We need to talk about Corporation Tax

We need to talk about Corporation Tax

Corporation Tax (CT) has been in the headlines again after several candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race promised to cut the rate. Liz Truss has promised to reverse the planned increase to 25 per cent, while Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid, set out plans to...
A fair distribution?

A fair distribution?

7th October 2021 US Government set to raise 3x more than rest of the world combined in tax payments from four tech companies after Global Tax Deal Raising Global Minimum Tax to 21% would see US Government raise an extra $2.5bn in tax from Apple alone Summary and...
“Amazon Tax Cut” features in Parliamentary debate

“Amazon Tax Cut” features in Parliamentary debate

On Monday 19 April MPs met to scrutinise the Finance (No. 2) Bill in a committee of the whole house. In the debate, TaxWatch’s research into “super-deductions” featured prominently, as MPs sought to amend the legislation to ensure some companies were excluded from the...
James Bond goes on furlough

James Bond goes on furlough

The news that the latest James Bond Film, No Time to Die, has been delayed for the third time1 comes soon after the companies responsible for producing the film published their latest set of accounts. These reveal that in 2020 the company behind the latest James Bond...