Fact checks focused on tax evasion, avoidance and offshore accounts
Economy, Business & Finance
Ms Murty uses her non-domiciled status to not pay UK tax on foreign income, but this is an active choice, and not a direct consequence of her Indian citizenship. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
MP Zarah Sultana claimed that the super-rich and large corporations dodge £90 billion in tax every year. This is based on an estimate for the tax gap which is much higher than the official figure. Read
New EU tax laws aim to stop tax avoidance practices by companies. They do not aim to make owners of offshore bank accounts “come clean”. Read
This graphic comparing benefit fraud and tax fraud is wrong. It’s difficult to compare DWP and HMRC, and most of the numbers quoted are incorrect. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
HMRC employs around 1,000 staff to work with and investigate the tax affairs of the affluent and super-rich. DWP employs around 4,000 staff in its benefit fraud team. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last year HMRC estimates it made £29 billion extra as a result of its compliance activities. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The amount of income tax collected from the wealthiest in 2009 was unusual as people sought to avoid a tax rise in 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There’s much uncertainty here, but that claim isn’t supported by HMRC’s own estimates. The emphasis should be on the word ‘estimates’. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
All four have had some cuts... but only two have been cut overall. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour has assessed the cost of changes to corporation tax, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and the bank levy since 2010. They've suggested a £120 billion cost. Is that correct? Read
