The Public Accounts Committee cross-examined HMRC on the subject of tax abuse on Monday. The indefatigable Richard Allen has shared part of his transcript of the
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Short-term revenue considerations should not be the primary criterion for tax enforcement
I am not always a fan of all the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation does, but its new blog is worth reading and the latest
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The UK’s tax havens: where from here?
Yesterday’s decision by the House of Commons to impose public registers of beneficial ownership on the British Overseas Territories, but not the Crown Dependencies, is massively
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Questions needing answers from HMRC
The relentless Richard Allen, whose campaigning has already changed UK VAT law to stop tax abusers using the Channel Islands, wrote a briefing for the
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Bringing the curtain down on the UK’s tax havens
The Times is reporting this morning that: An amendment [to legislation] requiring the government to force British overseas territories and crown dependencies to bring in
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VAT and Brexit: the imperative of staying in the customs union
As the Guardian has reported this morning, the House of Lords has voted by a large majority to indicate that it would wish the UK to
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Amazon and eBay are still running rings around HMRC
The FT has reported that: UK tax officials are set to strike an agreement with online marketplaces including Amazon and eBay that will give HM
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VAT fraud on Amazon
Three tax inquiries to get your teeth into
Three investigations were announced by the Treasury Committee of the House of Commons yesterday. Because the detail of these things do not usually get publicity I think
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