The debate on tax is being distorted by poor reporting in national media and grandstanding from members of the PAC. It is time for advisers to take a more active role in better informing the public on tax, writes Pete Miller.
Tax reliefs are to come under scrutiny from the Public Accounts Committee, as its chairperson Margaret Hodge continues to defy critics. Andrew Goodall reports
Bill Dodwell writes that much of the PAC’s recent report on HMRC sees the committee drift away from evidence-based findings to opinion
Pete Miller gives a second opinion on the PAC’s latest findings on HMRC
The Public Accounts Committee has published a highly critical report of HMRC’s tax collection abilities. Among many of the criticisms of the department, the report stated that HMRC ‘collected less tax in real terms [last year] than it managed to collect in 2011/12’.
James Bullock and Heather Self of Pinsent Masons talk to Peter Bingle about the role of the Public Accounts Committee.
US giants can indeed claim not to be taxable on the full amount of UK sales, says Lydia Challen
Firms deny ‘lack of clarity’ over where they draw the line between acceptable planning and aggressive avoidance