The Mail Is Dismally Ignorant Of Corporation Tax
The Mail on Sunday tells us that some alarming number of companies in the FTSE100 aren't in fact paying tax in the UK. Which...
Huzzah For Stupid Ideas – Lifetime Income Super Tax
Again to question that expansion of the universities. Those who wouldn't be allowed to lecture at the decent ones - the only ones when...
As Scotland Is Finding Out – Higher Income Tax Rates Can Mean Less Income...
The basic contention of the Laffer Curve is that a tax rate can be "too high", meaning that a lower rate would collect more...
Budget Revelation – Those Who Pay Income Tax Benefit From Income Tax Cuts
It might be worth our giving a little explanation to The Guardian about how tax systems work. We impose taxes upon certain things. Activities,...
If Higher Taxes Are Necessary To Fund Government Then There’s No Austerity, Is There?
The IFS tells us that higher taxes will be necessary if we're to end this unceasing austerity the public finances are all suffering from....
Jared Kushner Pays No Income Tax – An Entirely Fair And Reasonable Result
We've reports that Jared Kushner paid no Federal income tax for years. This is obviously going to play well - or not well, dependent...
Jared Kushner Pays No Income Tax – A Fair And Entirely Reasonable Result
We've reports that Jared Kushner paid no Federal income tax for years. This is obviously going to play well - or not well, dependent...
Naked Self-Interest And The Idea Of Higher VAT For Online, Amazon, Sales
The latest suggestion for dealing with the decline of retail is one of such naked self-interest that those proposing it should be ashamed of...
If Only The Guardian Used Someone Who Understood Tax To Write About Amazon’s Tax
Here's a very useful example of what's wrong with much of the shouting about economics, tax and the world over to the left of...
Laffer Curve Spotted In The Wild – Stamp Duty Rises Produce Less Revenue
One of the more contentious economic assertions is that of the Laffer Curve. The idea that tax rates can be so high that they...