We don’t need a GAAR, says ACCA’s head of tax
There are no statistics measuring the impact of ‘attempted avoidance by reference to the use of inter-company loans’, says Treasury minister
Richard Murphy told peers last week that the proposed GAAR was ‘a very narrow piece of work’
‘Dealing with developing countries’ corporation tax gap alone could raise enough public revenues to save the lives of 230 children under the age of five every day,’ say campaigners
Abandon the 'morality test' and change the law, E&Y partner tells politicians
‘HMRC recognises … that tax advisers play an important role in supporting responsible tax planning’
The tax system is lagging behind commercial reality in some respects, says CBI director-general
Chris Morgan's update includes coverage of the EC's package regarding tackling tax evasion and aggressive tax planning and the US fiscal cliff legislation.
Reduction in corporation tax reflects ‘the change in the economic environment and falls in the rate of tax’, say PwC and the Hundred Group
The value of the retail prices index for December 2012 is 246.8.