Bill Dodwell, Tax Partner, Deloitte in London, discusses how the Budget impinges on multinationals
Christopher Sanger, Partner, Ernst & Young, and former HM Treasury adviser, looks at the business tax announcements to see how this Government's actual reforms compare to its stated policy aims
Martin Benson, Partner, Baker Tilly, discusses the ongoing saga of tax and NIC harmonisation
A selection of items from the corporate section of Ernst & Young's 2005 Budget Alert make it clear that the emphasis this year was strongly on combating avoidance, both real and perceived
Jon Golding, Editor of Tolley's National Insurance Contributions 2004–05, looks at the funding requirements and state benefits connected with the payment of NICs
Samantha Mann, Policy & Research Officer for the Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management, considers some of the practical problems faced by payroll departments when dealing with NICs
Jim Yuill, senior NIC consultant with Chiltern PLC, looks at how employers can reduce the chances of the Revenue asking questions about their year-end NIC returns
Gregg D Lemein, Stewart R Lipeles, John D McDonald and Jefferson VanderWolk, Partners, Baker & McKenzie, write on the new US legislation on tax-advantaged repatriation of foreign earnings
David Blumenthal, Partner, Dewey Ballantine, reports on Tolley's Tax Planning for Company Reorganisations conference, held in November 2004
Robert Kent, tax partner, and Peter Cosmetatos, senior associate, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, discuss the use of offshore unit trusts as vehicles for holding UK real estate