Taxing multinationals: Lords sets out the case for unitary taxation and then dismisses it in favour of Devereux's unworkable scheme
Friday, August 2nd, 2013As Andrew Goodall, a long time supporter of tax justice has noted on his blog: Taxing multinationals: Lords committee sets out the case for unitary
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The House of Lords recommend some deeply regressive corporate tax reforms
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013The House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee has reported on Corporation Tax this morning following a review to which I presented evidence. As they note
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The CBI want change to the tax system but not whilst they can still extract unfair benefit from the existing system
Monday, July 15th, 2013The OECD will be publishing its report to the G20 finance ministers ion how to tackle tax avoidance this week. There will be more of that anon,
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If the Labour Policy Review meeting on tax is an indication of where it's going then everyone concerned for tax justice needs to condemn it now
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013UPDATE: 11.35 am I have just been asked to speak at this meeting. —————— Labour is planning a ‘One Nation’ tax event. I get sent
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Why might Martin Sorrell think that paying corporation tax is a a question of judgement?
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013The BBC has reported: Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of global advertising group WPP, has said the amount of corporation tax companies pay is largely
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If you want to know why the UK's going to be a happy hunting ground for tax avoiding companies very soon read this
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Economia is the new magazine of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I’m not overwhelmed with it, but it’s better than its predecessor.
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CBI tax misinformation - employers do not meet the cost of employer's national insurance contributiuons
Saturday, April 21st, 2012The CBI made a presentation on tax at David Cameron’s favourite think tank, the Policy Exchange, last week – and made about as many gaffs in doing so as
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Mike Devereux - the friend of big companies is wrong about corporation tax and growth
Saturday, May 28th, 2011The Guardian, rightly, sought contrary opinion when reporting my new report for the TUC on corporation tax cuts. The found it from my old foe, Prof Mike Devereux
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It's true- small business really does pay tax at higher rates than big business in the UK.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011I am a regular critic of the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation, and I think with very good reason, but I also give credit where
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