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Jan 16, 2026 Analysis

Rogue barristers are enabling a billion pound tax fraud – and the Bar won’t act

A small number of KCs and junior barristers are enabling large-scale tax fraud. They do it by providing tax opinions backing schemes designed to “avoid” tax on wages paid to contractors. The schemes have no real technical basis, but the promoters behind the schemes use the opinions as a badge of credibility – and, more […]

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Jan 14, 2026 Analysis

The Scottish Budget – four thoughts on a tiny tax cut

The Scottish Budget was on 13 January 2026. The flagship policy is being widely reported as a cut in income tax for low earners, by increasing thresholds from 2026/27. The 20% basic rate will now start at £16,538 instead of £15,398. The 21% intermediate rate will now start at £29,527 instead of £27,492. This is […]

Samuel Leeds makes a false claim that you can avoid capital gains tax when renovating and selling property

Jan 6, 2026 Investigations

Samuel Leeds: the “property guru” and his bogus tax loopholes

Samuel Leeds is a self-proclaimed “property guru”. He makes substantial sums by using hard-sell tactics and conspiracy theories to sell expensive courses on property investment to people who can’t afford it. Mr Leeds makes an array of claims on social media about how to “pay zero tax” and “learn the tax loopholes that the rich […]

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Dec 30, 2025 Analysis

Gibraltar Corporate Partners: it’s Offshore Advisory Group, rebranded

Back in June we reported on perhaps the strangest firm we’ve come across – “Offshore Advisory Group”. Offshore Advisory Group recently rebranded as Gibraltar Corporate Partners. Offshore Advisory Group promoted itself by pushing extreme political commentary, including conspiracy theories originating in Russian propaganda outlets. It used the attention this attracted to sell a tax avoidance […]

Nov 27, 2025 Analysis

The mansion tax map: where the money comes from

We’ve modelled the impact of the English “mansion tax” by analysing land registry data on every property transaction since 1995. This lets us estimate how much each postcode and Parliamentary constituency will pay. It’s an approximate and lower-bound estimate – see methodology details below. As property taxes are devolved, there’s currently no mansion tax in […]

Nov 26, 2025 Analysis

The Budget – what it says

Here’s our summary of the Budget and a quick take on what the various measures are likely to mean. (The first draft of this article appeared unusually early, thanks to the OBR accidentally publishing their assessment of the Budget about half an hour before the Chancellor started her speech.) Key elements It’s all about fiscal […]

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