The tax gap has been a big issue over the last few years. From being virtually unrecognised at the time I wrote The Missing Billions
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HMRC and the tax gap: their data just does not stack at all (wonkish, but worth reading)
I thought it would be useful to highlight the incredibly small sample base of HMRC’s tax gap data for direct taxes, published this weak. As I have explained at length here,
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I should be careful what I ask for: sometimes HMRC act on it
A few months ago people asked me for examples of people who might be moonlighting. One of the examples I gave was private turos – cramming children to get their GCSEs.
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The tax gap will increase by not less than £3.8bn this year – and what are HMRC doing about it?
HMRC have been issuing massively misleading reports that the tax gap fell by £7bn last year. It didn’t, and I have explained why here. Using
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All the direct tax gaps have risen – making the case for massive new investment in HMRC
Let’s not beat about the bush: Hartnett did dodgy deals
As the Guardian reports this morning: Britain’s most senior taxman has admitted making “governance errors” when agreeing multibillion-pound settlements with large companies. Dave Hartnett, HMRC’s
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Winning in the Court of Appeal may not be enough for HMRC to charge a penalty
Dave Hartnett told the Treasury Select Committee yesterday: All our legal advice is that winning in the Court of Appeal may not be enough for us to
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I beg to differ, Mr Hartnett
Dave Hartnett, boss of HMRC, was in front of the Treasury Select Committee yesterday defending his appalling and almost certainly illegal deal with Switzerland. As
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Swiss banks are already helping their clients evade the new UK disclosure scheme
Accountancy Age reports: Swiss banks have already begun helping UK clients move their money to Singapore in defiance of an agreement struck with the UK last week, Accountancy
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