Marginal rates – an apology
In the last few months we may have given the impression that someone earning £50k, with three children under 18,
20 November 2023
In the last few months we may have given the impression that someone earning £50k, with three children under 18,
The UK’s high marginal tax rates on people earning £50k are a disincentive to work. They’re made worse by the
The Law Society has played an exemplary role in calling for libel law reform to prevent abusive SLAPPs – “strategic
Baroness Mone introduced a company, PPE Medpro, to the “VIP fast lane” for supplying PPE to the Government during the
The FT ran a fascinating story yesterday about a dispute between HMRC and some ISA platforms over whether the ISA
The “carried interest loophole” means private equity executives pay tax at the low, low, capital gains rate of 28%, and
Raising corporation tax to 25% will take the effective rate to the highest it’s ever been in the UK, and
There are a surprising number of people still promoting tax avoidance schemes. Of course, they say they’re not tax avoidance
Until we get clear answers, it’s reasonable to assume the Sunaks are using an offshore trust to avoid £100m+ of
The OECD tax database has data on inheritance tax systems across the world, and we can use that to plot
I posted some charts yesterday on how the UK tax system compares to other countries when we look at tax
We now have the latest OECD tax data, showing tax as a percentage of GDP across the developed world. The
Following our report on Property118, landlords have been getting in contact and asking what they should be doing. Tax Policy
The Sunday Times has a remarkable story that Lord Sugar tried to avoid tax by leaving the UK for Australia.
Uber’s latest financial reports, filed yesterday, reveal that HMRC is challenging its VAT position and claiming £386m. Uber is appealing
The Tax Justice Network claims the world will lose $5 trillion in tax abuse over the next 10 years. They
There’s a Youtube video doing the rounds on Twitter which claims that Muslims don’t have to pay stamp duty when
Here’s Oxfam’s press release from earlier this month: To Oxfam’s credit, they now link to the methodology from the press
Here’s an interactive map showing incomes in each parliamentary constituency in 2020/21, shaded by median incomes. You should be able
Here’s an interactive map showing inheritance tax paid in each parliamentary constituency in 2019/20, and shaded by the number of