Simon Jenkins is an annoying writer. On occasion his opinion is close to loathsome; on others so accurate that he can easily justify his position
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As the FT has noted, following reports in Tax Analysts: A growing number of US companies are set to save hundreds of millions of dollars
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I have long argued, as have others, that tax avoidance is a supply driven market. Without the activities of what Prem Sikka calls the pinstripe
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John Harris has a fascinating analysis of what’s wrong with Labour in the Guardian this morning: I recommend it. I think that the piece includes
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I have for a long time, along with Ronen Palan, John Christensen, Nick Shaxson and others, argued that tax haven activity is in part about
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Deloitte have become one of the most outspoken opponents of tax reform. They don’t want change to the permanent establishment rules. They’re implacably opposed to country-by-country
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The FT’s noted: Europe’s biggest banks will have to cut €661bn of assets and generate €47bn of fresh capital over the next five years to
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Buy-to-let property ownership is rising, most of it fuelled by cheap loans. According to HMRC this is a major area of tax fraud. Large numbers
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As the Guardian has noted this morning: Britain’s buy-to-let mortgage market has surged to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crash, prompting fears that
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