Tax Avoidance

Tax Avoidance Revenues 'Could Eradicate World Hunger'

PA | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK

World hunger could be eradicated if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural d...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Swivel-Eyed Loons Edition

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Politics

The five things you need to know on Sunday 19 May 2013... 1) SWIVEL-EYED LOONS, EH? How many references to 'swivel-eyed loons' can you count on ...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: A Pre-Election Divorce?

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Friday 17 May 2013... 1) A PRE-ELECTION DIVORCE? With just two years to go till the general election, and the...

How Much Tax Did Amazon Pay After £4.2bn Sales?

PA | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK

The UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon paid corporation tax of just £2.4 million last year despite earning sales of £4.2 billion. Details o...

Osborne Dodges Details On Tax Avoidance After G7 Talks

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.05.2013 | UK Politics

George Osborne has been criticised for failing to set out any concrete steps to promote economic growth or tackle tax avoidance during G7 talks, despi...

The €1trillion a Year Dilemma: What Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion Really Costs the EU

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Politics
European Parliament Web Team

It is a problem that affects everyone. Tax fraud and tax avoidance costs the EU an estimated €1 trillion a year - €2,000 for every European. That is more than Europe spends on healthcare each year and more than four times what is spent on education.

Accountancy Firms Using 'Insider Knowledge' From Treasury To Dodge Tax

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Politics

Big accountancy firms are using "insider knowledge" gained from Treasury staff to help companies and wealthy individuals avoid paying UK taxes. The...

One in Three Boycott Tax Avoiders

Rachel Baird | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK
Rachel Baird

We knew that people felt strongly about tax evasion and avoidance - but the results of our latest opinion poll still shocked us. The survey, in which ComRes questioned 2,270 British adults, found that one in three people (34 per cent) say they are currently boycotting the products or services of a company which doesn't pay its fair share of UK tax. In London, this rises to 44 per cent.

Ned Simons

Inquisitor Of The Year, The Queen Of Select Committees

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Politics

"An influential committee of MPs has said" is one of the most overused phrases by political reporters in Westminster. There are over 20 Commons select...

Cameron Denounces 'Aggressive' Tax Avoidence

PA | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Politics

David Cameron launched another broadside at "aggressive" tax avoidance today, on the first day of a trade visit to India. The prime minister said t...

Osborne In Calls For International Action Against Tax Avoidance

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Politics

George Osborne has renewed his call for international action in tackling tax avoidance and the so-called "profit shifting" by multinational giants as ...

Treasury Gets Tough On Tax Avoiding Companies

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK

Companies found guilty of aggressive tax avoidance will be banned from bidding for major government contracts, under new rules published by the Treasu...

Clegg Calls For Tax Abuse Action Ahead Of Africa G8 Talks

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Politics

Nick Clegg has called for global action against tax-dodging firms as he embarked on a G8 trip to Africa, arguing that tackling abuses would bolster pu...

Sweet Nothings: The Human Cost of Tax Avoidance in Africa

Melanie Ward | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Politics
Melanie Ward

Tax avoidance doesn't just damage the UK. It hurts ordinary people across the globe, wherever they live. A new piece of research by ActionAid has shown the activities of one British food company to be leeching vital funds from Zambia, one of the world's poorest countries.

Barclays To Close Its Tax Avoidance Unit

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK

Banking giant Barclays is to close its tax avoidance unit, which gave advice to large companies on how to avoid paying out tax. It is thought new c...

UK Economy Losing £5.2 Billion A Year In Tax Evasion, Oxfam Says

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK

Tax evasion is depriving the UK economy of at least £5.2 billion a year, according to research published by Oxfam. The charity claims tax dodgers ...

We Are Not Singling Out Starbucks Over Tax, Says Tory Chair

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK

Starbucks has not been singled out for criticism over tax, a senior Tory insisted after the firm reportedly threatened to abandon UK investment plans ...

'A Low Tax Conservative, Not A No Tax Conservative'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

David Cameron has declared himself a "low tax conservative, not a no tax conservative" at a speech which skewered tax avoidance from corporations in f...

Charities To Target Tax-Avoiders In 'Enough Food For Everyone' Campaign

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK

Bill Gates, Desmond Tutu and One Direction, alongside a coalition of hundreds of charities and faith groups are to launch a huge drive against food po...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Are You In Or Out?

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Monday 14 January 2013... 1) ARE YOU IN OR OUT? The prime minister David Cameron has been on the Today progra...

We Need Action to End the Era of Tax Secrecy

Ed Balls | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Politics
Ed Balls

The government is failing to show the leadership we need. It talks about putting tax avoidance on the agenda of the G8 but is not coming forward with concrete proposals. And it is undermining the ability of HMRC to administer and collect the tax, by cutting its resources too far and too fast.

Charlie Thomas

Is This The End Of Swiss Banking As We Know It?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK

Last week, Swiss private bank Wegelin admitted to allowing more than 100 US citizens to hide $1.2 billion (£0.75bn) from the Internal Revenue Service...

Worst Tax Cheats Of 2012 Named And Shamed

Charlie Thomas | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK

The top tax criminals of 2012 have been revealed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Serving a combined total of 155 years and 10 months behind bars, m...

Facebook Faces Scrutiny Over UK Tax Affairs

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK

Facebook is the latest firm to come under scrutiny over its tax affairs after reportedly siphoning £440m into an offshore haven to avoid payments in ...

Twitter Users 'Venti' Their Rage In Starbucks PR Fail

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

Starbucks hasn't had a lot of good PR recently, but this latest stunt takes the biscotti. A big screen at one of the coffee chains pop-up-cafe's s...