Kate Ison (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner) reviews the department’s strategy.
Tax Journal commentaries on the UK's 'deeply political tax'.
Sam Mitha CBE (formerly of HMRC) considers the increasing automation in the workplace and its impact on government revenues from the loss of personal taxes, and reviews the possible solutions to the problem.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, answers questions from Tax Journal on tax competitiveness and tackling avoidance.
OECD recommendations hailed as ‘important milestone’, and the challenge now is to ensure measures are implemented consistently and coherently.
Expert insight on one of the most powerful weapons in HMRC's arsenal
The Knowledge, Analysis and Intelligence (KAI) directorate is HMRC’s central analytical team, which provides analysis and research on all areas of the tax system to HMRC and HM Treasury. Mike Hawkins, deputy director of KAI’s Enforcement and Compliance team, answers Tax Journal’s questions on HMRC’s research agenda.
75 in-house tax directors and heads of tax from large companies share their views on the coalition government's tax policies and priorities for a new government.
The Coalition Agreement promised that the coalition government ‘will make every effort to tackle tax avoidance’. Graham Aaronson and Steve Bousher (Joseph Hage Aaronson) give an end of term report on the coalition’s record in dealing with tax avoidance
Gideon Sanitt (Macfarlanes) considers the decision in Ingenious Media and when HMRC may be excused from its duty of confidentiality.