2017 October 04

The real question about Amazon’s EU tax bill is why it has taken so long to impose it

Posted on October 4 2017

Amazon is, as predicted this morning, facing a tax charge of about €250 million that the European Commission is demanding be imposed upon it by
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Don’t just make Ireland collect Apple’s tax, charge them a penalty for failing to do so

Posted on October 4 2017

The European Commission has taken Ireland to court for failing to collect the €13 billion tax demand on Apple imposed last year. The press release
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Some people are team players

Posted on October 4 2017

I can’t resist sharing this from the Times Red Box email this morning: Working with DD [David Davis] is not universally popular. “Some people are
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Boris Johnson can have flat taxes or democracy, but not both. Which one does he prefer?

Posted on October 4 2017

The age old flat tax debate appears to be rearing its ugly head again, stirred up yesterday by Boris Johnson who praised those states like
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Beating Amazon on tax is vital: it’s about shaping the society we want to live in

Posted on October 4 2017

The tax affairs of large US companies operating in Europe will attract a lot of attention today. It is expected that the EU will publish
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