I was asked this question today. Let me give a current estimate. According to reports in The Times yesterday: The VAT gap – the difference
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Tackling offshore abuse
KPMG’s reaction to the Treasury’s proposed new rules for controlled foreign companies that deal with the consequences of the Cadbury’s ruling is typical of many.
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Domicile – no change yet
Andrew Goodall succinctly summarises my feelings on the absence of comment on domicile in the pre-Budget Report. Let’s just hope this will be Gordon’s swan-song
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Why Walker won’t talk
I have to admit I am not terribly surprised that Senator Walker has decided not to debate with me in public. Indeed, when John Christensen
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Pre-Budget blues
I have to admit I found the pre-Budget Report depressing. It’s not, and should not be, a big tax event. That’s the role of the
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Gordon’s got an eye on Jersey
The following comes from para 5.136 of the Pre_Budget Report: The Government continues to monitor the £18 VAT-free threshold for imports of small consignments from
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ISAs to stay – at implicit cost to the poor
The Pre-Budget Report had little to explicitly say on tax. No doubt the press releases to be issued soon will add much more. But it’s
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41% of all UK tax legislation tackles tax avoidance
The most common complaint heard from tax practitioners is about the volume of legislation that they face. New research by the Tax Justice Network, UK
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Richest 2% own ‘half the wealth’
The BBC has reported on a new report from the World Institute for Development Economics Research at the UN University. If you do nothing else
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