The FT is joining in the chorus that UK taxes must rise to pay for the coronavirus crisis. It has an editorial this morning that
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It’s time to review tax reliefs – because they could be hopelessly misspent
As the Public Accounts Committee has noted this morning: The Government knows too little about the tax reliefs it provides: whether they work, or offer
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HMRC is taking on big business using tax havens – and the only obvious explanation is country-by-country reporting
As the FT notes this morning: A crackdown on multinationals shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions has increased the amount of tax HM Revenue & Customs
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A video explanation of country-by-country reporting
Country-by-country reporting has been back in the news of late, because data generated by it has for the first time shown the scale of likely
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Capital gains tax is not a wealth tax: it’s a tax on income that would otherwise avoid a tax charge
There is an article in the Financial Times today under the title: CGT is a ‘stealth wealth tax’ There is a great deal said in
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Apple beats the EU – for now – and the EU begins to fight back
This tweet was not good news for tax justice campaigners: #EUGeneralCourt annuls the decision taken by the @EU_Commission regarding the Irish #TaxRulings in favour of
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A government review of capital gains tax is to be welcomed – and is an opportunity for change
I have already welcomed one government initiative this morning, and now let me welcome another. The Office for Tax Simplification has announced a review of
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Does country-by-country reporting work? You bet it does….
It is 17 years since I wrote the first draft of what is now called country-by-country reporting (CBCR). Since then it has come a long
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Will country-by-country reporting deliver?
Alex Cobham posted a fascinating timeline twitter thread on country-by-country reporting this morning in anticipation of the OECD publishing the first international aggregated data based
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