David Gauke, the Exchequer Secretary said on Tuesday: As a Government we’re not interested in large hikes in business taxation. They are for everyone else,
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EU Commissioner demands automatic information exchange
Take a look at these remarks made last week by Algirdas ?†emeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, in a presentation
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Burying the Duke forever
I have been asked this morning: As a major proponent of a GANTIP, how do you regard the Duke of Westminster principle in the modern
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Why aren’t the Taxpayer’s Alliance interested in activity that undermines competition?
The Tax Justice Network has a blog highlighting the abuse caused by the Channel Island’s VAT abuse. As they say: Today, bang on cue, TJN
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Channel Islands’ VAT abuse could be stopped – and sport could be saved
The VAT abuse promoted by the Channel Islands and undertaken by the likes of Tesco, HMV, ASDA and Sainsburys is costing the UK more than
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Sainsbury sink into the mire
From today’s Observer: J Sainsbury and US retail giant Best Buy have launched VAT-dodging CD and DVD websites ahead of the busy Christmas trading rush
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UK taxpayers are growing increasingly uneasy
According to something called taxationinfonews.com the above headline is true. As they say: UK taxpayers are growing increasingly uneasy over the UK tax regulations
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It’s tax avoiders who are anti-capitalist
I note that Liberal Conspiracy has drawn attention to an article in the Daily Telegraph that describes the Vodafone tax protestors as “anti-capitalist”. This is
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Time for a General Anti-Avoidance Principle
HMRC has just announced that closing the tax gap is its lead priority. But can we get beyond the endless game of cat and mouse
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