Exclusive: Tax can and must be used to tackle climate change, says Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs was former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s special adviser on the environment and is now a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. By Salman Shaheen October 20 2011
ECJ rules land supply for development subject to Polish VAT The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered its judgement in a case concerning the supply of land for development purposes which emerged from uncertainties in Polish VAT law after... By Salman Shaheen October 19 2011
German Chancellor slams opposition to FTT German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hit out against governments that shy away from compelling the financial sector to contribute to its role in the economic turmoil. By Salman Shaheen October 17 2011
Indian network brings GST one step closer A new GST network in India has been launched which will implement the IT infrastructure necessary to introduce the new tax. By Salman Shaheen October 16 2011
Calls grow for Hartnett to quit as Goldman interest alleged to be double reported figure Jesse Norman, a member of the UK Treasury Select Committee, has called for Dave Hartnett, HM Revenue & Customs’ permanent secretary, to resign over a tax settlement with Goldman Sachs. By Salman Shaheen October 12 2011
Semeta reaffirms commitment to reform EU VAT Algirdas Šemeta, European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud will propose broad objectives for the future VAT system by the end of the year. By Salman Shaheen October 10 2011
HMRC denied appeal in Med Hotels case HM Revenue & Customs has been denied leave to appeal by the UK Upper Tier Tax Tribunal in a VAT case against Med Hotels, now called Secret Hotels 2, worth... By Salman Shaheen October 10 2011
Academics question effectiveness of EU transactions tax Academics from Oxford University’s Centre for Business Taxation (CBT) have shown little support for the European Commission’s plans for a European financial transactions tax (FTT). By Salman Shaheen October 09 2011
FREE: Taxpayers struggling to account for UK bank levy UK taxpayers are experiencing a number of headaches when it comes to complying with the new bank levy, says a taxpayer at a large multinational bank. By Salman Shaheen October 09 2011
Why should taxpayers support country-by-country reporting? The Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development’s annual conference in Paris last week showed how taxpayers could benefit from a more transparent reporting standard, but activists admitted they... By Salman Shaheen October 09 2011
