Bill Dodwell explains why business and tax advisers will need to invest more time in helping improve public understanding of both the tax system and the contribution made by business to the economy.
Jason Collins comments on the recent House of Commons PAC hearing with heads of tax from the ‘big four’ accountancy firms.
The recent decision in MJP Media highlights the difficulties of persuading a court of appeal to interfere, where the First-tier Tribunal has made findings of fact on the available and limited evidence. Liesl Fichardt identifies the lessons for taxpayers.
Jeanette Zaman writes that the draft provisions published in December are unlikely to be seen as going far enough to ensure compliance with EU law.
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The principle underlying allocation of profits between countries is ‘ultimately devoid of any useful meaning’, says Michael Devereux
Adjustments to accounts profit ‘result in a tax bill that seems disproportionately tiny’ says Daily Mail report
Corporation tax has become ‘a national obsession’, says Daily Mail report
Public anger over tax avoidance ‘might equally be directed at the tax system itself’
A reminder that ESC C9 has been withdrawn