The Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations. Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organisation that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s aims of development, democracy and peace. It publishes authoritative, evidence-based research and knowledge products for policymakers, academics, professionals and wider publics across the world. Our areas of focus and expertise include small and developing states; environment and climate change; democracy, law and government; and social issues concerning young people, gender, health and education.

The Employee Ownership Manual

Robert Postlethwaite

This book is intended to meet a range of different needs and to cater for different levels of knowledge about employee ownership. If you are considering making your company employee-owned or you are advising someone going through that process, and in either case are new to the topic, you can build up your knowledge levels from Chapter 1. Alternatively, the book can be used as a reference work if you have a particular question to answer.The book is intended as practical guide rather than a highly detailed technical treatise. Its priority is to explain key issues in an accessible fashion and to raise awareness of where further exploration and advice may be important.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781910151150
Publication Date: Nov 2019
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The Tax Schedule

Eile Gibson

The Tax Schedule explains the underlying rationale of the key provisions of the tax schedule, and provides updated model long-form and short-form warranties and tax indemnities. These are also included on a disk, so that practitioners can download and adapt the model documents for their own transactions. Since January 2014 we have witnessed continued erosion of the powers of the tax evasion industry including a new Targeted Anti-Avoidance Rule (TAAR), increased penalties and new HMRC powers, major changes the taxation of UK property for non-UK residents and non-UK domiciles, and a recently introduced investors' relief, similar to entrepreneurs' relief but which is available to non-employees and directors. The book has been updated to reflect these developments. This edition contains an extended glossary, details of new investor relief schemes and changes in legislation as announced as at 15 September 2016. The intended readership of the book is tax lawyers, tax accountants, corporate lawyers, corporate advisors and finance directors who are involved in the process of the sale of a company. Need more than one copy? If there is just one copy in the library, it may not be there when you need it. Buy one copy at full price, and extra copies can be bought at half price using the discount code TS2HP

Imprint: Spiramus Press
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781910151280
Publication Date: Oct 2016
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Methodological Issues in Accounting Research

Zahirul Hoque

What is my theory? How do I choose a theory? Why and how should I employ a particular method for collecting the empirical data? This book helps address these questions. The principal aims of this second edition are (1) to update the chapters previously published in 2006 and (2) to introduce new chapters documenting recent developments in accounting research.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781910151464
Publication Date: Mar 2018
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Opera Lives

Linda Kitchen

WHAT MAKES AN OPERA SINGER? And where in the making of a performance is the identity of the singer themselves? Linda Kitchen goes behind the scenes with prominent voices who have valuable insight about the world of opera, discussing what it means to be a performer, how they got into the profession and how who they are affects how they perform. Illustrated with photos of the artists in places that lend meaning to their lives by renowned photographer Nobby Clark. Visit our Facebook page for more photos and information:https://www.facebook.com/operalivesbook/

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781910151709
Publication Date: Nov 2018
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