Businesses and governments are in ‘a volatile era’ in which stable and predictable tax frameworks are ‘critical’ in maintaining the right conditions for investment, said Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer at Royal Dutch Shell.
‘RSM Tenon warned lower revenue would push it into a first-half pre-tax loss as it unveiled a set of management changes to drive a turnround at the accountancy company.
‘Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, opened a Monaco bank account named after his bulldog Rosie in order to conceal a £189,000 “bung” from his former club chairman, a court has heard.
The seventh meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration, held in Buenos Aires last week, brought together heads of tax administrations from 43 countries as well as business leaders.
An anti-tax abuse rule would make the tax code simpler – not more complex – the Prime Minister said yesterday.
Lin Homer, HMRC’s recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, was ranked seventh in a list of 100 ‘people to watch in 2012’ published in The Times today – just ahead of the Duchess of Cambridge, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Charles Dickens.