I gather that the EU Parliament has just voted to approve the package of tax demands of the EU Commission previously made by the Economic
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Businesses for a European Fair Tax Mark
This letter was in the Guardian this morning: On Wednesday the European parliament will vote on a package of tax-avoidance measures and ask the European
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The Office for Budget Responsibility have their doubts about HMRC’s digital plans
I am not a fan of HMRC’s plans to digitise tax services. I note I am not the only one with doubts. The Office for Budget
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The December Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network
In the December 2015 Tax Justice Network podcast: We get some insights into the usually closed world of the wealth managers who serve the super
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John Kay on tax: so right, and so wrong
John Kay has an article on tax in the FT this morning which ends saying this: Tax is thus a moral issue. Not because we
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Starbucks, tax and cluelessness
Starbucks claims to have paid £8.1m in corporation tax at a rate of 24% last year. But as the Guardian noted I had this to say:
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Worry when the priority for the NHS is balancing the books and not healthcare
This statement was issued by Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, yesterday: Running a deficit seems to be becoming normal practice for
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When HMRC can do basic tax calculations they can go digital but right now they can’t
I have been commenting on HMRC’s plans to make all tax services digital. I do not believe this will (and maybe even can) work. Let
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