As the Guardian puts it: George Osborne is accused of ‘great train snobbery’ after journalist says aide told ticket inspector the chancellor ‘could not possibly’ sit in
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What will happen when sometime soon when a large number of our most able tax inspectors will have retired?
As the Telegraph reports: Around one third of staff at HMRC’s enforcement and compliance division will be eligible for retirement in the next five years, figures in
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The Tax Justice Network on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day
TJN was mentioned – and its philosophy endorsed – on BBC Rafio 4’s Thought for the Day this morning, given by Richard Harries, Baron Harries of
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Starbucks is the evidence: tax campaigning can hit brands
The Guardian reports this morning: On Thursday, YouGov’s BrandIndex, which records the strength of companies’ brand identity, revealed Starbucks has plummeted in the past few
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The FT says HMRC’s tax gap report is a work of fiction
I’ve just commented on the ludicrous nature of the HMRC estimate of tax evasion included in this year’s tax gap. I’m pleased to note that I’m not
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HMRC’s estimate of tax evasion in the shadow economy is ludicrously low
HMRC’s new tax gap report is a gift that just keeps on giving. Take this: Ghosts and moonlighters 6.39 ‘Ghosts’ are individuals who receive income
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Why HMRC’s tax gap still makes no sense
I admit I have not the time or energy this afternoon to spend a lot of time on HMRC’s new tax gap data. I’ve already
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According to HMRC over just 5 years UK small business got 31% more honest. How likely is that?
The latest tax gap data from HMRC offers some amazing statistics. Take this table on the dishonesty in the tax returns of self employed people
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The tax gap – disappearing as if by HMRC magic
H M Revenue & Customs has issued new figures for the tax gap. They look like this: Now let me show you last year’s data: And in
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