ARC – the Association of Revenue and Customs – which is the union for higher grade staff at H M Revenue & Customs has issued
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My speech to the National Pensioner’s Convention today
I’m speaking to the National Pensioner’s Convention today at Blackpool. It’s a long way to go from Norfolk to make a speech, but pensioners matter,
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The next tax evaders to be targetted
A while ago I suggested two groups of tax evaders that HMRC should pay attention to. They were private tutors and users of e-bay. People
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If you really believe in small business then you have to ensure that tax cheats are driven out of the market
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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Note to HMRC: don’t whinge about rogue traders, employ more staff and do something about it
The South Yorkshire Star, obviously reproducing a H M Revenue & Customs press release reported over the weekend: Visitors to Easter car boot sales in South
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Does the Treasury have any clue how big the tax gap is?
I’m wading my way through the tax avoidance announcements in the Budget today – which are as clear as mud and about as useful. When
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Has Labour got it on the Tax Gap?
This comes from the Left Foot Forward blog, shamelessly borrowed, I’m afraid: Ed Balls, speaking at the Unions 21 conference this morning, said that George
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The EU Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base should be supported by all progressives
In my opinion the ProgTax Blog is an enormously welcome addition to the tax blogosphere. It’s producing incisive analysis on key issue and I warmly
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The turkeys didn’t vote for Christmas
I mentioned last week that the Tax Journal was holding on an line poll on the tax gap. Well given that the Tax Journal is
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