tax

The Janus faces of taxation

April 28, 2008 General

In Roman mythology Janus is the god of doorways and gates. I see him as the epitome of how some people like to argue the ethics of taxation and specifically the non-dom issue. Richard Murphy takes Simon McKie to task over his convoluted logic in applying an ethical dimension to the debate: The significance of [...]

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Mark Lee's story

April 14, 2008 General

I love it when unintended consequences make for a better story than the original. When I wrote about the ‘puppet‘ Mark Lee told his story about how he’s operating a new business using modern technology and principles. Rather than leave the story languishing in comments, I’ve taken the liberty of re-publishing: I spent a number [...]

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FreeAgent Universal delivered on time

February 14, 2008 Featured

The development team delivered FreeAgent Universal on time and it is now live along with some site redesign to reflect the changes they’ve made. Users will be the final arbiters of whether this is a solid service they trust but I’m happy the team delivered on what they said, when they said. That’s a rarity [...]

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So-SAAS or the real deal?

February 9, 2008 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Last week, Ed Molyneux and I briefed Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics. As someone who has been on the analyst side of the fence I know it can be a nerve wracking experience. Dale has no illusions about many of the saas/on-demand services he sees and which he described in The Register in these terms: [...]

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