The Guardian reports this morning that: Figures published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that the average time people spent waiting in a phone
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Why won’t politicians collect tax that’s due?
I have often argued about the absurdity if the UK underinvesting in HM Revenue & Customs at cost to us all in terms of lost
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The Diverted Profits Tax is very poor politics
I’ve had the chance to discuss George Osborne’s Diverted Profits Tax with a number of people over the last few days. Reactions have varied and
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The good and bad news from HMRC on country-by-country reporting
I welcomed HMRC’s adoption of country-by-country reporting yesterday, and am very unlikely to change my mind on that issue. However, Joe Stead of Christian Aid did
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Christmas has come early for dodgy lawyers
Christmas has come early for tax dodging lawyers as HMRC has announced a new tax amnesty for solicitors this morning, saying: The Solicitors’ Tax Campaign
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Time to limit tax reliefs – and create an Office for Tax Responsibility
This is what the National Audit Office had to say on the cost 0f tax reliefs, yesterday: “HM Treasury and HMRC do not keep track
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HMRC’s sinking performance
HMRC has sacked thousands of its staff in the last year. All of them did invaluable work collecting the tax that might prevent austerity, preserve
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It’s not by chance that HMRC is not closing the tax gap: it’s policy
As the BBC has noted: The Public Accounts Committee has criticised HM Revenue & Customs for its “unacceptably slow” action against tax avoiders. Margaret Hodge,
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How come only two thirds of all UK large businesses are under tax investigation?
HMRC has just announced that two-thirds of the 800 biggest businesses operating in the United Kingdom are under enquiry. According to a press release they
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