I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that Tax havens are still a massive threat to the well-being of the
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The UK’s missing companies
I posted this video on YouTube and elsewhere this morning: In case the video does not show, the link is here. The transcript is: We
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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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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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Tax and money flows within the economy
This post is the third of the three that relate to the economic ideas underpinning the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. The first was on tax
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Why won’t UK politicians address the biggest part of tax evasion in the UK, which is caused by the absue of limited liability companies due to poor state regulation?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Anyone selling used clothes on Vinted, renting out their home on Airbnb, or getting rid of old camera equipment on
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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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