by Alex Dunnagan | Jul 12, 2021
African countries are missing out on significant tax revenues because multinational tech giants are failing to collect and pay VAT on services, according to new research. A new report published by TaxWatch finds that Microsoft, Google and Facebook are not collecting...
by Alex Dunnagan | Jun 8, 2021
TaxWatch analysis shows that package agreed at the G7 would lead to a tax cut for tech companies subject to the Digital Services Tax On Saturday 5th June G7 finance ministers announced an agreement on changing the tax rules for global multinational companies. The deal...
by George Turner | Apr 14, 2020
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, technology companies have played an important role in efforts to combat the disease. Google has been using its data to monitor movements amongst the population and test the effectiveness of lockdown measures. Amazon has partnered...
by George Turner | Mar 10, 2020
The new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has had a busy month. Thrust into the hot seat as the government prepared to present its first budget since October 2018, one of the first items to hit his desk, a global pandemic. Although the world’s attention is rightly focused on...
by George Turner | Nov 15, 2019
There is widespread international consensus that the current system for taxing multinational companies is broken beyond repair. The OECD is currently negotiating a new system, with the organisation aiming to come to an agreement early in 2020. The current OECD...
