by George Turner | Jan 14, 2020
Online video streaming company Netflix streamed up to $430m of profit from their international operations into tax havens in 2018. “No Tax and Chill”, an analysis of the company’s accounts in the US, the Netherlands and UK shows the company is the latest in a...
by Alex Dunnagan | Jan 3, 2020
On New Year’s Eve Google announced that it will be shutting down its double Irish tax avoidance scheme. This double Irish that has cost governments around the world billions in lost tax revenues since it was set up in 2004. The scheme relied on putting...
by George Turner | Nov 21, 2019
Facebook say that their low profits in the UK are down to the workings of the international tax system which require them to pay their taxes in their home country. But an analysis of Facebook’s accounts demonstrates that doesn’t appear to be happening,...
by George Turner | Nov 18, 2019
An American superhero, a Japanese hedgehog and a simulation about the life of a goat are among the video games that have been able to cash-in on a government scheme to promote ‘culturally British’ games, a new report from TaxWatch has found. Published...
by George Turner | Nov 15, 2019
There is widespread international consensus that the current system for taxing multinational companies is broken beyond repair. The OECD is currently negotiating a new system, with the organisation aiming to come to an agreement early in 2020. The current OECD...
by Alex Dunnagan | Nov 7, 2019
A manifesto for tax equality has been launched by a coalition of organisations calling on politicians to address tax inequality, curb tax avoidance and improve the administration of the tax system. After ten years of cuts to public spending, there is now widespread...
