I was asked to comment on Brazil’s proposal for a global 2% annual wealth tax on billionaires by a journalist, yesterday. This is what I
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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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Are HM Revenue & Customs intent on making the right amount of tax as hard as possible?
One of my arguments in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 was that HM Revenue & Customs should be transformed to make the UK tax system
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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 current tax scandal was avoidable – and major reform are still required so that small business is taxed fairly
The so-called loan scheme tax charge imposed by HM Revenue & Customs mainly on those who had, in my opinion, undoubtedly engaged in tax avoidance
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It’s not just the Post Office that needs reform: HM Revenue & Customs does as well
I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There is justifiable outrage right now about the fact that the Post Office has been able
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: The UK needs an Office for Tax Responsibility
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 the
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Why we do not need a wealth tax – but need to tax the income earned from wealth a great deal more
Many organisations on the left of UK politics are now calling for wealth taxes. The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 does not do so. It is
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