The Adam Smith Institute copies a US right wing think tank in publishing a ‘tax freedom day’ for the UK. They claim it is on
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A Financial Transparency Tax for the UK
John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network and I were musing on the state of the world yesterday when it occurred to us that now
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The Pre-Budget Report
15.15 This is my ‘off the cuff’ reaction to what is being said, as it happens. I’ll update it regularly as the afternoon progresses. 15.35
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Pay your tax
The Guardian has reported that: Growing numbers of people and businesses are avoiding or delaying paying taxes as the “credit crunch” bites, the National Audit
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Time for Class 5 National Insurance
The Chartered Institute of Taxation put out a press release this morning saying: In these turbulent economic times, the CIOT believes it is even more
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Another step on the way to tackling tax fugitives
Sometimes small changes that are important pass almost unnoticed. Take Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 2871, appealingly entitled “RECOVERY OF TAXES” and subtitled “The Recovery of
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Melua, Norton vs. Geldof, Bono
The Georgian-born singer Katie Melua is a wealthy woman: last year she was listed as being worth £18m in the UK Young People’s Rich List.
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If you’re in the City of London on 25 November…..
We do need tax people to create tax policy at HMRC
I’ve read this with concern: Mike Clasper, the Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced today that the Prime Minister has approved the
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