Jersey will fail the EU Code of Conduct
Friday, November 16th, 2007Terry Le Sueur, finance minister of Jersey wrote to all members of the States of Jersey yesterday telling them why he thought Jersey will be
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Why not get rid of Capital Gains Tax?
Friday, November 16th, 2007I was at the ICAEW’s Philip Hardman lecture last night. I admit, it’s a bash usually worth attending and this year was no exception. The
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Accountancy Age Awards - Best use of a blog 2007
Friday, November 16th, 2007I always think it’s a little vain when people self promote themselves for winning awards. But since this is something which I am genuinely unaccustomed
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IFRS 8 approved by the EU - but with the case for Country by Country reporting now accepted
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007The EU Parliament approved the following motion concerning IFRS 8 this morning: 1. Accepts the Commission’s proposal to endorse IFRS 8 incorporating US SFAS 131
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Tackling corporate tax abuse
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Martin O’Neill has a thoughtful piece in the New Statesman on the problems of corporate taxation. Inspired by the article in the Guardian on bananas,
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The FT features the Isle of Man
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The FT has one of its advertorial features on the Isle of Man today. These things are noted for their lack of objectivity – being
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Northern Rock: the core of the issue
Monday, November 12th, 2007In response to my suggestion that I would block comments on this site unless coherent argument was offered, both Tim Knight and Roger Morley have
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Is Google evading taxes?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Not my suggestion, I got this one from the TaxProf Blog in the USA: Google Norway does its best to avoid paying Norwegian taxes, but
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Stamp out poverty
Monday, November 12th, 2007The Guardian has reported that: A cross party group of MPs has urged the government to introduce a small tax on foreign exchange dealings as
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