by George Turner | Mar 2, 2020
On February 25th an opposition day motion gave MPs an opportunity to debate the issue of tax avoidance and evasion. Our research into the work of digital tech companies featured prominently in the debate. Opening the debate for the Opposition, Shadow Chancellor John...
by George Turner | Feb 10, 2020
The top five tech companies operating in the UK managed to generate profits estimated at £8.1bn from UK customers in 2018, a new analysis by TaxWatch shows. However, due to these companies implementing complex financial structures to take these profits offshore, these...
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 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 George Turner | Jun 5, 2019
The European Commission has replied to TaxWatch’s call to launch an investigation into the tax structure of Google. The Commission has said it will consider the information provided by TaxWatch as part of its ongoing investigation into tax agreements in Ireland and...
