Only one in three companies in the UK pay tax. It’s likely that up to one in two, at least, should. The rest don’t pay
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How come HMRC has 500,000 names of tax evaders but there’s been no action?
There has been some publicity over the last few days about H M Revenue & Customs having secured the names of 500,000 people in this country
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Google: big time tax avoider, and getting bigger by the year (£187 million in UK in 2009)
The Sunday Times did an expose of Google’s tax affairs today. I’ll declare an interest: they asked me to help the investigation, and I did.
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The Isle of Man and Jersey create opacity – according to H M Revenue & Customs
A couple of weeks ago I presented evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. My evidence will be published shortly. This week Dave Hartnett also gave
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Chuka Umunna’s right: there is one rule for big business and another for the rest
As the Guardian notes: Labour MP Chuka Umunna fears HMRC’s handling of the Goldman Sachs deal will lead the public to believe that there is
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If the Uk wants good tax legislation than parliament has to invest in it
Another reflection from yesterday’s discussion at the House of Lords. There was another area of surprising unanimity between the CIOT and me. The CIOT argued
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Dawn Primarolo, the unlikely anti-tax avoidance hero of the day
Dawn Primarolo was the unlikely hero of yesterday’s hearing before the House of Lords. The subject of a GAAR or General Anti-Avoidance Principle as I’d
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The UK is to give up its right to set its tax rates – and let Switzerland do it for it
The FT reported today that the UK is to shortly sign a new tax deal with Switzerland. As it said: Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland
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Let’s just call it an endorsement of criminality, or a slap in the face for honest taxpayers
The FT reports: Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland will pay tax at 50 per cent under a groundbreaking deal that will legitimise
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