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United Kingdom Introduces ‘Name And Shame’ Tax Cheat Law
Taxpayers and companies who deliberately evade taxes in the United Kingdom face having their name, address and details of their evasion made public after new legislation was put into force today. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be able to publish...
Treasury Minister Calls Offshore Tax Evasion “morally Unacceptable”
U.K. Treasury Minister Stephen Timms has called offshore tax evasion “morally unacceptable” as HM Revenue and Customs’ announced that some 10,000 people had notified their intention to disclose previously undeclared offshore income and...
Three Suspected Al-Qaeda Militants Arrested in Yemen
The Arabic satellite news channel Al Arabiya has reported that Yemeni security forces have arrested three suspected al-Qaeda militants who were wounded in a raid on Monday. The suspected militants were captured at a hospital in Amran province, north of...
1week Left for British Taxpayers with Undisclosed Offshore Investments to Come Forward
U.K. Taxpayers with undisclosed offshore investments have just one more week to come forward under the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO). To take advantage of this final opportunity to benefit from the 10% penalty rate all that has to be done is notify...
Uganda Marks Anti-corruption Day
Uganda has joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day which falls on December 9. Uganda is a signatory to two anti-corruption conventions namely : the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the African Union...
“Hurry Up Please It’s Time!”
I found it interesting that yesterday’s report of the study of brain regions that are active when actors perform described an experiment based on excerpts from T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land. Having heard the poem read aloud several times...
UK Humanitarian Aid to Help Pakistan Recover From Conflict
The United Kingdom (UK) will provide new emergency humanitarian aid and rebuild businesses and agriculture for millions of people affected by the recent conflict in Pakistan. The Department for International Development will help hundreds of thousands...
Major Counterfeit Vodka Manufacturing And Bottling Plant Closed in Leicestershire, England
A major counterfeit vodka manufacturing and bottling plant has been smashed in Leicestershire, in a two day operation, following raids by HM Revenue & Customs officers. Six men have been arrested – four from Nottingham, one from Doncaster and...
