UK Tax Amnesty raises £400 million - so far
Friday, December 7th, 2007The Times has reported that: HM Revenue & Customs has clawed back £400 million from people with offshore bank accounts after it granted a partial
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Mind Maps
Friday, December 7th, 2007I was amused by this on the AccountingWEB home page today (which means it won’t stay there for long): Editor’s Note I often marvel at
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The most important tax haven report in years
Friday, December 7th, 2007I’ve written quite a bit about the NAO report on the Crown Protectorates over the last few days. And having read the detail I’ve now
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Domicile: where are the Treasury now?
Thursday, December 6th, 2007The Treasury and HMRC have published their review of the domicile rule and laws on residence. The review starts with all the usual platitudes about
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The Crown Protectorates - open for money laundering
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The National Audit Office Report on the Crown Protectorates is shocking. I knew things were bad in the tax havens, but not this bad. I’ll
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New York CPAs propose flat tax
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Financial Week has a headline that says: A tax reform plan not only accountants would love It refers to a proposal by the New York
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Bulgarian - poorest will suffer from the Flat Tax
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007The Sofia Echo reports that: Salaries of nearly 1.2 million people would decrease after the introduction of flat rate tax in Bulgaria, according to the
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Dennis Howlett on PWC and the Total Tax Contribution
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Dennis has waded into this debate. And he can see no more merit in PWC’s TTC than I can. As he put it: [Do] PwC
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Yet more misinformation from PWC
Friday, November 30th, 2007PWC’s weekly tax newsletter includes the headline: PwC’s family business survey notes hunger for simpler UK tax rules and lower rates If you can work
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