David Gauke is not a big fan of mine. That’s a shame as he’s Exchequer secretary to the Treasury and we’ve never met. But for
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HMRC say their #1 task is to close the tax gap
HM Revenue & Customs has published a business plan for 2011/2015. On its first page it says: HM Revenue & Customs’ vision is: – to
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Hand over the information – now
Comment has been growing steadily in the media on plans that H M Revenue & Customs should be given access to all bank account information
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Tax is now the focus of reputational risk
Vanessa Houlder has written an excellent article in the Financial Times this morning on the subject of tax and reputational risk. As she notes: One
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Jeremy Vine show, 12 noon today
Unless something very strange happens between now and midday I will be on the Jeremy Vine show at 12 noon(or soon after) talking about the
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Yes, Britain’s open for business – the sort of business that doesn’t pay tax
George Monbiot has written under the above title in the Guardian this morning. He discusses the Vodafone case and makes the point that the quantum
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Vodafone’s tax case leaves a sour taste
This was on Comment is Free, by me, late yesterday afternoon: There’s a flurry of tweets and a petition currently making rounds on the internet
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Know your enemy
The Daily Telegraph is among the papers reporting doubts in the accounting profession about the attack on tax evasion being promoted by HM Revenue and
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The tax gap is set to increase
It is rare that I agree with Chas Roy-Chowdhury at the ACCA, but I do on this one: Chas Roy-Chowdhury head of tax at ACCA
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