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Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age

Desire to 'compete' is wrong

I am always a little wary when I hear people...

Gavin Hinks, AccountancyAge

Tesco vs The Guardian: treading a fine line

Tax avoidance is not illegal

M&S

'Sweet victory' - but the war isn't over

‘Teacake triumph’ and ‘sweet victory’ were the phrases used by...

News

Charity claims ‘false accounting’ is costing lives

Christian Aid claims 1000 children a day die because of ‘false accounting’, minimizing tax liabilities 13 May 2008

Treasury backs down from taxing foreign sport stars

Treasury has backed down from taxing foreign sport stars’ global income on possibility of hosting...13 May 2008

Pensions industry campaigns for VAT exemption

Legal challenge for pensions to gain VAT parity with other investment funds is mounted 12 May 2008

Clegg: scrap tax loopholes

Lib Dem leader is to demand that loopholes for the City be scrapped 12 May 2008

UK taxman to access Swiss bank accounts

HMRC finds way in through German tax agreement 12 May 2008

Credit turmoil slashes £2.5bn off banks corp tax

The losses suffered by Britain’s biggest banks as a result of the global credit turmoil...12 May 2008

Guardian objects to Tesco 'malicious' claim

The paper says its mistake was just an honest misunderstanding and not maliciously dishonest 09 May 2008

Fears of US backlash to govt tax changes

Govt’s tax rises on corporate foreign earnings could damage Britain’s appeal as a gateway to...09 May 2008

Comment

Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age

Desire to 'compete' is wrong

I am always a little wary when I hear people...30 Apr 2008

Tax policy: leave it to the experts

When it comes to tax policy, knee-jerk reactions will not...24 Apr 2008

Forever in their debt?

Personal insolvency advisers have new tools to play with 17 Apr 2008

Features

Corporate tax: taxing times

The CBI warns that the UK’s corporate tax system is...10 Apr 2008

Airline tax: fuel for thought

New government proposals may better tackle aviation industry's carbon emissions 22 Nov 2007

Insider Business Club: capital gains tax changes

our experts discuss the impact of the government’s unexpected cgt...22 Nov 2007

Analysis

Dublin

Dublin's gain is Darling's loss

As large corporates move to the Irish capital, Darling feels...08 May 2008

Clearance stampede ahead of CGT change

Latest figures from HMRC show a rush to sell businesses...24 Apr 2008

'Sweet victory' - but the war isn't over

‘Teacake triumph’ and ‘sweet victory’ were the phrases used by...17 Apr 2008

Blogs

Accountancy Matters

Dispatches from Instituteland

I thought I'd kick off an occasional series of posts...  12 May 2008 More from Accountancy Matters...

Tut-tut, HMRC staff

Caught in the act! More than 600 staff at the...  12 May 2008 More from Taking Stock...

Phishers move up the food chain

Internet fraudsters (phishers) who try to trick online users into...  12 May 2008 More from Risky Business...

Wenham Major's troubles

If there's one topic of conversation among mid-tier firms this...  10 May 2008 More from Insider...

Thompson's giant bag

TS was down at Westminster on a typically changeable British...  09 May 2008 More from Taking Stock...

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