Tax Avoidance
Canada Asks for the Panama Papers as Its Biggest Bank Defends Mossack Fonseca Dealings
Canada's Minister of National Revenue wants access to the 2.6 terabytes of data on offshore bank accounts, as the Royal Bank rejects the idea it had any hand in tax avoidance or nefarious deeds.
Panama Papers Leak Taints David Cameron's Effort to Curb Massive UK Tax Avoidance
The British prime minister's family finances are receiving unflattering scrutiny after a trove of internal Mossack Fonseca documents detailed his father's offshore banking activity.
How a Tiny Town in Wales Might Force Huge Multinationals to Pay Their Taxes
Heydon Prowse, the documentary maker behind The Town That Took On The Taxman, explains his plan to force the UK government to change tax law.
Facebook Paid Less Tax in the UK Last Year Than the Average British Worker
The internet giant paid just $6,600 in British tax last year after making a pre-tax loss of $43.8 million — helped by distributing $54.4m in share bonuses between its 362 UK employees.
The Seven Reasons Why Super-Rich British Tax Dodgers Don't End Up in Jail
Number one: because the prisons aren't big enough.
Unhappy Meal: How McDonald’s Is Using Luxembourg's Tax Laws to Supersize Its Profits in Europe
The fast food giant has shaved off 1 billion euros in corporate EU taxes by routing profits through its lightly-taxed Luxembourg subsidiary, according to a new report.
Thom Yorke's New Soundtrack about Tax Avoidance Is as Sinister and Depressing as Tax Avoidance Itself
But maybe that was the idea.
Happy New Year, Peasants: Your CEO Earned More in the Last Two Days Than You Will This Year
New year, same old rich-poor divide—let's celebrate: It's Fat Cat Tuesday.
A Short History of the Tax Avoidance Specialists Helping to Write Labour's Tax Policy
Controversial accountants PwC have given Labour £600,000 worth of "research help" to write tax policy. Here's their experience in helping the good governance of the UK.
Britain's Pop Stars Are More Right-Wing Than You Think
They've put a lot of money in offshore tax shelters.
Where Does Gary Barlow's Tax Avoidance Rank in a List of Other Heinous Things He's Done?
Probably somewhere in the upper-quartile but just to be sure, here's a list of everything that makes him a shit.