Only one in three companies in the UK pay tax. It’s likely that up to one in two, at least, should. The rest don’t pay
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How come HMRC has 500,000 names of tax evaders but there’s been no action?
There has been some publicity over the last few days about H M Revenue & Customs having secured the names of 500,000 people in this country
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Dirty money requires two to tango
In a piece titled Dirty Money: Why does the international banking system make it so easy for corruption to flourish?, the People & Power series on Al Jazeera reports on
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Could this be the week we get a new European Union Savings Tax Directive?
European Voice reports: Officials are hoping that next week’s (17 May) meeting of finance ministers will at last see movement on the EU’s plans to harmonise savings
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How come red tape is holding the hospitality industry back when they’re so good at tax evasion?
The home page of the government’s red tap challenge is concentrating on the hospitality industry right now. It says: Award-winning hospitality expert Alan Parker CBE
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This Jersey Rev has a lot to learn about transparency
The following letter was in the Church Times (the Church of England’s newspaper) a week or so ago (but I’ve just seen it): From the Revd Martin
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The UK is to give up its right to set its tax rates – and let Switzerland do it for it
The FT reported today that the UK is to shortly sign a new tax deal with Switzerland. As it said: Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland
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Guernsey promotes new tax abuse
Tax-news.com is proudly reporting that: Guernsey’s Commerce and Employment Department has launched a six-week consultation on the proposed new foundations law. Foundations are, of course,
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Let’s just call it an endorsement of criminality, or a slap in the face for honest taxpayers
The FT reports: Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland will pay tax at 50 per cent under a groundbreaking deal that will legitimise
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