Tackling tax in Kenya
Monday, January 22nd, 2007It’s not just the Tax Justice Network thinking about tax in Kenya right now. The following is part of a thoughtful piece on tax by
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Western bankers and lawyers 'rob Africa of $150bn every year'
Monday, January 22nd, 2007The Observer covered the Tax Justice Network for Africa conference in Nairobi in yesterday’s edition. Nick Mathiason is a better journalist than I’ll ever be.
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How much tax does it cost for Google to create a job?
Sunday, January 21st, 2007I always get a little annoyed when those who suggest that commerce is the only way to create wealth ignore the fact that those companies
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£40 million tax dodger
Thursday, January 18th, 2007The Business reports that Roger Jenkins at Barclays Capital (a subsidiary of Barclays Bank) was paid £40 million last year. I’ve commented previously on his
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PWC - not on a level playing field - and not telling the whole truth either
Thursday, January 18th, 2007A while ago I published some research for TJN, including back up notes and explanations on the methodology. Several commentators, wholly unjustifiably in my opinion,
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Register trusts, or expect abuse
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007Nichola Ross Martin has written one of her usual articles for AccountingWEB in which the logic is very hard to follow. This one is about
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Offshore killing the music businesss
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007HMV, the music store chain, announced losses of £31.6 million for their first half year last week. They blamed just about everyone but themselves for
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Tax justice positive 7: Objective reporting of government finances
Friday, January 12th, 2007Tax justice means being in favour of objective reporting of government finances. This requires that: a. Governments have a duty to be accountable for the
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Tax justice positive 5: Simplicity in taxation legislation
Thursday, January 11th, 2007Tax justice means being in favour of simplicity in taxation legislation. This requires that: a. Tax legislation is purposive;b. The interpretation of taxation law is
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