It would seem that I walked into another minor hornet’s nest when tweeting, and then blogging, about Tax Watch UK director George Turner’s suggestion that
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If we had an anti-avoidance law for tax fiddling companies in 1951 why can’t we have a proper one now?
I cam across section 32 of the Finance Act 1951 yesterday (as one does, in my line of work). The key phrase in this is:
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A tax avoidance penalty regime that would make Amazon sit up and take notice
That’s a great title. And this is a day when I am relying on blogging by friends. David Quentin is the real author of the blog
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Ed Balls tackles a major General Anti-Abuse Rule deficiency
I will break my post op silence to note a campaign win this morning. Ed Balls blogged last night that: Tackling tax avoidance is a
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Scotland has a General Anti-Avoidance Rule
One aspect of the passing of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act by the Scottish parliament last week was that Scotland has something to
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Scotland will be tough on tax avoidance – and way ahead of Westminster
The Scottish parliament has published a report on its devolved taxing powers and how to tackle abuse. It looks like the parliament has adopted a
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Labour signals that it is serious about reform of the General Anti-Abuse Rule
There was debate on the General Anti-Abuse Rule in the House of Lords last week, when Labour took issue with the government on the effectiveness of
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It’s time for Labour to make a fuss on tax avoidance
Polly Toynbee’s written this in the Guardian this morning: Now is the time for Labour to make a lot more noise on tax avoidance. Osborne
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Less than 1% of tax avoidance will be stopped under the General Anti-Abuse Rule
As the TUC noted this afternoon: The conclusion is based on HMRC data, but also on a report by me on the General Anti-Abuse Rule. As
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