2025 is a year when I can do what I want – as technically, I will have retired. And what I want to do is
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Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again?
Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories
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Australia goes for country-by-country reporting
Australia has become the first country in the world to require full public country-by-country reporting. Country-by-country reporting for multinational companies shows how those companies might
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
I am aware I touched on the issue of inheritance tax on farms yesterday, but I felt it was worth another go. There is a
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The tax justice movement really does need to get its demands right
As the Guardian reported yesterday: The UK’s offshore financial centres must fall in behind plans to stop “dirty money” by publishing registers of corporate ownership,
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HMRC’s steady decline continues
As the FT noted a couple of days ago: The number of HM Revenue & Customs investigations into serious tax fraud and avoidance has fallen
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Dan Neidle’s tax proposals are all about perpetuating existing economic power structures within out society
The issues that I have raised with Dan Neidle’s tax proposals appear to continue to attract interest. In particular, there are some commentators who seem
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Tax justice – Dan Neidle style
I mentioned Dan Neidle’s proposed reform of capital gains tax yesterday. As he had previously done with investment income, he suggested that the ‘normal rate
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Inheritance tax is inherently fair
I was on Radio 5 this morning discussing inheritance tax with a Conservative commentator who really was a little clueless. This is a clip we
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