I have posted twice already on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on Google today, once to anticipate it, and again to summarise some details
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Google: the aftermath of over three hours of hearings
I wrote this morning about the issues I expected to arise during this mornings Public Accounts Committee hearing on Google. The hearing has just finished as I
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HMRC used wrong decision making processes on Goldman Sachs
As the Guardian note: The former head of Revenue and Customs (HMRC) took into account potential embarrassment to George Osborne when letting off Goldman Sachs from paying
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The UK Gold – a new film on tax avoidance – premiere on 25 June
Amazon: music distributor claims he never dealt with Luxembourg, but he did with the UK, France and Germany
I have been told the following this morning by a music distributor: I do £millions of sales to amazon, all buying & marketing negotiated and run through
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Swissploitation: the cost of trading with Switzerland
It’s often argued that tax havens cause no harm and just “keep the wheels of trade moving”. That’s not true. As Christian Aid note in a new
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How to watch the Google PAC hearing
The Google PAC hearing starts at 9.45am Witnesses: Matt Brittin, Vice President, Sale and Operations, Northern and Central Europe, Google, and John Dixon, Head of
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There is only one real question at the next election – which is “how will you deliver full employment?”
The debate about the next election seems to be focussing on Europe, immigration, debt, deficit, cuts, welfare and the like. They may be important. But
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Amazon, substance and form
As I described in my ebook, Over Here and Under Taxed, Amazon, like Google, has played a tax game in the UK. It claims its
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