2013 March 05

From Amazon tonight: the best sellers in professional tax are…..

Posted on March 5 2013

I have to admit to amusement that Richard, Nick and I take the top slots.

The bedroom tax: some facts on one of the most callous reforms to the UK benefits system yet dreamt up

Posted on March 5 2013

Thanks to Labour Left for the image. For those who don’t know about the Bedroom Tax there’s a briefing here. And for those in doubt,
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The OECD say the integrity of the corporate tax system is under threat, and I’m allowed to evidence it

Posted on March 5 2013

There has been a lot of reaction to my comments on HSBC and Rolls Royce. Some agree with my sentiments; a great many do not.
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In case you thought Labour’s Policy Review got tax wrong – they’ve asked Wonga to talk about solving household debt

Posted on March 5 2013

I’ve juste mentioned the absurd list of panelists invited to the Labour Policy Review meeting on tax, but if anything the meeting on household debt
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If the Labour Policy Review meeting on tax is an indication of where it’s going then everyone concerned for tax justice needs to condemn it now

Posted on March 5 2013

UPDATE: 11.35 am I have just been asked to speak at this meeting. —————— Labour is planning a ‘One Nation’ tax event. I get sent
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Billy Bragg – Which Side Are You On

Posted on March 5 2013

Hat tip: Robin Thorpe

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Rolls Royce v Amazon on where you have to pay your tax – who is right?

Posted on March 5 2013

I’ve just been interviewed by BBC Radio Derby on why Rolls Royce have not paid tax in the UK in the last two years. They
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Wealth inequality is in itself the reason to tax wealth – and that means more than a mansion tax

Posted on March 5 2013

OK, this is US data, but the message is much the same here, and that’s the reason why we need a wealth tax in this
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