“Ambitions to deter avoidance while keeping businesses and taxpayers happy are likely to prove impossible.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Archive for the 'tax avoidance' Category
Treasury’s plans for tax avoidance rule sound like fantasy – The Guardian
Published December 9, 2010 news , tax avoidance Leave a CommentNew rules could force Britain’s tax exiles to pay up – The Guardian
Published February 18, 2010 domicile , news , tax avoidance , taxation Leave a Comment“The government is unleashing a tough crackdown on Britain’s super-rich tax exiles in a move that will increase the pressure on dozens of the country’s wealthiest business figures and celebrities.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers who fail to pay taxes could face jail – Daily Telegraph
Published January 20, 2010 domicile , news , peerages & dignities , tax avoidance Leave a Comment“A series of amendments to the Constitutional Reform Bill, which is currently before the Commons, have been tabled which would force peers to be domiciled in the United Kingdom for tax purposes.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tax avoidance experts may face FSA crackdown – The Guardian
Published July 24, 2009 banking , financial regulation , news , tax avoidance Leave a Comment“Bank bosses who allow their firms to devise schemes to help customers avoid paying tax could face sanctions from the Financial Services Authority.”
The Guardian, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guardian loses legal challenge over Barclays documents gagging order – The Guardian
Published March 19, 2009 banking , confidentiality , news , tax avoidance Leave a Comment“The Guardian today lost a high court challenge to lift an emergency gagging order imposed on the publication of Barclays bank documents alleged to detail huge tax avoidance schemes.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court to deliver ruling on bank’s gag on tax documents – The Guardian
Published March 19, 2009 banking , confidentiality , disclosure , injunctions , news , tax avoidance Leave a Comment“A high court judge is due to rule today on Barclays’ attempt to ban the Guardian from publishing whistleblower documents about the bank’s tax avoidance schemes.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barclays in court again to halt publication
Published March 18, 2009 banking , confidentiality , injunctions , news , tax avoidance Leave a Comment“Barclays Capital will return to court tomorrow in a bid to prevent the publication of leaked documents that allegedly detail how the bank avoided paying hundreds of millions of pounds in tax.”
The Times, 17th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
