Do tax incentives work?
Monday, June 11th, 2007The pressure to abolish tax reliefs expolited by private equity are rising. Rightly so. But as Vanessa Houlder points out in the FT today, the
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The other side
Friday, June 8th, 2007Evey now and again one has a duty to present the other side of the picture. Given it’s this blogs birthday I thought I should
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Well said that man
Thursday, June 7th, 2007I’ve come across a new blog. It’s not one with which I am in total sympathy but since I could argue with myself, if need
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ICAEW - uninspiring and lacking confidence
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007The ICAEW uses the phrase ‘Inspiring Confidence’ to describe its role. So take this, sent to me in an email alert today: Directors’ duties: Continuing
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What have Indonesia and Guernsey got in common?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007According to Yahoo: Indonesia plans to reopen a corruption investigation into the youngest son of former dictator Suharto, the attorney general’s office said Monday. Tommy
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Thank goodness for the Guardian
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Thankfully there is some sane writing in this world. The Guardian has a lot of it. Take this from Polly Toynbee this morning: Private equity
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What is the Tax Justice Network?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007The Tax Justice Network has just issued a revised version of its mission statement. I thought it worth giving it some publicity: The Tax Justice
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Rotten
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007The Telegraph reports this morning that: Despite the Revenue’s crackdown, investing your money overseas can still pay. It then goes on to say that the
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Free Agent Central
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007I’ve been a qualified accountant for over a quarter of a century. I have seen a lot of small business accounts. Most are horrible. Over
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