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MPs accuse Google of "doing evil" in grilling over "devious" tax arrangements
MPs have accused Google of trying to “disguise” its business operations in order to lower its tax bill.
Amazon paid just £2.4m in tax, and was GIVEN £2.5m in government grants!
The multinational corporation tax controversy reared back into life late yesterday as it emerged that Amazon’s UK subsidiary paid just £2.4m in UK tax last year.
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Charlie Mullins: Tax avoidance has no place in the UK economy!
The Pimlico Plumbers boss gives out stink about large scale tax avoidance
Is all the kerfuffle about Starbucks, Apple and Google tax payments justified?
UK director of world’s largest independent financial consultancy weighs in on the facts
How to ensure you don't leave the taxman a gift when you die
Mike Fleming CTA. TEP. Tax Director at Straughans Chartered Accountants reveals how to prepare your estate to reduce Inheritance Tax
How tax is crippling us: London vs NYC, Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai
Our comparison of take-home pay for UK expats exposes the threat London faces of a talent exodus
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Best Jimmy Carr tax avoidance jokes on Twitter
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. Obviously everyone has been hitting you back with lots of witty one-liners. Here are our favourites
James Max: Abolish stamp duty now and the economy will grow
Stamp duty is strangling the economy argues LBC radio presenter James Max. We must abolish it now
Sly! The 10 most popular tax avoidance schemes
With all this fuss about Ken and his tax affairs hitting headlines, we thought we’d give you the 10 most popular
Osborne's plans to limit tax relief are just "red herrings"
George Osborne’s plans to get the rich to pay more tax are nothing more than “red herrings”, according to a London-based chartered financial planner.
HMRC is changing the way it looks at the wealthy. Do you have anything to hide?
From a shiny Ferrari to a holiday home in Hawaii, if the super-rich have evaded tax on their riches, now is the time to come clean warns KPMG’s Greg Limb
Charlie Mullins: From 50p to mansion tax - a bad tax replaced with a barmy one?
The “Mansion Tax” is back on the agenda again and Charlie Mullins isn’t best pleased
Business leaders urge Osborne to scrap 50p tax rate
Chancellor George Osborne should scrap the 50p top rate of tax in the Budget because it is “damaging” the economy, according to a letter signed by more than 500 business leaders.
The debate: Should the 50p tax rate be abolished?
We challenge three eminent economists to fight their corners: should the UK’s highest tax rate be scrapped?
The transport stealth tax squeezing London businesses
Infrastructure levies are sneaking up again. How much will companies have to fork out over the coming years?
Business rates farce ends at last
Firms wanting to build new premises will benefit as business rates income is handed to councils
Treasure Islands, by Nicholas Shaxson
Tax, boring? Not when Nicholas Shaxson is telling the tale. He kicks off his exposé of offshore centres with a 100 decibel tirade
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Only two FTSE 100 companies not using tax havens
Tax rises leap from 299 to 413, versus just 166 cuts
Boris’ ultimatum to Starbucks, “Change tax arrangement or serve the society”
Multinationals to get big payouts from taxpayer
UK’s top earners burdened by sixth highest taxes
Top tips for celebrity tax avoidance, from Kerching! magazine
Wanted! Taxman posts photos of tax fugitives online
Google could face MPs over tax avoidance
'Cowboy' tax advisers 'will be named and shamed'
Airport taxes could cost UK economy £10bn and 250k jobs
Hodge shocked by HMRC's "sheer scale of waste and mismanagement"
Jersey could breakaway from UK after tax row
Ed Balls calls for postponement of 3p fuel duty increase
HMRC staff down tools and strike over job cuts
London's markets to be targeted by HMRC for tax evasion
IoD calls for single 30p rate of tax
Bakers protest at Downing Street against pasty tax
Cameron refuses to deny Sir Philip Green is “morally repugnant”
Hollywood actress condemns government over tax relief changes
Multinationals make up for corporation tax shortfall elsewhere - says tax specialist
