I was at a PCS “drop in” briefing session on the tax gap at the House of Commons this afternoon. A fascinating cross section of
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The Finance Bill is being debated in the Commons today and three amendments that I know are on the agenda for debate are: Amendment 11
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The Tories have taken no action to tackle Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) since being in office — despite the fact that abuse of this
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I have published a new Tax Briefing that offers definitions of each of the above terms, which are frequently abused. The briefing says the following:
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  The ConDem government has launched a new web site — called Your Freedom — that is dedicated, it says, to scrapping unnecessary laws. Well,
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The deliberate, blatant and wholly inappropriate abuse of UK VAT law by companies loosely based in the Channel Islands is an ongoing scandal costing the
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There’s a big row brewing in the US. Tax-News.com (not a regular source here) has covered the issue in depth. It concerns a bill attacking
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It’s good to see that the Indian government is pressing ahead with its general anti-avoidance rule, or General Anti-Avoidance Principle as I prefer to think
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The battle lines to come on the review on a General Anti-Avoidance Principle are becoming apparent. And the misinformation is beginning. On the BBC Saffery
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