As I am on a train from Paris right now I’m only just catching up with this morning’s news about HMRC showing George Osbone 20
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Jersey seeks to perpetuate its VAT abuse
We thought Jersey’s VAT abuse was over, but rumour reaches me some have not accepted their fate. Apparently there is a plan to route Jersey
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UNICEF are in the aid business – that’s why they’re so keen on big donor tax releif
I have read the reports today on donor and charity back lashes on the cap on giving to charities to be applied to the most
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The Scottish government has subsidised Amazon by £10.6 million to undermine the UK’s tax system
There was a fascinting article in The Scotsman late last year on Amazon. The Scottish government has subsidised Amazon by £10.6 million to undermine Waterstnes and the small
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The FT slams the Swiss tax deal and the UK’s sell out to tax criminals
It couldn’t get much clearer than this. Having noted in an editorial this morning that Germany is having second thoughts about signing a tax deal with Switzerland it
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How to put a stop to Amazon’s tax games
I’ve already mentioned the Guardian’s news story, published this morning, discussing Amazon’s UK tax affairs. The essence is this. In 2010, as I surmise it,
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Amazon’s – adding £35 million to the UK’s tax gap
As the Guardian has noted: Amazon.co.uk, Britain’s biggest online retailer, generated sales of more than £3.3bn in the country last year but paid no corporation
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Has big business captured government?
Andrew Goodall is a professional tax journalist who writes for the Tax Journal. He also has his own blog, which is fast becoming compulsory reading. Take his latest blog, posted
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Remunicipalisation – Putting water back into public hands
I came across this today: Cities worldwide are taking back control of their collective water systems. The outcome of two years of research, this new
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