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1.5 million took out loans to fund Christmas
15 January 2013 Payday lenders and high-street fast-finance firms are expected to campaign hard for more customers over the next 12 months before a crackdown on unscrupulous lending, an MP…
Julian Knight: The Carr affair is a symptom of a failing system
15 january 2013 For me Jimmy Carr’s comedy performance in the Jubilee concert was a far greater crime against this nation than perfectly legally avoiding tax. But nevertheless the spectacle…
‘Should my teenage son be reporting his income to the tax office?’
15 january 2013 Q: My 15-year-old son applied for a job over the summer holidays and was told he was suitable. The firm took up his references and then said…
Got a financial hangover? Budget your way out of New Year debt
15 January 2013 After the Christmas and New Year party comes the financial hangover. Consumer group Which? reckons that 46 per cent of the population paid for at least part…
Kerry Katona slammed for payday loan firm ad
15 January 2013 Reality TV star and former bankrupt Kerry Katona this week became the first celebrity to accept money to promote expensive payday lenders. The Atomic Kitten singer is…
Tax evasion crackdown to net £4bn
15 january 2013 The Government’s crackdown on tax dodging will bring in £4bn this year, Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will announce today. He will tell the…
Taxman claws back record £21bn
15 january 2013 Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs clawed back a record £21bn from tax avoiders and evaders last year, as the Government’s clampdown finally bore fruit. Tough austerity measures…
Britain’s missing billions: counting the true cost of corporate tax avoidance
15 january 2013 Yesterday’s public finance figures were a tale of two countries: the public paid more and corporations paid less. Last month Treasury receipts from VAT and income tax…
Amazon claimed sales in the UK of £207m last year. How much did amazon.co.uk actually take? £2.9bn
15 january 2013 Amazon UK’s total sales topped £2.9bn last year, according to previously secret figures that expose the extent to which the online giant has been minimising its tax…
IoS investigation: Football’s tax shame
15 january 2013 Premier League clubs made more than £150m profit yet paid less than £3m in corporation tax, according to analysis of their most recent accounts. This is an…
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