Why Walker won't talk
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006I have to admit I am not terribly surprised that Senator Walker has decided not to debate with me in public. Indeed, when John Christensen
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41% of all UK tax legislation tackles tax avoidance
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The most common complaint heard from tax practitioners is about the volume of legislation that they face. New research by the Tax Justice Network, UK
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Richest 2% own 'half the wealth'
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The BBC has reported on a new report from the World Institute for Development Economics Research at the UN University. If you do nothing else
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An offshore amnesty?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Reports of a tax amnesty for those who have been hiding cash in off-shore accounts are sweeping the UK’s accounting press. Reports suggest that the
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Managament sense, by the column
Monday, December 4th, 2006There are times when I feel I am hitting my head against a brick wall when I am trying to persuade people that it is
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We want a General Anti Avoidance Rule!
Friday, December 1st, 2006I’m always pleased to find common ground with people. On page 16 of this weeks Accountancy Age Richard Mannion, national tax director of Smith and
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Why country-by-country reporting is essential
Friday, December 1st, 2006Dennis Howlett has posted an interesting piece on IFRS8 and the campaign, of which I am a part, to require that companies disclose trading information
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Tax minimisation is not ethical
Thursday, November 30th, 2006It’s been put to me that tax minimisation is required by professional ethics. I don’t agree. There are two reasons: 1. Firstly, reasonable code of
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Tax compliance
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Several people have challenged me about what tax compliance might be in comments in other postings on this blog. So I thought I’d better tackle
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