Stoke Accountants Say £1m Is Lost In Unpaid Council tax
Only about 93 per cent of 240,000 population pay their council tax say Stoke On Trent Accountants. Labour councillor and accountant Sam Corcoran, who represents Sandbach Heath and East on the council, said: "People should be proud to pay their council tax, it pays for services." Paying your council tax is beneficial for everyone in the community, people that don't pay are taking an unfair advantage. Bayliffs can show up at your door to collect the cash, repossess your belongings, or even take you to jail.
Retired London Chartered Accountant – Rightful Owner Of Buried Gold Coins Worth £80,000
A family of Jewish refugees who fled Germany for England before the start of World War II buried some gold coins because they feared their money would be seized in a Nazi invasion. But after nearly 70 years in the ground, the so-called 'Hackney Hoard' of U.S. Double Eagle gold coins was unearthed when householder Terence Castle dug a pond in his garden.
Amazingly, a descendent of the original owner was found and Max Sulzbacher (retired London Chartered Accountant), 81, was proved at the inquest to be the rightful owner of the coins. Auctioneers Morton and Eden is selling the coins in association with Sotheby's in London, and their estimated value is around £80,000.
UNSC Accounts For Up To $60bn Of Arms Trade – Says Guildford Foreign Office Minister
Analysts estimate that Britain and the other four permanent members of the UNSC, along with Germany and Italy, accounted for around 85 per cent of the arms sold between 2002 and 2009. This is roughly a $45bn to $60bn business. The sale of surveillance technology also accounts for a multi-billion pound income stream.
Foreign Office minister, Lord Howell of Guildford, insists that "the government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and does not license the export of controlled equipment where there is a clear risk that it could be used for internal repression or human rights abuses."