Chris Morgan reports on recent global matters including the Australian Budget and the Linklaters case in India
A new EU law requiring multinationals to report profits and taxes on a country by country basis may be introduced within a few months, reports have suggested after the European Council agreed to strengthen measures to tackle tax evasion and avoidance.
Overseas tax: whether enforceable in UK
James Bullock looks at the activist group's failed attempt to challenge HMRC
Chris Morgan examines the scope of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee's inquiry.
Corporation tax is not a voluntary tax and it is not easy to avoid tax in the UK, heads of tax at GSK, BP and Reed Elsevier have told the House of Lords economic affairs committee’s inquiry into taxing corporations in a global economy.
Free movement of capital
David Cameron has called for a “new mechanism” to track where multinationals make their profits and where they pay their taxes, as the UK government comes under increasing pressure to tackle tax havens.
‘The problem is on the UK’s doorstep’ says ActionAid while tax professionals challenge charity's definition of a tax haven
The House of Lords economic affairs committee inquiry into taxing corporations in a global economy will hear evidence tomorrow from tax directors at GSK, BP and Reed Elsevier, as well as heads of tax at some of the major professional bodies.