investing for real: how to use tax releif to best effect
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008There was an extraordinary piece of information in the Observer newspaper on Sunday. It was noted with regard to equity investors that: Retail investors have
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CORRUPTION: Norway Turns the Spotlight on Tax Havens
Monday, July 7th, 2008A new commission appointed by Norway will investigate ways of putting a stop to the huge flows of money into tax havens. Tax evasion and
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A G8 removed from the real world
Monday, July 7th, 2008Larry Elliott wrote about the G8 summit in the Guardian this morning: If the G8 was doing its job properly, this week’s communique would be
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