I have this morning published the last substantial chapter of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Some introductory and concluding sections have still to be completed,
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HMRC have deliberately taken tax collection out of our communities and the price that we are paying for that is very high
I am continuing to work on data from HM Revenue & Customs on its accounts, the tax gap and other issues related to its management
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Why can HM Revenue & Customs restate its account for the tax gap fourteen times in fourteen years?
I am now working on the last major section of the Taxing Wealth Report. This refers to the administration of HMRC. My focus was initially
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The current tax scandal was avoidable – and major reform are still required so that small business is taxed fairly
The so-called loan scheme tax charge imposed by HM Revenue & Customs mainly on those who had, in my opinion, undoubtedly engaged in tax avoidance
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Why are HMRC understating the number of Tax Commissioners by 14%?
An, as yet, unpublished part of the Taxing Wealth Report is on the governance of HM Revenue & Customs, which I have long felt to
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Why won’t UK politicians address the biggest part of tax evasion in the UK, which is caused by the absue of limited liability companies due to poor state regulation?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Anyone selling used clothes on Vinted, renting out their home on Airbnb, or getting rid of old camera equipment on
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Recommendations made to date
I am presenting to the Green New Deal All-Party Parliamentary Group this morning. I thought that made it a good time to summarise the recommendations
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: reintroducing close company rules for income and corporation tax could raise at least £3 billion of tax a year
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: restricting charity tax reliefs to prevent their abuse
The latest in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 has been published. In this latest note, I consider the
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