This YouTube is a further discussion of ‘Colin’ and his threat to quit as a result of tax increases, already discussed in a different way,
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Poor, petrified, non-doms are terrified that they might have to pay some tax
The Guardian is reporting this morning that: “People are jumping on planes right now and leaving,” said Nimesh Shah, the chief executive of Blick Rothenberg,
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Why has Rachel Reeves appointed as her tax adviser a person who has said that tax is extortion and told parliament that he was not too worried about small businesses not paying their taxes?
Rachel Reeves has appointed Sir Edward Troup to be one of her four new tax advisers. He might be a former boss of HM Revenue
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Rachael Reeves will not close the tax gap by looking overseas. Pretending that the problem is elsewhere is no longer realistic. It’s in her own backyard.
Rachel Reeves is making an announcement today on how she will plug the gap that she thinks exists in her financial plans as a consequence
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Removing the domicile rule would be a rare smart move by Jeremy Hunt
As the Guardian reports this morning: Jeremy Hunt is considering scrapping Britain’s non-domiciled tax rules in next week’s budget, it has been reported, in a
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Reforming the organisation, goals and funding of HM Revenue & Customs
I have this morning published the last substantial chapter of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Some introductory and concluding sections have still to be completed,
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HMRC have deliberately taken tax collection out of our communities and the price that we are paying for that is very high
I am continuing to work on data from HM Revenue & Customs on its accounts, the tax gap and other issues related to its management
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Prem Sikka reminds David Cameron of his commitments on country-by-country reporting
This exchange took place in the House of Lords yesterday: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con) One of the best things we can do for
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The Taxing Wealth Report: Removing existing anomalies within the UK system that prevent the delivery of tax justice might cost £19.1 billion per annum
I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note suggests that if
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