by George Turner | Aug 4, 2019
How Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of profit into tax havens 4th August 2019 Activision Blizzard, publisher of hit games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush moved €5bn to companies in Bermuda and Barbados between 2013-2017, documents...
by George Turner | Jul 4, 2019
The BBC has set aside up to £12m to pay off the past tax liabilities of BBC presenters being pursued by HMRC for tax avoidance using personal service companies, the latest BBC annual report has revealed. However, the National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned whether...
by George Turner | Jun 20, 2019
HMRC has this morning published its latest estimate of uncollected taxes, the “Tax Gap”. It shows that on the HMRC methodology the amount of tax uncollected went up by £2bn in 2018 to £35bn. This is in cash terms the highest on record and an increase of...
by George Turner | Feb 16, 2019
Reports from France tell us that the French tax authorities have reached a settlement with Apple after an investigation into Apple’s tax payments in the country going back 10 years. Although the accounts of Apple’s French subsidiaries have not yet been published, the...
