Evan Davis is the BBC’s economics editor. He has his doubts about the UK basing its economy on serving the super-rich and becoming, as he
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The Italians, tax evasion and theology
For most people Italy and tax evasion go together. Even the Italians think so. In which case it’s good to see the Washington Post report
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Domicile: The Italians have had enough
Things are bad when the Italian government is accusing the UK of promoting tax cheating. But that’s what’s happening. As the Guardian notes this morning:
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The ‘self employed’ argue back
I wrote about Arctic Systems and the economics of small business tax yesterday. The Professional Contractor’s Group who represent the UK’s contracting community, who are
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Transfer pricing
It seemed like it was time to make another video on a theme on which I am often asked questions. This time it is the
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The EU Savings Directive
Someone at investorsoffshore.com has a done a lot of work on the EU Savings Directive. I don’t like their stance, but it would churlish of
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Arctic Systems: Moving small business taxation on in the UK
The Arctic Systems case has been widely reported, but much of the comment made upon it has been high on emotion, but low on analytical
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Vodafone, still fighting in vain
Vodafone has had its hopes dashed of securing a swift resolution to its dispute with the UK authorities over a potential £2.5bn tax bill. Vodafone’s
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The UK ‘tax amnesty’: HMRC swing into action
Accountancy Age reports that: The taxman is preparing to launch enquiries into at least 100,000 taxpayers who failed to disclose off-shore bank accounts to HM
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