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Tax Avoidance

Danny Alexander

Civil servants paid off-payroll will not be named

Danny Alexander is expected to announce a crackdown on off-staff pay deals when he addresses Parliament today

23 May 2012

unopened box

Did Panorama uncover the whole tax truth?

Panorama's tax show skirts over some fundamental issues, argues Elspeth Orcharton

15 May 2012

glaxosmithkline

Major UK businesses in secret Luxembourg tax deals

Major UK businesses set up subsidiaries in Luxembourg in order to minimise their tax burden

11 May 2012

Apple’s low-tax strategy

A complex series of subsidiaries allows Apple to legally mitigate its tax liabilities worldwide

01 May 2012

The tax avoidance cycle

The ebbs and flows of attitudes towards tax avoidance

01 May 2012

Crocodile Dundee's tax battle ends

Actor Paul Hogan enters into a settlement with Australian tax authorities after long-running dispute

01 May 2012

Alliance Boots chief takes swipe at UK tax regime

Stefano Pessina says that tax atmosphere is not consistent with what the government is trying to do

30 Apr 2012

Vodafone CFO says tax allowances nothing to do with C&WW deal

The mobile communications giant insists C&WW's capital allowances were not key to its acquisition of the telecoms business

24 Apr 2012

Livingstone defends hiring accountant

Ken Livingstone maintains his accountant helps him pay his taxes properly

20 Apr 2012

CIOT’s president critical of tax system

The head of the Chartered Institute of Taxation criticises UK tax system, media and senior politicians in a speech to members

17 Apr 2012

Treasury figures highlight scale of tax avoidance

Almost 1,000 UK taxpayers earning more than £1m a year are paying a rate less than 30% of their income

16 Apr 2012

Osborne under pressure to offer charity tax concessions

The chancellor is said to be willing to give ground on controversial plans to cap tax reliefs on charitable donations

16 Apr 2012

Charities fear chilling effect in wake of cap

Top charity executives are fearful that the chancellor's cap on tax relief for charitable donations will discourage major donations

12 Apr 2012

Apple paid only £10m tax on £6bn UK earnings

Documents show that Apple's three main UK subsidiaries paid £10.3m in corporation tax in the year to September 25 2010

10 Apr 2012

Osborne 'shocked' by amount of tax avoidance by rich

The 20 biggest tax avoiders legally reduced their income tax bills by a total of £145m in a year

10 Apr 2012

HMRC investigates Amazon for possible tax avoidance

Amazon earned an estimated £7.6bn in sales revenue in the UK but, has not paid tax on any profits from those earnings

05 Apr 2012

BKL appoints new tax director Doug Sinclair

BKL brings in director of tax investigations

04 Apr 2012

Boris' accountant speaks out over Livingstone tax clash

Boris Johnson's advisor refutes claims that his client's tax affairs are similar to mayoral rival Ken Livingstone

04 Apr 2012

HMRC tightens tax code for banks, expert warns

Banks will have to confess that they are in dispute with HMRC, under a voluntary code aimed at cutting tax avoidance

28 Mar 2012

Budget2012: GAAR - the devil will be in the detail

Netting abusive tax schemes favoured by advisors, but how far will the net be thrown?

21 Mar 2012

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

businessman steps forward

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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