Why the rich paid less tax in the 1970s – despite 98% tax rates
It’s sometimes said that we should go back to the tax system of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, with very
8 May 2025
It’s sometimes said that we should go back to the tax system of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, with very
Last month, parents backed by the Independent Schools Council made a legal challenge against the Government’s decision to charge VAT
ZLX is the R&D tax the firm notorious for suing a client who wasn’t willing to put in a comical
The Friday 4 April episode of Untaxing was the peculiar story of a tax firm, ZLX, that promised a client
Today’s episode of Untaxing is about Jaffa cakes and VAT. With the benefit of hindsight, that’s a very small VAT
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