by George Turner | Jul 15, 2020
The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the Apple case means that Ireland will have to pay back €13bn in taxes they were told to collect from the company by the European Commission. The Commission’s ruling, which was annulled by the court, found...
by George Turner | Jun 1, 2020
Leaked documents reported in the Financial Times indicate that the UK is to make online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay liable to collect VAT on behalf of their sellers. The documents, described as an informal consultation, make clear that the UK is set on the...
by Alex Dunnagan | May 27, 2020
In 2013, investigative journalist and former tax-inspector Richard Brooks published the Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became A Tax Haven For Fat Cats And Big Business, which exposed the scale of tax avoidance in the UK, looking at the role of multi-national...
by Alex Dunnagan | May 9, 2020
Following controversy over the prospect of taxpayer funds being made available to support companies with a history of tax avoidance, there have been calls in the UK and around the world to exclude companies based in tax havens from accessing government support. Whilst...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 16, 2020
TaxWatch bailout tracker In response to the coronavirus outbreak, governments have announced unprecedented levels of support to businesses. In the UK it is estimated that over 50% of all large businesses are claiming government support to pay wages. The nature of this...
by George Turner | Apr 8, 2020
A new study has shown that large technology companies have historically paid more than four times in tax on their US profits than on profits made in the rest of the world. In our latest study, we looked at pre-tax profits reported by major multinational companies in...
