Luxembourg and the FATF: Profoundly unethical conduct
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Jerome Turquey has an astonishing entry on his blog. As he notes, page 20 of the FATF Annual Report for 2006 – 07 says: Thanks
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The US plans to shift the tax burden onto ordinary people
Friday, December 21st, 2007Accountancy Age reports that: Business leaders in the world’s biggest economy will be discussing US Treasury’s latest tax reform proposal, including the lowering of corporate
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It may be the season of goodwill, but...
Friday, December 21st, 2007It may be the season of goodwill but I could not help but agree with Roy Hattersley in the Guardian yesterday when he said: Imagine
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Jersey: a house built on sand
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Jersey has issued its Economic Digest for 2007. It is a fascinating document. These are some of the highlights: ¬? In 2006 Jersey’s total GVA
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KPMG: Just pay your taxes
Thursday, December 20th, 2007I received a seasonal press release from KPMG this morning. It said: Under an innovative new agreement announced today, KPMG staff in the UK who
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KPMG: tax haven promoter
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007KPMG have issued a report saying: Cyprus, Ireland, and Switzerland are the top three countries in a league table of European tax systems, compiled by
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Northern Rock: just admit it, the market has failed
Monday, December 17th, 2007I find it disturbing to read that the Guardian can report that: The Treasury has stepped up efforts to avoid having to nationalise Northern Rock
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AccountingWEB: profoundly unethical conduct
Monday, December 17th, 2007On Friday I posted a link on the AccountingWEB site to my entry on this blog on income shifting. Given that I was writing about
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Income shifting: why accountants are protesting too much
Friday, December 14th, 2007I have been reading the reaction on AccountingWEB to the HM Revenue & Customs’ paper on income shifting. As far as I can tell I
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