by Alex Dunnagan | Aug 4, 2020
A new report published by TaxWatch today reveals the serious allegations of fraud being levelled against a major US corporation by HMRC. The full report, titled “Around the world with $5bn: General Electric and the Australian arbitrage” details how General Electric...
by Alex Dunnagan | Jul 17, 2020
The cruise ship industry was an early casualty Covid-19, with all major cruise operators being forced to halt their operations.1 This has hit the industry hard, with share prices in the largest cruise companies dropping by over 50 per cent compared with this time last...
by George Turner | Jul 15, 2020
The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the Apple case means that Ireland will have to pay back €13bn in taxes they were told to collect from the company by the European Commission. The Commission’s ruling, which was annulled by the court, found...
by George Turner | Jun 1, 2020
Leaked documents reported in the Financial Times indicate that the UK is to make online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay liable to collect VAT on behalf of their sellers. The documents, described as an informal consultation, make clear that the UK is set on the...
by Alex Dunnagan | May 27, 2020
In 2013, investigative journalist and former tax-inspector Richard Brooks published The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became A Tax Haven For Fat Cats And Big Business, which exposed the scale of tax avoidance in the UK, looking at the role of multi-national...
by Alex Dunnagan | May 9, 2020
Following controversy over the prospect of taxpayer funds being made available to support companies with a history of tax avoidance, there have been calls in the UK and around the world to exclude companies based in tax havens from accessing government support. Whilst...
