by George Turner | Aug 4, 2020
4th August 2020 Introduction and summary HMRC have alleged that General Electric fraudulently obtained a tax advantage in the UK worth US$1bn by failing to disclose documents relating to the group’s financing arrangements. The allegations revolve around the financing...
by Alex Dunnagan | Nov 20, 2019
20th November 2019 Global Video Games Giants: Playing the system or paying their fair share? 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...
by Alex Dunnagan | Nov 20, 2019
20th November 2019 Swedish goats, Japanese hedgehogs and Batman: the £324 million tax bung to the ‘culturally British’ gaming industry Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) has cost the taxpayer £324 million since it was introduced. To access funding, developers are required...
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...
by George Turner | Oct 29, 2019
A government pledge to name and shame aggressive tax avoiders has failed to list a single company, new research by TaxWatch has revealed. In 2016, as part of the Government’s crackdown on tax dodging Parliament put in place a set of measures designed to improve the...