Via CentreRight: The Revenue’s power grab: what’s yours is mine first. Just as taxpayers finally lose confidence in the ability of the Revenue to calculate PAYE correctly, HMRC offers to take the matter out of our hands and present us with a fait accompli. The power grab implicit in the latest […]
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Car tax
Having just paid £245 car tax for the year, I am reminded of my prior advocacy of the abolition of car tax. Needless to say, it has not encouraged me to buy a slower car: I’ll be running this one for at least another two years, whatever. In the meantime, I […]
Read MoreThe case for tax simplification
As the tax fiasco continues, we might ask what is to be done to prevent this in future. I am not surprised amounts of tax were miscalculated. I personally worked on a project to encode a corporate tax return for electronic submission when we found the rules were incompatible. It […]
Read MoreComing documentaries
Via ConservativeHome, we learn that the US Tea Party movement has made a movie: Something else to look forward to in the Autumn is a British feature-length documentary on the continuing financial crisis. I made my contribution a few weeks ago.
Read MoreCapital Gains Tax
Concerned constituents — including basic rate taxpayers, pensioners and private residential landlords — have written to me about the Government’s proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). In this post, I will set out details of the tax, the proposal, the arguments and my position. I conclude that the way […]
Read MoreTPA: How long do you work for the tax man?
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Read MoreCentreRight: The Debt Clock goes on the road
Today is an exciting one for the TaxPayers’ Alliance – our UK Debt Clock starts its 1,300 mile tour of Britain, highlighting the vast scale of the national debt to taxpayers right across the country. via CentreRight: The Debt Clock goes on the road.
Read MoreDrowning in an ocean of debt
NB: The author is Tim Hewish, who I am glad to welcome as a contributor. — Steve We are drowning in an ocean of debt. The video above may be an American example, but it serves us well when highlighting the dire straits the British economy is in under this […]
Read MoreYou’ve been Fleeced!
Via the Taxpayers’ Alliance: On Monday, Matthew Elliott and David Craig released their new book Fleeced! How we’ve been betrayed by the politicians, bureaucrats and bankers… and how much they’ve cost us, published by Constable. Fleeced! is the very first book to analyse the financial, fiscal and political crisis resulting from a […]
Read MoreThe Conservative Party | Taxman planning room-by-room inspections of family homes
Via The Conservative Party | News | Taxman planning room-by-room inspections of family homes: Caroline Spelman has responded to new evidence that emerged today of Gordon Brown’s secret plans for council tax hikes on family homes. A new electronic Government tax handbook, complete with audio commentary, reveals how taxmen are being […]
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