Economy, Business & Finance
The cost of cutting corporation tax
It could reduce the government’s income, but we haven’t seen estimates for the overall effect. Read
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Tax dodging
Fact checks focused on tax evasion, avoidance and offshore accounts
Economy, Business & Finance
What do the wealthiest pay in tax?
Define wealthiest and we’ll get back to you. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Corporation tax: UK vs USA
US corporation tax rates are about 39%, on average according to the OECD, so about twice that paid in the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Tax: evasion and avoidance in the UK
In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Historically high levels of tax?
In recent years the UK's tax take has varied between 30% and 35% of GDP. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Tax gap, migration and trade deficit: Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on the tax gap, the trade deficit, Scottish migration, and the EU referendum government websites. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do benefit fraud investigators outnumber tax inspectors 10:1?
We’ve looked into claims comparing the number of benefit fraud and tax evasion investigators. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Taxation is legalised extortion": a quote out of context?
A senior tax official says that an old quote of his that taxation is "legalised extortion" should be seen in context. Here's the context. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did cutting the 50p rate of tax raise £8 billion?
Figures released this week on tax receipts aren't as simple as they might seem. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is Google paying 3% tax?
The debate is over what counts as Google's "economic activity" in the UK. Read
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