HMRC's fancy infographic to frighten tax avoiders and evaders
HMRC, in their on-going effort to combat tax evasion (illegal) and tax avoidance (legal but no longer acceptable), have produced…
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MPs hung up on Vodafone tax escape
‘PUBLIC SPENDING WATCHDOGS claim [Vodafone] has a moral duty to hand over some of its gains to taxpayers’ read the…
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Reuters: France adds Jersey, Bermuda and BVI to tax haven blacklist
PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – France has added Jersey, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands to its list of uncooperative…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI revelations may cause a damaging flight of the wealthy
Today’s revelations in the Guardian about people who hold accounts in the British Virgin Islands certainly heightens interest in this…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI tax scoop tars all HNWs with the same brush
While the Guardian’s splash today on the wealthy who have secret accounts in the British Virgin Islands is salacious and…
ByBVI account-holders exposed, tax justice campaigner Richard Murphy vindicated
The Guardian has some quite astonishing news today, exposing thousands of people using offshore accounts who hold ‘anonymous wealth’. A…
ByBudget 2013 Liveblog
Live Budget 2013 coverage from 12.30 provided by Spear’s, followed by expert analysis and reaction here Highlights: Borrowing up, growth…
ByWithers Comments on Labour’s 10p Tax Rate and Mansion Tax Plan
The Labour party has announced that it would seek to reintroduce the 10p rate of income tax, funding this through…
ByFor Rich Russians, Emigrating to the UK Can Be Complex
Favourable tax treatment is one of the reasons why Russians, and indeed people from all over the world, are choosing…
ByCold Calling for Tax Schemes May Leave You Engaged… With HMRC
Paul Panayi wonders why anyone would sign up to a tax avoidance scheme after a cold call — just because…
ByTax Avoidance Schemes From Stop to Go!
The recent arrest of several bankers, alleged to have embarked on tax evasion through fraud, serves as a timely reminder…
ByLDF versus the UK-Swiss tax agreement
Swiss Rolled Decision time looms for many taxpayers between the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility and the new UK-Swiss agreement. Charles Gothard…
ByFatca(ts) Beware
The American government are forcing banks around the world to sack their US clients, says Kristin Konschnik, as the new…
ByNo Safe Haven
One man has declared war on the world’s most powerful low-tax jurisdictions. Nicholas Shaxson tells Freddy Barker why his book…
ByWhy, I Do Declare!
If undisclosed offshore accounts are playing on your conscience, now’s the time to come clean — the government has never…
ByBudget 2011: Tackling Tax Avoidance
by Sophie McBain The Treasury claims that the anti-tax-avoidance measures introduced in the 2011 Budget will increase tax receipts by…
ByThe Power of Ja
What would you say to the removal of government from the money-making process, along with the economists? Total madness, surely?…
ByBreaking up is hard to do
You may think you’ve divorced yourself from the UK, but the taxman sees it differently. Glen Atchison and Dhana Sabanathan…
ByRum Business or Jamaican Fizz?
Jamaica wants to become the Caribbean’s next big investment magnet. Think about it and you’ll realise that’s not as unlikely…
ByI Liech That!
Freddy Barker says carpe diem to take advantage of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility: it’s never been easier to come clean…
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