Worth another outing, I think
If we want to solve HSBC we have to start at home
I have an article on HSBC on the Guardian’s Comment is Free site this afternoon. I frame the problem like this: The HSBC story is
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200,000 people were prosecuted for not having a TV licence last year but HMRC won’t prosecute Swiss tax cheats
Last year more than 200,000 people were prosecuted for not having a TV licence. More than fifty – many of them women – went to
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HMRC missing the point on tax crime, again
HMRC has issued a press release as a result of this morning’s revelations on HSBC. As an exercise in missing the point it’s a classic. They
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Why isn’t prosecuting tax cheats in the public interest in HMRC’s opinion?
This statement was published in March 2012 by HMRC is support of the appalling UK – Switzerland tax treaty negotiated by the current government under the
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The National Audit Office prove why we need an Office for Tax Responsibility
The National Audit Office issued a report on the work of HM Revenue & Customs yesterday. I am sure it was not their intention to do
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HMRC is failing to collect tax from the very wealthiest in the UK
Pinsent Masons, the lawyers who double as HMRC’s PR agency, have issued a press release this morning (no link as yet, sorry) saying: The amount
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Scotland needs to get its company law into good order
I gave evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee yesterday on the importance of being able to track the ownership of Scottish land through offshore companies.
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HMRC recovers up to £97 for every £1 it spends on tax investigations
Law firm Pinsent Masons, who appear on occasion to double as HMRC’s PR agency, have been doing so digging into HMRC’s data on the yield
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