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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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. AccountingWEB reports: HMRC should focus less on spending cuts and more on chasing the £130bn in uncollected, evaded
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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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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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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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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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From the Guardian: Brown presided over the tax system for 10 years, ushering in much anti-avoidance legislation but also several business-friendly reviews and “light touch”
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From the Guardian blog by Vince Cable: In the case of the UK-based global banks, we have also painfully discovered in recent weeks that the
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