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These are papers from the 10th Cambridge Tax Law History
Conference, which took place in July 2020. The papers fall within
the following basic themes: - UK tax administration issues - UK tax
reforms in the 20th century - History of tax in the UK - The UK's
first double tax treaty - The 1982 Australia-US tax treaty - The
legacy of colonial influence - Reform of Dutch excises, and -
Canadian tax avoidance.
Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor
Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats, Second Edition, provides
an updated synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats.
This new edition includes new case studies from all geographic
areas and habitats that were not included in the previous edition,
including the Arctic, Asia, Africa and South America. Using
multibeam sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features, such as
fjords, sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes
and spreading ridges is revealed in unprecedented detail. This
timely release offers new understanding for researchers in Marine
Biodiversity, environmental managers, ecologists, and more.
These are the papers from the ninth Cambridge Tax Law History
Conference, held in July 2018. In the usual manner, these papers
have been selected from an oversupply of proposals for their
interest and relevance, and scrutinised and edited to the highest
standard for inclusion in this prestigious series. The papers fall
within five basic themes. Four papers focus on tax theory: Bentham;
social contract and tax governance; Schumpeter's 'thunder of
history'; and the resurgence of the benefits theory. Three involve
the history of UK specific interpretational issues: management
expenses; anti-avoidance jurisprudence; and identification of
professionals. A further three concern specific forms of UK tax on
road travel, land and capital gains. One paper considers the
formation of HMRC and another explains aspects of
nineteenth-century taxation by reference to Jane Austen characters.
Four consider aspects of international taxation: development of EU
corporate tax policy; history of Dutch tax planning; the important
1942 Canada-US tax treaty; and the 1928 UN model tax treaties on
tax evasion. Also included are papers on the effects of WWI on New
Zealand income tax and development of anti-tax avoidance rules in
China.
The Evidence for Vascular or Endovascular Reconstruction provides a
comprehensive "head-to-head" forum for the debate into open versus
endoluminal vascular treatment. Controversial treatment options are
supported by evidence, in which the pros and cons are both explored
and analyzed by an international panel of experts and their
contributors, widely recognised as the leading authorities in the
field. It is a one-stop resource for both the trainee vascular
surgeon and the vascular consultant who requires a comprehensive
view into the various management options as well as the evidence
supporting the more difficult vascular procedures. The book is
illustrated with over 150 half tones and 30 specially commissioned
line artworks. It is edited by the renowned Roger Greenhalgh and
has over 35 expert contributors drawn from all continents of the
world. Every physician and surgeon involved in the care of patients
with peripheral vascular disease will find this book an invaluable
resource. offers a one-stop-shop for the current debate for and
against open versus endoluminal treatment. uses an evidence-based
approach to the controversial areas of vascular surgery. provides
an authoritative source of outcomes for various operations based on
fact not opinion. serves as a practical reference of recommended
techniques debated by expert arguments for and against them.
Profit Planning is ideal for practicing managers, entrepreneurs,
accountants and financial controllers engaged in the hospitality
and tourism sectors and for students of hospitality and tourism
management interested in applying theory to practice. In
particular, the content provides a complete guide to key managerial
accounting techniques at the property level - the "cutting-edge" of
day-to-day business decisions. This extended edition includes: *
New bullet point format, allowing the reader to 'dip into' specific
methods and techniques; * New research & developments
applicable to practitioners at the property (business unit) level;
* New chapters, such as cost structure, incorporating the author's
profit planning framework implemented in numerous hotel and tourism
organisations; * A new chapter on comparing & benchmarking
performance for monitoring results against competitive set; * A new
chapter on customer profitability analysis for identifying customer
profiles in terms of profit contributors and loss-makers; *
Extensive revision of chapters, such as financial statements,
flexible budgets and pricing; * Revised edition now includes a
major new section Step-by-Step: Quantitative analysis of cost
functions in hotels & restaurants. A concise guide to improving
the accuracy of cost estimates for routine competitive bidding and
transaction negotiation, where lost margins lie; enabled by
software e.g. Excel. An essential tool for all those in industry.
Written in a user-friendly style, with a minimum of theory and
technical jargon, it assumes readers already have a basic knowledge
of accounting and financial statements.
Top experts specializing in hospitality management have contributed
articles to this new collection which explains recent developments
in accounting and finance. The material is drawn from a combination
of fieldwork and practical experience. The managerial emphasis
means that the content is fully relevant internationally and not
constrained by the legal framework of different countries.
Accounting and Finance provides an overview of: *analysis and
evaluation of performance *planning methods and techniques
*financial information and control *financial management. It also
shows how operational analysis can be used as a management tool to
improve performance. Techniques for predicting the financial
success or failure of hotels are suggested. Research into hotel
companies in the US and Europe demonstrates key performance
indicators used by hotel managers and financial executives. Other
contributors explore the interface between accounting and marketing
and human resource management and there is thorough coverage of
financial strategy formulation. Readers will also find helpful the
section on statistics in the analysis and prediction of cost
behaviour in hotels.Contributors: Raymond Schmidgall (Michigan
State University, USA); Debra J. Adams (Bournemouth University,
UK); Professor Elisa S. Moncarz (Florida International University,
USA); Richard N. Kron (Kron Hospitality Consulting, USA); Angela
Maher (Oxford Brookes University, UK); Peter J. Harris (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Geoff S. Parkinson (BDO Stoy Hayward
Chartered Accountants, UK); Paul Fitz-John (Bournemouth University,
UK); Paul Collier (University of Exeter, UK); Professor Alan
Gregory (University of Glasgow, UK); Tracy A. Jones (Cheltenham and
Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK); Jacqueline Brander
Brown (The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK); Nina J. Downie
(Oxford Brookes University, UK): Catherine L. Burgess (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Ian C. Graham (Holiday Inn Worldwide,
Belgium); Howard M. Field (International Hotel and Leisure
Associates, UK); Professor Paul Beals (Canisius College, USA);
Frank J. Coston (Pannell Kerr Forster Associates, UK).
This book will help undergraduate psychology students to write
practical reports of experimental and other quantitative studies in
psychology. It is designed to help with every stage of report
writing and provides a resource that students can refer to
throughout their degree, up-to and including when writing up a
final year undergraduate project. Now fully updated in its fourth
edition, this book maps to the seventh edition of the APA
guidelines and offers more comprehensive advice, guidelines and
recommendations than ever before. Students will benefit from:
*Coverage of different forms of quantitative study, including
online studies and studies that use questionnaires, as well as
experiments *A range of handy test yourself questions (with answers
at the end of the book) *Self-reflection questions to prompt deeper
understanding *Summary sections that articulate the main points and
provide a useful revision aid *An Index of Concepts indicating
where in the book every concept is introduced and defined *Updated
advice on how to find and cite references *Expanded coverage of
ethics in quantitative research, including how to write ethically
*Common mistake symbols, flagging areas where its easy to be caught
out Peter Harris is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the
University of Sussex, UK where he led the Social and Applied
Psychology Group. He has taught research design and statistics for
many years. He has published extensively in social and health
psychology. Matthew J. Easterbrook is Senior Lecturer in Psychology
at the University of Sussex, UK. He has taught statistics at a
national and international level. Jessica S. Horst is Reader in
Psychology at the University of Sussex, UK, where she is also the
Director of Teaching and Learning. She has taught research methods
in both the USA and the UK.
Most people would agree that tax systems ought to be 'just', and
perhaps a great deal more just than they are at present. What is
more difficult is to agree on what tax justice is. This book
considers a range of different approaches to, and ideas about the
nature of tax justice and covers areas such as: - imbalances in
international tax arrangements that deprive developing countries of
revenues from natural resources and allow wealthy taxpayers to use
tax havens; - protests against governments and large business; -
attempts to influence policy through more technical means such as
the OECD's Base Erosion and Profits Shifting project; -
interpersonal matters, such as the ways in which tax systems
disadvantage women and minorities; - the application of wider
philosophical or economic theories to tax systems. The purpose of
the book is not to iron out these underlying differences into a
grand theory, but rather to gain a more precise understanding of
how and why we disagree about tax justice. In doing so the editors
are assisted by a stellar cast of contributors from four
continents, with a wide variety of views and experiences but a
common interest in this central question of how to agree and
disagree about tax justice. This is, of course, not only an
intellectual exercise but also a necessary precursor to achieving
real-world change.
These are the papers from the 2014 Cambridge Tax Law History
Conference revised and reviewed for publication. The papers fall
within six basic themes. Two papers focus on colonialism and empire
dealing with early taxation in colonial New Zealand and New South
Wales. Two papers deal with fiscal federalism; one on Australia in
the first half of the twentieth century and the other with goods
and services taxation in China. Another two papers are
international in character; one considers development of the first
Australia-United States tax treaty and the other development of the
first League of Nations model tax treaties. Four papers focus on UK
income tax; one on source, another on retention at source, a third
on the use of finance bills and the fourth on establishment of the
Board of Referees. Three papers deal with tax and status; one with
the tax profession, another with the medical profession and a third
with aristocrats. The final three papers deal with tax theorists,
one with David Hume, another focused on capital transfer tax
scholarship and a final paper on the tax state in the global era.
This book is a continuation of the prestigious series which is
drawn from the papers of the biennial Cambridge Tax Law History
Conference. The authors are a mix of academics and senior tax
professionals from the judiciary and practice with representatives
from 9 countries. The series continues to investigate current tax
policy debates in an historical context. The papers fall within 3
basic categories: 1. UK and Irish tax, looking at a variety of
topics such as tax administration, cases and judges (Whitney,
Singer, Viscount Radcliffe), the taxation of royal forests, the
taxation of spirits, and income tax transition in the Irish Free
State; 2. International taxation, with chapters on the role of
international organisations (OECD, League of Nations) and on South
Africa’s early attempts to address double taxation (tax
treaties); and 3. Non-UK tax systems, including chapters on the
legacy of colonial influence (Dutch East Indies), early
developments in China, New Zealand, and the USA, an influential
Canadian report (Carter Commission), development of the GAAR in
Scandanavia, and the receipt of Roman tax law in Europe.
The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised
goal of a number of national and international programs such as the
United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). In order to attain
this goal, information is needed about the distribution of life in
the ocean so that spatial conservation measures such as marine
protected areas (MPAs) can be designed to maximise protection
within boundaries of acceptable dimensions. Ideally, a map would be
produced that showed the distribution of benthic biodiversity to
enable the efficient design of MPAs. The dilemma is that such maps
do not exist for most areas and it is not possible at present to
predict the spatial distribution of all marine life using the
sparse biological information currently available.
Knowledge of the geomorphology and biogeography of the seafloor
has improved markedly over the past 10 years. Using multibeam
sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features such as fjords,
sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes and
spreading ridges has been revealed in unprecedented detail.
This book provides a synthesis of seabed geomorphology and
benthic habitats based on the most recent, up-to-date information.
Introductory chapters explain the drivers that underpin the need
for benthic habitat maps, including threats to ocean health, the
habitat mapping approach based on principles of biogeography and
benthic ecology and seabed (geomorphic) classification schemes.
Case studies from around the world are then presented. They
represent a range of seabed features where detailed bathymetric
maps have been combined with seabed video and sampling to yield an
integrated picture of the benthic communities that are associated
with different types of benthic habitat. The final chapter examines
critical knowledge gaps and future directions for benthic habitat
mapping research.
Reviews and compares the different methodologies currently being
used Includes global case studiesProvides geological expertise into
what has traditionally been a biological discipline
This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household
social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods
approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in
enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural
households, and that remittance income enables households to
overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental
change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater
certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also
reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are
not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households
endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive outcomes
of remittances can easily be undermined by a range of external and
household-specific factors leading to few, if any, benefits in
terms of household social resilience.
Many common law countries inherited British income tax rules.
Whether the inheritance was direct or indirect, the rationale and
origins of some of the central rules seem almost lost in history.
Commonly, they are simply explained as being of British origin
without more, but even in Britain the origins of some of these
rules are less than clear. This book traces the roots of the income
tax and its precursors in Britain and in its former colonies to
1820. Harris focuses on four issues that are central to common law
income taxes and which are of particular current relevance: the
capital/revenue distinction, the taxation of corporations, taxation
on both a source and residence basis, and the schedular approach to
taxation. He uses an historical perspective to make observations
about the future direction of income tax in the modern world.
Volume II will cover the period 1820 to 2000.
Dedicated to the work of John Tiley, the premier tax academic in
the UK for more than two decades, this volume of essays focuses on
two themes that, among others, inspire the writings of Tiley. The
first of these themes, tax avoidance, involves using tax law in a
manner that is contrary to legislative intent. The second of these
themes, taxation of the family, involves proper identification of
the tax subject and is therefore one of the fundamental structural
features of income tax. Drawing on historical precedent, academic
excellence and personal experience, the importance of Tiley's
contribution to the tax field is identified through contributions
by some of the world's most influential tax writers.
These are the papers from the 8th Cambridge Tax Law History
Conference held in July 2016. In the usual manner, these papers
have been selected from an oversupply of proposals for their
interest and relevance, and scrutinised and edited to the highest
standard for inclusion in this prestigious series. The papers fall
within five basic themes: Two papers focus on tax theory; one on
John Locke and another on the impact of English tax literature in
the Netherlands in the nineteenth century. Five deal with the
history of UK specific interpretational issues in varying contexts
- an ancient exemption, insurance companies, special contribution,
the profits tax GAAR and capital gains tax. Two more papers
consider aspects of HMRC operations. Another three focus on facets
of international taxation, including treaties between the UK and
European countries, treaties between the UK and developing
countries and the UN model tax treaties of 1928. The book also
incorporates a range of interesting topics from other countries,
including the introduction of income tax in Ireland and in Chile,
post-war income taxation in Australia, early interpretation of
'income' in New Zealand and a discussion of some early indirect
taxes in India and China.
** Named one of the 'Best Reads' of 2010 by The Times **In the
early 1990s South Africa was repetitively rocked by violent
incidents that often threatened to derail the delicate peace
process and negotiations for a new state. Among these was a
right-wing conspiracy to ruin the 1994 election by staging a coup d
etat from the northwest of the country, aided by mutinous elements
in the SA Defence Force. Harris relates grippingly how some of the
biggest bombs in the country 's history were exploded in the then
Transvaal, and, with moving sympathy, the desperate plight of the
right-wingers in their pitiful invasion of the then homeland of
Bobhuthatswana.But the biggest drama was perhaps the attempt to
break into the electronic counting system of the election, for
whose supervision Harris was responsible. Harris has one at the
edge of one 's seat as he tells of the drama behind the scenes,
eleventh-hour meetings with Mandela and de Klerk, the plans to make
the results flow again, and of how closely the country steered away
from disaster and ended giving itself a miracle result.
Accounting and Financial Management: developments in the
international hospitality industry presents new and innovative
research and developments in the field of accounting and financial
management as it relates to the work of managing enterprises and
organisations in the international hospitality industry.
The content contains contributions from a rich source of
international researchers, academics and practitioners including,
university and college lecturers, professional accountants and
consultants and senior managers involved in a wide range of
teaching, scholarship, research, and consultancy in the hospitality
industry worldwide. The material is drawn from their work and
experience and relates directly to the management of hospitality
undertakings. Therefore the up to date case studies and examples
used are taken from a wide ranging of companies across the industry
including large international chains such as Sheraton, Holiday Inn,
and Intercontinental.
Divided into three parts: Performance Management, Information
Management and Asset Management the book tackles the following
issues amongst others:
* Performance management in the international hospitality
industry
* Benchmarking: measuring financial success
* The profit planning framework
* Making room rate pricing decisions
* Hotel asset management UK and US perspectives
* Lowering risk to enhance hospitality firm value
Accounting and Financial Management: developments in the
international hospitality industry presents current developments
drawn from a combination of live fieldwork and practical experience
and therefore will content will appeal to a wide-ranging readership
including practisingmanagers and financial controllers in
hospitality organisations, professional accountants and
consultants, postgraduate candidates studying for master's degrees
in hospitality management, and final year undergraduate students of
hospitality management who elect to take an accounting option.
* Presents current developments in the field from a combination of
practical experience and live fieldwork.
* Contains contributions from a rich source of international
academic and practitioners.
* Uses international case studies to explore and contextualise
including Sheraton, Holiday Inn, and Intercontinental.
This new edition of Profit Planning is ideal for hotel, restaurant
and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the
major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to
grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are
emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach
with the minimum of theory and technical jargon. The examples and
illustrations used can easily be translated into all aspects of the
hospitality industry, so this book has a wide appeal.Unit managers
now have high levels of finance responsibility at an early stage in
their career. This reflects the growth in strongly branded and
market oriented chains of pubs and restaurants which need to
achieve swift returns on their investments. The financial
management skills expected of unit managers are therefore growing
in sophistication and this new edition takes full account of this.
Top experts specializing in hospitality management have contributed
articles to this new collection which explains recent developments
in accounting and finance. The material is drawn from a combination
of fieldwork and practical experience. The managerial emphasis
means that the content is fully relevant internationally and not
constrained by the legal framework of different countries.
Accounting and Finance provides an overview of: *analysis and
evaluation of performance *planning methods and techniques
*financial information and control *financial management. It also
shows how operational analysis can be used as a management tool to
improve performance. Techniques for predicting the financial
success or failure of hotels are suggested. Research into hotel
companies in the US and Europe demonstrates key performance
indicators used by hotel managers and financial executives. Other
contributors explore the interface between accounting and marketing
and human resource management and there is thorough coverage of
financial strategy formulation. Readers will also find helpful the
section on statistics in the analysis and prediction of cost
behaviour in hotels. Contributors: Raymond Schmidgall (Michigan
State University, USA); Debra J. Adams (Bournemouth University,
UK); Professor Elisa S. Moncarz (Florida International University,
USA); Richard N. Kron (Kron Hospitality Consulting, USA); Angela
Maher (Oxford Brookes University, UK); Peter J. Harris (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Geoff S. Parkinson (BDO Stoy Hayward
Chartered Accountants, UK); Paul Fitz-John (Bournemouth University,
UK); Paul Collier (University of Exeter, UK); Professor Alan
Gregory (University of Glasgow, UK); Tracy A. Jones (Cheltenham and
Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK); Jacqueline Brander
Brown (The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK); Nina J. Downie
(Oxford Brookes University, UK): Catherine L. Burgess (Oxford
Brookes University, UK); Ian C. Graham (Holiday Inn Worldwide,
Belgium); Howard M. Field (International Hotel and Leisure
Associates, UK); Professor Paul Beals (Canisius College, USA);
Frank J. Coston (Pannell Kerr Forster Associates, UK).
Strategic Managerial Accounting: Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Applications 6edn explores the nature of these industry sectors and
how these impact on the strategic managerial accounting (SMA) tools
used by decision makers in the industry. Formerly known as
Managerial Accounting in the Hospitality Industry by Harris and
Hazzard, this new edition builds on this successful and well known
text, retaining its practical approach and active learning style,
extending to consider strategic management accounting and to
include tourism and events management industry contexts. This new
6th edition incorporates discussion, explanations and illustrations
of the theoretical underpinning of hospitality, tourism and events
related to SMA and managerial accounting concepts and techniques,
together with specific examples of industry application. It has a
user friendly chapter structure, with pedagogic features including
objectives, learning activities, self check questions, references,
and key points summaries. Each chapter includes 'theoretical
context' sections which put the applied learning in the context of
current research and thinking to bring the theory to life. Key
features of this text are: * A complete revision and expansion of
the well known and successful Harris and Hazzard text; * Includes
several brand new chapters such as: Event and Function Management
Accounting techniques, Sustainability & Environmental
Management Accounting (EMA), Not-for-profit Organisations, Current
Issues in Strategic Management Accounting; * Uses international
real life case studies to illustrate from across the hospitality,
tourism and events sectors including charity (not-for-profit)
sector and music events; * Links to applied and generic research on
each topic; * Includes International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS) terminology suitable for an international audience. With a
complete suite of online tutor resources, this book is essential
reading for all year 2/3 undergraduate and postgraduate students
studying hospitality, tourism and events management.
This new edition of Profit Planning is ideal for hotel, restaurant
and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the
major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to
grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are
emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach
with the minimum of theory and technical jargon. The examples and
illustrations used can easily be translated into all aspects of the
hospitality industry, so this book has a wide appeal.Unit managers
now have high levels of finance responsibility at an early stage in
their career. This reflects the growth in strongly branded and
market oriented chains of pubs and restaurants which need to
achieve swift returns on their investments. The financial
management skills expected of unit managers are therefore growing
in sophistication and this new edition takes full account of this.
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