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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

Who should get tax breaks?

May 09, 2013

Cutting personal taxes may win votes but are tax breaks for companies a better long-term plan?

Threat of new widows tax

May 09, 2013

Town councils are calling for new powers over council tax. Will this lead to new 'widows tax'?

Is National Lottery price rise a 'stealth tax'?

May 08, 2013

The doubling of the National Lottery ticket price will mean a big increase in the tax take. But is it a stealth tax, and is it fair?

Poor road repairs 'cost £435m'

May 07, 2013

Poor repairs to roads dug up by utility companies have cost taxpayers £435 million over two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed

Bank 'in sweetheart deal over tax'

May 03, 2013

HMRC reached a "sweetheart deal" with Goldman Sachs to avoid "grave embarrassment", the High Court was told.