Gavin McGuire on what to consider when moving jurisdictions
Chris Morgan provides an update of global developments
Mike Lomax on the compliance implications of draft rules on foreign branch profits
‘The Big Four accountancy firms have come under attack for maintaining on average more than 20 offices each in offshore tax havens despite countries working together to crack down on tax avoidance … MP Chuka Ummuna, who earlier this month confronted Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond over the b
UK Uncut, the protest group campaigning against tax avoidance, condemned what it called ‘political policing’ after CS spray was used to disperse protestors in London’s Oxford Street.
Alliance Boots defended its registration in the low-tax Swiss canton of Zug as it prepared for nationwide protests against tax avoidance, telling Tax Journal today that if it had registered in Switzerland ‘purely for tax reasons’ there were many other countries that it could have conside
Mark Minihane and Ken MacKenzie examine compliance issues surrounding the proposed debt cap rules
Liberal Democrat MP Adrian Sanders asked the Chancellor if he would make it his policy to refer all tax disputes concerning liabilities greater than £500 million for parliamentary scrutiny prior to action by HMRC.
‘If some tax avoidance is a fact of global competition, the challenge for firms is to protect their reputation … The awkward truth is some companies do have something to hide.
Aurell Taussig and Isaac Zailer examine some of the tax issues that can arise in the context of European cross-border mergers