by Mike Lewis | Jun 5, 2025
The UK is weighing the future of its Digital Services Tax (DST), under pressure from US trade threats. From the White House to the tech sector, the DST has been described as a discriminatory ‘tariff’ almost entirely targeting large US internet companies. No-one seems...
by Alex Dunnagan | Dec 28, 2022
TaxWatch Acting Director Alex Dunnagan gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) on Monday 19th December highlighting the abuse of tax reliefs. Written evidence In November we submitted written evidence to the TSC for their inquiry on tax reliefs, focussing...
by George Turner | Jun 20, 2022
20th June 2022 Etsy says that it is a company “committed to using the power of business and technology to strengthen communities and empower people around the world”. 1Prioritizing the people at the center of commerce, Etsy, https://advocacy.etsy.com/about/ But...
by Alex Dunnagan | Jun 2, 2021
£45.4bn in revenues £9.6bn in profits £296m in tax paid £1.5bn in tax avoided Eight large tech companies in the UK made an estimated £9.6bn in profit from sales to UK customers in 2019, a new analysis by TaxWatch shows. But by moving money out of the UK, these...
by Alex Dunnagan | Feb 4, 2021
The news that Amazon’s sales in the UK have ballooned over the last year have sparked the traditional headlines about Amazon’s tax bill (or lack of it). This article looks to tease out some of the complex issues that arise from Amazon’s tax structure in the UK. There...