Andrew Dilnot thinks small businesses are bad businesses
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007Andrew Dilnot was director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies for many years. Now he’s Principal of St Hugh’s College Oxford and the university’s pro-Vice
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KPMG - missing the point on international fraud
Thursday, May 24th, 2007In an age when criminals can digitally flash stolen money and intellectual property across the globe in an instant, corporations are often ill-prepared to investigate
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Jersey - spinning for all it's worth
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007Jersey is issuing a press release today on the evidence presented by Senator Frank Walker to the Senate Finance Committee Hearings on ‘Stashing Cash Offshore’
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Profit shifting
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007I am unambiguous about the ethical duty of accountants is to promote tax compliance. This is to ensure that a company pays the right tax
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Reporting with Integrity
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007The ICAEW has produced a report called ‘Reporting with Integrity’. In the press note the ICAEW says: Building consensus amongst market participants on the meaning
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US looking to hit avoidance hard?
Friday, May 18th, 2007The US is focusing heavily on its ‘tax gap’ – the sum of at least $345 billion it does not collect in tax a year,
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A race to the bottom is not the answer
Friday, May 18th, 2007The Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, Clara Furse, has had a rant about taxation. According to Accountancy Age she said: We (public companies)
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John McDonnell
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007There’s no doubt John McDonnell does understand the seriousness of tax avoidance. When asked in the Independent what he’d do if he became leader of
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The CBI's desire for a tax cut
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007I’ve been musing some more on the CBI’s ministrations on tax. I have a database on UK company performance. I prepared it when researching ‘Mind
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