Untaxing – The Laffer curve, and the napkin that changed the world
Art Laffer drew a curve on a napkin in 1974 that he said proved that tax cuts would pay for
31 March 2025
Art Laffer drew a curve on a napkin in 1974 that he said proved that tax cuts would pay for
It wasn’t mentioned in the Chancellor’s speech, but the Spring Statement papers contain a major suite of anti-tax avoidance proposals,
I’m presenting and co-writing a new short Radio 4 series, Untaxing. It’s about how tax affects our lives: from the
OneE made £10 million selling doomed R&D tax schemes – leaving investors with nothing and taxpayers footing the bill. Here’s
UK company law requires every UK company to disclose the individuals who control it – their “person with significant control”
Many fraudulent companies at Companies House are run by entirely fake directors – non-existent people with fabricated identities. But many
It’s often claimed that tax cuts will “pay for themselves”. There’s good reason to believe that some historic tax cuts
Despite the Government’s stated commitment to growth, the Budget included no pro-growth tax reform, and its largest revenue raising measure
HMRC is alleging Mr Venables evaded nine years’ tax in his personal tax returns. Tax evasion (technically “cheating the revenue”)
This is an updated version of an article first published in 2023. What’s the very short answer? It’s this: (click
HMRC has designated two structures used by the adviser ‘Property118’ as “tax avoidance schemes”. Property118 are appealing to a tax
Nobody’s looking forward to tax rises in the Budget. To create at least some upside, we’ve made a simple Budget
There’s 13.8% employer national insurance when someone’s employed, and nothing when they’re not. That’s unfair – but also creates a
A document disclosed to the Post Office Inquiry, and published yesterday, shows that the Post Office considered requiring that postmasters
Postmasters previously offered derisory compensation by the Post Office are being given a new opportunity to claim under an independent
Recent events have highlighted R&D tax credit fraud. However we believe the scale of the problem is much higher than
Which MP is the highest earner? Who receives the highest donations? Who takes the most foreign trips? We’ve just launched
There’s a report Labour’s non-dom changes will cost the UK £1bn – but the figure is meaningless, based on a
Companies associated with the struck-off solicitor, convicted fraudster, bankrupt, pornographer, and negligent tax avoidance scheme promoter Paul Baxendale-Walker continue to
We frequently receive tip-offs from accountants and lawyers who’ve seen firms promoting dubious tax schemes. This often requires a large