by Alex Dunnagan | Oct 9, 2019
A report from The Guardian, Revealed: global video games giants avoiding millions in UK tax, has shown that four large companies have claimed close to half of all Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) since the scheme’s inception. The cost of Video Games Tax Relief has...
by Alex Dunnagan | Aug 13, 2019
The BFI refuses to disclose information regarding the Grant Theft Auto V tax credit scandal, claiming that it would not be in the public interest to do so. BFI refuses to release any information relating to GTA V being certified ‘culturally British’ Disclosure would...
by George Turner | Aug 4, 2019
Activision Blizzard, 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. The report World of Taxcraft details how the corporate structure of Activision Blizzard, which includes...
by George Turner | Jul 28, 2019
Rockstar Games, the creator of Grand Theft Auto, has made an estimated $5bn in operating profit since the release of Grand Theft Auto V in 2013. The game was designed and developed in the UK by Rockstar North Limited based in Edinburgh, but TaxWatch can reveal that...
by George Turner | Jul 4, 2019
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 using personal service companies, the latest BBC annual report has revealed. However, the National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned whether...
by George Turner | Jun 27, 2019
Starbucks’s London based HQ for its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division returned $448m to its US parent company in 2018, but paid just $27m in tax after the majority of its non-UK income was exempted from tax. Is that just the international tax system...
