13 October 2016 A shot in the foot? The proposals for penalising advisers by John Watson Ok, so what’s the big deal? Sure, Monday was the final day for responses to the HM Revenue and Customs Consultation Paper “Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents”, but what has that got to do with the Shaw Sheet? … Continue reading Issue75:2016 10 13:Damaging Britain’s trading position(John Watson)
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Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK SUGAR: An investigation has found that hot flavoured drinks sold in outlets such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee contain very high levels of sugar – as much as 25 teaspoons which is the equivalent of 3 times the amount in a can of Coca Cola. Both companies said… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Do Multinationals Pay Enough Tax? (John Watson)
11 February 2016 Do Multinationals Pay Enough Tax? The Shaw Sheet’s litmus test. by John Watson If you read bed-time stories to young children you will have discovered that they like to hear the same tale over and over again. It doesn’t matter that they know the ending. Their minds are locked onto a particular… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Do Multinationals Pay Enough Tax? (John Watson)
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Lynching Google (John Watson)
04 February 2016 Lynching Google Analysis of a tax witch-hunt. By John Watson What are the ingredients of a witch-hunt? No, put down that recipe book, I am not talking about a new form of gateaux but rather the sort of thing that went on in mediaeval England with ducking stools, ostracism, stocks, lynchings and… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Lynching Google (John Watson)
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK GOOGLE TAX: The Government and HMRC have come under fire for agreeing a tax deal with Google which means the company will pay £130 million back tax over ten years. It is thought that the amount of corporation tax paid is equivalent to a rate of 3%. Criticism… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: BEPS Reports Published
08 October 2015 BEPS Reports Published By John Watson Monday saw the publication of the OECD reports on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. What gobbledegook, you may think; but then, after all, it is all about tax. In particular it is about stopping multinationals from reducing their tax liabilities by various forms of financial trickery.… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: BEPS Reports Published
