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Poor nations 'deprived of billions'
Filed under: TaxAlmost half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world's poorest countries of tax revenue, according to charity ActionAid. In...
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I raised Google tax issue, says PM
Filed under: TaxDavid Cameron insists he had raised the question of Google's UK tax arrangements with the company's boss at talks in Downing Street earlier this week. Labour leader Ed Miliband,...
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Should cyclists pay a 'road tax'?
Filed under: Tax The Beatles' 1966 hit 'Taxman' contained the lyrics 'if you drive a car, I'll tax the street' and although George Harrison was probably only looking for a word that rhymed with 'feet'...
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Google chief 'perplexed' by tax row
Filed under: TaxGoogle boss Eric Schmidt has said he was "perplexed" by the debate over the company's tax affairs. The internet giant's executive chairman insisted the company paid everything it was...
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Osborne's tax avoidance rhetoric; he's all talk
Filed under: Tax Chancellor George Osborne has taken every opportunity to try and convince UK citizens that he is doing his utmost to ensure everyone pays their fair share of tax in the country, so it...
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HMRC targets local cricket clubs
Filed under: TaxWhile HMRC is accused of sweetheart deals with Vodafone and Goldman Sachs - potentially short-changing the taxpayer by billions - HMRC is turning its attention to...cricket clubs....
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How to pay tax like Google
Filed under: TaxGoogle has grown to become the world's biggest search engine by far. Today, Google is a $300 billion business employing more than 30,000 people in 40 countries around the globe. Despite...
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Employees 'get earnings from today'
Filed under: TaxEmployees start to see their earnings go to their own pockets rather than to the Government from today, low-tax campaigners have said. The Adam Smith Institute declared May 30 "Tax...
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Charity watchdog panned over trust
Filed under: TaxThe charity watchdog should never have granted legal charitable status to a trust which raised £176 million in two years but paid out just £55,000 in charitable donations, according to...
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HMRC 'weak' on tobacco smuggling
Filed under: TaxThe failure of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to clamp down on tobacco smuggling is costing the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The...
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PM vows 'tax justice' after G8 deal
Filed under: Tax Matt Cardy/PA Wire David Cameron has promised to deliver "proper tax justice" as leaders of the G8 nations agreed a pact to crack down on tax havens and stop multinational companies...
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VAT action day plea to food outlets
Filed under: Tax Matthew Fearn/PA Archive/Press Association Images Publicans, restaurateurs and food service operators are being urged to cut their prices by 7.5% during a day of action to highlight...
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Spending cuts warning to Chancellor
Filed under: Tax Luke MacGregor/PA Wire The Government will have to step up the pace of spending cuts significantly after 2015/16 if it is to meet targets for reducing the state deficit, according to...
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Revised figures show borrowing rise
Filed under: Tax Oli Scarff/PA Wire Chancellor George Osborne's deficit-busting plans received an embarrassing blow after revised official figures showed Government borrowing actually increased in the...
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Fire service blows £17.5k on hands on sticks
Filed under: Tax Dan Thory/Press Association Images The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has spent an incredible £17,500 on plastic hands on sticks. The 'pointers' are meant to enable people...
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HMRC chief rejects tax deal claims
Filed under: TaxThe head of HM Revenue and Customs has denied the organisation acted as a "marriage broker" that introduced tax advisers to private companies. Chief executive Lin Homer also denied that...
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Tories press PM on married tax
Filed under: TaxTory MPs have renewed pressure on David Cameron to give a clear timetable for the introduction of a promised tax break for married couples. Treasury Minister David Gauke wrote to MPs...
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Royals cost taxpayer £900,000 more
Filed under: TaxThe cost to the taxpayer of supporting the monarchy rose by just under £1 million to £33.3 million during the Diamond Jubilee year, Buckingham Palace accounts have shown. The Queen's...
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Tax rise fears despite Osborne cuts
Filed under: TaxThe Government could be forced to raise £6 billion in new taxes after the general election in 2015 despite Chancellor George Osborne's latest round of spending cuts, experts have...
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Experts predict £6bn tax increase
Filed under: TaxThe Government could be forced to raise £6 billion in new taxes after the general election in 2015 despite Chancellor George Osborne's latest round of spending cuts, experts have...
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