According to the Guardian, and I suspect that they have their source is right, the government is saying that the mailshot of tax statements to
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I was at the Public Accounts Committee tax conference yesterday and if I get time will note a number of reactions today. What was immediately
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The UK has an Office for Budget Responsibility. I admit I have my doubts about it, and its independence. There are good reasons for that.
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I am aware that there are some who think my criticism of HMRC’s tax gap report was on the heavy side yesterday. In particular, they
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I have often said that I think it wholly inappropriate that HMRC’s board only has non-executive directors who represent the interests of big business. No
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I take it as read that HMRC’s tax gap data is nonsense: I have explained why that has to be the case many times, most
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I thought it worth posting some comparable data on the tax gap. This is how HMRC is saying today that it has moved over time:
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HMRC have issued their tax gap report for 2014, which relates to the tax year 2012/13. Predictably the figure is ludicrously low. They say it
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The Independent has first rate report on money laundering using UK front companies this morning. The report itself is detailed and well worth reading: billions
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