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 | Jun 16, 2020
Monitoring the bailout 16 June 2020 – Alex Dunnagan In response to the Coronavirus crisis, the government has made a huge and unprecedented intervention into the economy, providing vast amounts of assistance to the business sector. The comprehensive nature of...
by George Turner | May 11, 2020
11th May 2020 Summary There has been substantial public concern that companies that engage in tax avoidance and companies owned by tax exiles will be eligible for government support – despite those companies and individuals having chosen to not pay into the...
by George Turner | Jan 14, 2020
14th January 2020 Key facts and figures: $1.2bn – Global profit of Netflix in 2018 Up to $430m – profit from international operations moved into tax havens in 2018 €48m – amount of revenue reported by Netflix’s main UK company, Netflix UK Services in 2018. £860m...
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...
