Public anger over tax avoidance ‘might equally be directed at the tax system itself’
Guardian error attributes the entire estimated tax gap of £32bn to avoidance, which HMRC put at £5bn
Helen Lethaby reviews recent developments
HMRC faces questioning by MPs on Public Accounts Committee and Treasury Committee
HMRC’s analysis indicates that error, failure to take reasonable care, criminal attacks, evasion and the hidden economy accounted for £23bn or 73% of the tax gap. Avoidance accounted for £5bn.
Starbucks managing director’s blog provokes angry response
BBC is considering a report it commissioned from Deloitte
The public is losing trust in ‘a system that is in need of drastic reform’, says The Taxpayers’ Alliance
Financial Ombudsman Service is receiving ‘a handful of tax avoidance scheme cases’ each week
HMRC says it is ‘alive to the risk’ of avoidance by multinationals