Colin: Shakespeare inspires taxman's dispute resolutions
Corporate Tax

Colin: Shakespeare inspires taxman's dispute resolutions

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Colin: Shakespeare inspires taxman's dispute resol...

Colin speculates on the inner workings of the taxman's new tax assurance commission Read More...

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Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace
Accounting Standards

Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace

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Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace

Brevity should be the soul of company reports, suggests Colin Read More...

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Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle
Corporate Tax

Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle

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Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle

Colin offers his assessment of the pressure on 'tax havens' Read More...

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Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)
Corporate Tax

Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)

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Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)

Colin succinctly rounds up the latest court ruling on tax avoidance and advisers' responsiblities Read More...

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Colin: The Apple of Irish eyes?
Corporate Tax

Colin: The Apple of Irish eyes?

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Colin: The Apple of Irish eyes?

Colin wonders whether Apple cut a tax deal with Ireland after allegations made by US senators Read More...

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Colin: Colin was here
People Business

Colin: Colin was here

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Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify Read More...

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Colin: Democracy bureaucracy
Accounting Standards

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

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Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like Read More...

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Colin: Google 'double take'
Corporate Tax

Colin: Google 'double take'

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Colin: Google 'double take'

Colin takes a somewhat irreverent look at the Public Accounts Committee's work Read More...

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Colin: Lucky (triple) dip
Corporate Tax

Colin: Lucky (triple) dip

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Colin: Lucky (triple) dip

Colin takes a sideways look at this week's economic news Read More...

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Colin: Lifeline for Tobin?
Corporate Tax

Colin: Lifeline for Tobin?

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Lifeline for Tobin?

Colin gives a wry assessment of the Tobin Tax's chance of being introduced in its current form Read More...

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Colin: What's Maggie's epitaph?
Politics

Colin: What's Maggie's epitaph?

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Colin: What's Maggie's epitaph?

Colin speculates what The Iron Lady's epitaph might be Read More...

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Colin: HMV's stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Business Recovery

Colin: HMV's stayin' alive, stayin' alive

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Colin: HMV's stayin' alive, stayin' alive

Colin suggests HMV's top brass might be happy with their rescue deal Read More...

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Colin: The ideal candidates for audit reform
Audit

Colin: The ideal candidates for audit reform

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Colin: The ideal candidates for audit reform

Colin suggests candidates falling well within the criteria for audit reform Read More...

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Colin: My (United) Kingdom for accountants' approval on EU
Corporate Governance

Colin: My (United) Kingdom for accountants' approval on EU

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Colin: My (United) Kingdom for accountants' approv...

Colin wonders whether similar debates on Europe were had among accountants back in the day Read More...

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Colin: The auditor's reading list
Audit

Colin: The auditor's reading list

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Colin: The auditor's reading list

Following the FRC's concerns over Grant Thornton and BDO's audit work, Colin recommends a some light reading Read More...

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Colin: What's up the chancellor's sleeve?
Corporate Tax

Colin: What's up the chancellor's sleeve?

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Colin: What's up the chancellor's sleeve?

Colin takes a wry look at the contents of the 2013 Budget Read More...

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Colin: Keep calm and...
Personal Tax

Colin: Keep calm and...

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Colin: Keep calm and...

Colin suggests what HMRC's next public information poster might look like Read More...

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Colin: Where's the accountant?
Accounting Standards

Colin: Where's the accountant?

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Colin: Where's the accountant?

Colin wonders what might give an accountant away in a room of bankers, after Sir Mike Rake's recent comments Read More...

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Colin: Mood swings
Company News

Colin: Mood swings

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Colin: Mood swings

Colin reacts to the UK's loss of its AAA credit rating Read More...

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Colin: The cat that lost the cream
Corporate Tax

Colin: The cat that lost the cream

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Colin: The cat that lost the cream

Colin wonders what might be next for the Manx cat after the UK-Manx tax disclosure deal Read More...

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Colin: Drowning in debt or rolling in cash?
Corporate Tax

Colin: Drowning in debt or rolling in cash?

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Colin: Drowning in debt or rolling in cash?

Colin takes a wry look at the revelation that UK water companies could be avoiding tax Read More...

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Colin: Cartwright checks out
People Business

Colin: Cartwright checks out

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Cartwright checks out

Colin ponders what Burberry's outgoing CFO Stacey Cartwright might like for her parting gift Read More...

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Colin: Give me a sign
Audit

Colin: Give me a sign

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Colin: Give me a sign

Colin ponders what any changes to auditors' risk assessment might entail Read More...

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Colin: FRC dig deep
Audit

Colin: FRC dig deep

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Colin: FRC dig deep

Colin wonders where the FRC's 'going concern' audit timescale will end Read More...

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Colin: Tracking Europe's audit trail
Audit

Colin: Tracking Europe's audit trail

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Tracking Europe's audit trail

Colin wonders how long it will take for European audit reform to happen Read More...

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Judges decide on legal privilege
Accounting Standards

Judges decide on legal privilege

11y Taking Stock

Judges decide on legal privilege

Colin wonders how the voting process might work among Justices at the the Supreme Court Read More...

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Colin: Death of the high street
Business Recovery

Colin: Death of the high street

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Death of the high street

Colin wonders if anything more than a weak economy could be behind the recent spate of high street insolvencies Read More...

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