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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Cuts are crippling HMRC and that’s deliberate
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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