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		New research from taxwatch estimates that the UK is losing over £1bn in tax revenues from just five tech companies.

NEWS & MEDIA

PRESS RELEASE: BFI refuses to disclose information regarding GTA V tax credit scandal

TaxWatch is appealing the decision by the BFI to refuse the disclosure of information regarding the Grant Theft Auto V tax credit scandal.

PRESS RELEASE: Activision Blizzard’s Bermudian Billions

New report from investigative think tank TaxWatch reveals Activision Blizzard’s extensive offshore structure and how the publisher of hit games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush moved €5bn to companies in Bermuda and Barbados between 2013-2017

Developers of Grand Theft Auto claim millions in tax credits

New report reveals how the makers of Grand Theft Auto managed to pay no UK corporation tax and claim millions in government subsidies whist making $$$ billions in profit

BBC to pay out millions to settle historic tax avoidance claims

The BBC has set aside up to £12m to pay off the past tax liabilities of BBC presenters being pursued by HMRC for tax avoidance, the latest BBC annual report has revealed.

TAX WATCH INVESTIGATIONS

A Question of Royalties

A practical solution to the problem of taxing international tech companies in the UK

For ten years tax avoidance by large multinational technology firms has been at the top of the global political agenda, but so far no effective solutions have been found. In this paper TaxWatch UK sets out a proposal that will ensure that tech companies operating in the UK are properly taxed on their profits.

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The government tax break worth £100m+ for Heathrow

For years Heathrow made billions in operating profit, but paid nothing in tax. We reveal how OECD attempts to tighten up the tax system have been undermined by the UK government, giving the shareholders of Heathrow a benefit worth more than £100m a year.

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Corporate Tax and Tech companies in the UK

Still Crazy after All these years

Our first report – looking at 5 of the world’s largest tech companies operating in the UK – Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Cisco Systems.

These companies have a reputation for aggressively avoiding tax. Measured in billions of dollars these titans of the US make massive profits but pay relatively little tax in the UK.

We have estimated the UK revenues and profits of these companies and calculated the tax they might have been expected to pay, if those profits were reported in the UK.

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WHAT WE DO

Tax Watch UK is an investigative think tank which aims to broaden public participation in the debate on tax. We monitor and report on the tax payments of large companies working in the UK, and research tax strategies used by companies and wealthy individuals. Our aim is to provide the unbiased and independent information necessary to allow the public to hold the government and major tax payers to account. We also analyse and put forward policy proposals for improving the tax system with the goal of creating a fairer tax system for all.

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