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Taxation: UK Treasury to publish names of tax evaders

Any individual or business that wilfully evades tax faces finding their name, address and the amount of tax HM Revenue and Customs says they have evaded published. They call it naming and shaming.

Taxation: duplicating CDs is manufacturing, says Indian Court

The Supreme Court of India has ruled in favour of Oracle's Indian unit, saying that duplication of CDs of software produced elsewhere is a manufacturing process.

Taxation: UK's "super" tax on bank bonuses backed by France

The UK has announced a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses exceeding GBP and anti-avoidance measures. France is following suit.

Taxation: USA - Carryback option for losses incurred in downturn

The USA has implemented what may be the most valuable method of tax relief for cash strapped businesses - it will reduce their borrowing requirement at a stroke.

Taxation: California starts PAYE for employees

California should be renamed. Instead of "The Sunshine State" it should be "The State of Impecuniosity." Not content with forcing its ownstaff to work short hours to save mone...

Taxation: the dullest man in UK government threatens UK subjects with jail.

The UK's HMRC says this video is "hard hitting."

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Taxation

"The only certain things in life are death and taxes" - Benjamin Franklin

"The taxpayer is liable to pay the tax due - and no more" - Lord Denning

Governments have no money except that which they raise by taxation. There is a constant tug-of-war between governments trying to raise taxes and taxpayers trying to reduce what they pay. Yet populations resent tax - and don't understand it.

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