The far right have always liked to argue that my work on the tax gap is wrong because I categorise tax avoidance as part of
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What is the tax gap?
Tax Research agrees with the definition of the Tax Gap produced by the Large Business Services of HM Revenue & Customs in 2005, reproduced
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If the HMRC tax gap data was right why did George Osborne so obviously contradict it in his budget speech?
As recently noted, discussion of the UK tax gap has recently taken place in the House of Commons. The Exchequer secretary, David Gauke MP, robustly
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The tax gap – why have HM Revenue & Customs got it so wrong, and what should be done about it now?
On June 16 a debate took place in parliament on the UK tax gap. Initiated by Lib Dem MP John Pugh a number of speakers
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Tax, not cuts to plug public deficit
Tax, not cuts to plug public deficit. AccountingWEB reports: HMRC should focus less on spending cuts and more on chasing the £130bn in uncollected, evaded
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Who cares about the Tax Gap?
FT.com / UK / Economy & Trade – Tax system flaws cost UK £40bn a year . Again, reasoned analysis from the FT this morning,
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RBS – where was the tax dodging in the accounts?
Any quoted company has to file accounts that include a tax reconciliation statement. The statement is meant to explain the difference between the tax rate
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VAT increase enthusiasts are in action on the Guardian blog
The Guardian have noted that a proposal to charge a turnover tax has been made by at least commentator on its Tax Gap series, with
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Taxwash?
The Guardian has published a thoughtful blog by ex tax inspector Richard Brookes this morning criticising the Revenue’s tax risk weighting system for large companies.
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