Trust, transparency and understanding are key, says Shell CFO Shell CFO Simon Henry spoke about cooperation between taxpayers and tax authorities at the latest meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration. By Ralph Cunningham January 26 2012
European Tax Awards 2012 - closing date extended to February 14 The European Awards are expanding, with the inclusion of South Africa. By Ralph Cunningham January 25 2012
How tax administrators plan to get close to biggest companies The most senior officials from tax authorities around the world have committed their organisations to a stronger relationship with large businesses in an effort to instil good tax compliance habits. By Ralph Cunningham January 19 2012
European Tax Awards 2012 - closing date extended to February 14 The European Tax Awards are expanding this year, with the inclusion of South Africa. By Ralph Cunningham January 18 2012
US tax gap widens as share from business increases Official figures suggest that US federal tax compliance by corporations has got worse since 2001. However, that is not the whole picture. By Ralph Cunningham January 12 2012
Kenny: Irish corporation tax rate stays In advance of negotiations between EU member states about new economic and financial rules for the eurozone, Enda Kenny, Ireland’s Taoiseach or prime minister, has emphasised his government’s commitment to... By Ralph Cunningham January 12 2012
Tax planning lacks detail in SEC disclosures A study has found that US taxpayers do not always explain in their statutory disclosures what tax planning strategies they plan to use to generate taxable income to allow them... By Ralph Cunningham January 11 2012
HMRC feels fury of politicians over tax treatment of multinationals A report from the Public Accounts Committee of the UK House of Commons has slammed the UK tax authorities' approach to settling disputes with large taxpayers. By Ralph Cunningham December 20 2011
Allegheny chooses director with tax experience John Pipski, who has just been elected to the board of Allegheny Technologies, is a financial and tax accountant with more than 40 years experience of advising companies in the... By Ralph Cunningham December 16 2011
Dave Hartnett's retirement from HMRC announced The UK government’s senior tax professional will step down next summer. By Ralph Cunningham December 09 2011