Cyclists don't pay road tax, but neither do motorists

May 23, 2013

The 'war' between cyclists and motorists has blown up again but road taxes affect us all equally.

I raised Google tax issue, says PM

May 23, 2013

David Cameron insists he had raised the question of Google's UK tax arrangements with the company's boss at talks in Downing Street earlier this week

Poor nations 'deprived of billions'

May 23, 2013

Almost half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world's poorest countries of tax revenue, according to charity ActionAid

'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown

May 22, 2013

Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned

PM 'did not raise Google tax row'

May 21, 2013

Google's controversial tax affairs were not raised by David Cameron when the internet giant's boss joined Downing Street talks about tackling avoidance schemes, Number 10 said. The Prime Minister...

Cameron calls for tax transparency

May 20, 2013

David Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens stressing the need to "get our own houses in order" as he pushes for international action to tackle avoidance schemes.

Are you due a tax rebate?

May 17, 2013

The taxman says three and a half million people are due a refund, but two million will have to fork out for underpaid tax

Amazon £4.2m UK tax bill revealed

May 16, 2013

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

Disabled challenge 'bedroom tax'

May 16, 2013

The High Court has been asked to declare that the Government's so-called "bedroom tax" unlawfully discriminates against disabled people in social housing.

How can 299 tax changes equal simplification?

May 15, 2013

The coalition government has made almost 300 tax changes, so can the chancellor explan how it's getting simpler?

HMRC names and shames second batch of tax cheats

May 15, 2013

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a new list of deliberate tax defaulters.

Tax evaders vs welfare cheats: I know who I'd go after

May 13, 2013

Concerns about welfare cheats have been raised and inflammed by horrific tabloid rhetoric but it's a drop in the ocean compared to tax evasion.

Charity demands tax havens action

May 13, 2013

Two thirds of all the subsidiary and associate companies of the UK's 100 biggest publicly-listed businesses are registered in tax havens

Aircraft plan switch 'to cost £74m'

May 10, 2013

Abandoned plans to switch the fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy's new carriers will cost taxpayers £74 million, according to a public spending watchdog. Last May, Defence Secretary Philip...

Off-shore tax avoidance crackdown

May 10, 2013

A fresh crackdown on offshore tax evasion has been launched after HM Revenue and Customs said it had received data showing "extensive" use of schemes to hide assets