HMRC bosses were before the Treasury Committee this afternoon. As AP report HMRC chair Mike Clasper said: “The area where we have our biggest challenge
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The economics of the playground – the message from senior tax inspectors to HM Treasury
I was at a meeting in Westminster this morning organised by the Association of Revenue & Customs – the union representing the senior staff of
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What to do about 500,000 missing companies
My new report, 500,000 missing people: £16 billion of lost tax, highlights the fact that only one third of UK companies actually pay corporation tax
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500,000 missing companies in the Guardian today
The following is in the Guardian this morning, and since I wrote the report I quote at length: The Treasury could be missing out on
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£16 billion of lost tax – because only 45% of UK companies submit tax returns and only 33% pay tax
Two regulatory agencies have responsibility for administering companies in the UK. One of course is Companies House. Companies House is an executive agency of the
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500,000 missing companies
My new report, 500,000 missing people: £16 billion of lost tax, very obviously suggests that 500,000 companies have been lost from view in the UK.
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500,000 missing people – £16 billion of lost tax
Tax Research UK issued a new report today highlighting the fact that more than 500,000 ‘disappeared’ from the UK’s Register of Companies in the year
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Why do HMRC understate the tax gap?
A copy of an H M Revenue & Customs internal publication called ‘Economic Times and Tax Avoidance Behaviours’ produced it seems by the HMRC Anti-Avoidance
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HMRC – a ‘failing organisation’ – according to a Tory MP
The Press Association has reported: Cuts to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could hit small firms struggling to cope with complex tax issues, the chairman
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