A big 'nice one' to Ashwani Kumar, who has won an employment tribunal claim after being dismissed for his ‘refusal to work on a cash in-hand basis’ and for insisting 'on having tax and national insurance being deducted and paid to the correct authorities’ www.accountancydaily.co/papa-johns-m...

Papa John’s manager who ‘insisted’ on paying tax wins tribunal

Former pizza takeaway manager wins employment tribunal after refusing cash in hand payments, demanding tax deductions and national insurance payments

accountancydaily.co

Hmm, the framing here is anti-social value, but the detail indicates social value criteria weighting increases from 10 to 20% & 'bidders will be able to gain extra credit for creating local jobs that pay above the legal minimum'. All of which is positive www.ft.com/content/9878...

UK to strip back procurement rules to focus on job creation, says Louise Haigh

Andy Burnham’s de facto deputy PM says requirements for businesses vying for Whitehall contracts will be streamlined

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Join us at 1pm UK / 8am NY today for a live Q&A on our LinkedIn page with our Research Fellow Alison Schultz about our new study with @psiglobalunion.bsky.social on the #UNtaxConvention's commitment to change where we tax multinational corporations. www.linkedin.com/company/tax-...

"We’re moving towards a world where transparency isn’t optional". 🔎 Read about @atlastranslations.bsky.social Director Clare Suttie's journey to the 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 in her 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 article: fairtaxmark.net/atlas-transl...

Atlas Translations' Suttie: The Fair Tax Mark is about being open, accountable and fair - Fair Tax Foundation

In this Fair Tax Leaders, Atlas Translations Director Clare Suttie says fair tax is about consistency and aligning values

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Microsoft Corp. saved $4.3 billion in taxes during its most recent fiscal year by having a large chunk of its worldwide profits in Ireland, according to the company.

Microsoft’s Irish Profits Save Company $4.3 Billion in Taxes

Microsoft Corp. saved $4.3 billion in taxes during its most recent fiscal year by having a large chunk of its worldwide profits in Ireland, according to the company.

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Dare I say, this announcement is riddled with both ambition and practicality A warehouse tax was always daft, and never gonna hit likes of Amazon in a substantive way www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/burnham...

Burnham announces 20% business rates cut for pubs and music venues

The cut will be 'fully funded' by a tax clampdown on online marketplace sellers and businesses not making a 'positive contribution' such as vape shops

thegrocer.co.uk

"Hundreds"... as in two hundred😂 Almost certainly tip of the iceberg given c.4.5mn own crypto in the UK. Expect recovery rates & settlements to rocket from 2026 as info exchange between tax authorities starts to kick in for crypto for the 1st time www.ft.com/content/bfc7...

Hundreds settle with HMRC as crypto tax crackdown continues

International reporting rules make it harder for investors to conceal gains

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Good to see Democrats still pushing for public country-by-country reporting in the US. Mandatory pCbCR advancing across the EU and Australia this year. Begs the question as to why the UK such a laggard. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

Argh! It's fallen again - the number of criminal prosecutions by HMRC for tax evasion!! The number of charging decisions is also down, despite Government saying it wants to see these increase. www.gov.uk/government/p...

📢UK-based consultancy Talieisin have been awarded their first 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 this #FairTaxWeek. They are a great example of how tax fits into a business' sustainability goals. Find out about their certification➡️ fairtaxmark.net/talieisin-co...

🎊 We had a fantastic #FairTaxWeek this year! And despite the heatwave in the UK, many of you joined us and the @justmoneymvt.bsky.social at St Mary-le-Bow Church to celebrate investing in corporates paying tax responsibly. See everything that went on: fairtaxmark.net/supporters/f...

📢 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐗 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒! We're very happy to announce this #FairTaxWeek that Scottish-based capital allowances firm Cavetta Consulting have achieved their first Fair Tax Mark. Find out more about Cavetta's certification: fairtaxmark.net/cavetta-cons...

Cavetta Consulting stand out from the crowd with first Fair Tax Mark - Fair Tax Foundation

Cavetta Consulting have become the first Scottish-based capital allowances firm to secure the Fair Tax Mark

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📣 Congratulations to Inflow Partnership on receiving their first 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤. The Fair Tax Mark complements Inflow Partnership’s commitment to being a @livingwageuk.bsky.social Employer and other responsible business accreditations. Find out more➡️ fairtaxmark.net/inflow-partn...

Inflow Partnership add Fair Tax Mark to responsible roster - Fair Tax Foundation

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🎉 𝐀𝐖𝐎 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 This #FairTaxWeek we're delighted to announce the international agency have reached the gold standard of responsible tax conduct. Find out more ➡️ fairtaxmark.net/awo-revealed...

AWO revealed as first law firm to achieve Fair Tax Mark - Fair Tax Foundation

International agency AWO are the first law firm to have been awarded the Fair Tax Mark - a gold standard accreditation

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Treasury select committee is holding an evidence session on dodgy high streets, snail farms, and phoenixing gift shops. (With some nods to our reporting.) Some very very quotable bits for any reporter wanting high street stories: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Parliamentlive.tv

Treasury Committee

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NEW ANALYSIS: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time What's that you say? Something something demand, something something ZEV mandate? Take a look at the data: www.carbonbrief.org/...

HMRC just released their latest analysis of the UK's tax gap. It's rocketed and the share attributable to small business not only dominates, but has increased further! Bears out what we have been saying for years: small business tax avoidance is a massive issue in the UK

"This research demonstrates that the UK is still at its core a fair tax nation. The UK public care about many issues, but ‘tax justice’ is consistently at the top of their concerns when it comes to corporate conduct." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals

theguardian.com

"This research demonstrates that the UK is still at its core a fair tax nation. The UK public care about many issues, but ‘tax justice’ is consistently at the top of their concerns when it comes to corporate conduct." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals

theguardian.com

Nice one 👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

King Charles to reveal personal tax bill for first time as monarch

For the first time, the annual financial report for the royals will include how much tax is paid by the monarch.

bbc.co.uk

Project has hit the ground running in its first hours! Check it out, folks, it's gonna be a cracker...

Mark Crail@markcrail.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just backed @polypartist.bsky.social LOOSE CANNONS: a history of freethinking humanist rebels! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Great stuff. Push aside the speculative projects and get shovel ready to the front of the queue. This is the type of quiet, technical, competent government the UK wants and needs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than half of clean energy schemes needed for Labour’s 2030 target offered grid connection

The 700 projects include wind and solar farms, battery storage, gas and hydro plans

theguardian.com

I spent the weekend analysing the latest accounts of Amazon's five largest UK subsidiaries and found that they paid just £39.3m of corporation tax in the UK on £16.1bn of revenue and £555.8mn of profit - which equates to a tax rate of just 7.1%! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m

Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenues

theguardian.com

After the loud fanfare of Amazon's UK tax contribution report last month, the accounts of their uk subsidiaries quietly appeared at companies house over the weekend. Guess what... www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon...

Amazon accused of 'systematic tax avoidance' after release of UK accounts

Accounts for one of online giant Amazon's biggest UK companies show it paid no corporation tax last year despite profits jumping by a quarter

mirror.co.uk

Great work by the Guardian. This is very similar to the "snail farms" found in Liverpool that were being used to dodge business rates under the "agricultural use" clause. 🤪

Rob Davies@byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excl: Midos Group, owned by the London-based Schreiber property dynasty, is accused of unlawfully dodging tax by staging bogus prayer sessions to avoid business rates. Meanwhile, a separate entity called Midos Management Co is collecting millions by selling temporary accommodation to councils. 🧵

Great work by the Guardian. This is very similar to the "snail farms" found in Liverpool that were being used to dodge business rates under the "agricultural use" clause. 🤪

Rob Davies@byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excl: Midos Group, owned by the London-based Schreiber property dynasty, is accused of unlawfully dodging tax by staging bogus prayer sessions to avoid business rates. Meanwhile, a separate entity called Midos Management Co is collecting millions by selling temporary accommodation to councils. 🧵

A Google engineer made $1.2M on Polymarket betting on who would be announced as the most searched person of the year was just arrested for insider trading. People need to realize only government officials get away with that blatant a degree of insider trading.

DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million

It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site.

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Amongst all the noise, once again, Amazon refuse to disclose exactly how much corporate income tax they pay in the UK. Globally, their tax bill plummeted in 2025, despite a leap in revenues & profits, thanks to the ridiculously generous tax breaks of Donald Trump www.thetimes.com/business/tec...

Amazon’s UK tax bill rises to top £1.3bn

Higher labour and business costs helped push up the total by 20% at one of Britain’s biggest employers

thetimes.com

Spent £2,618 on a Lalique Feuilles salt and pepper set?! That's deserving of jailtime all on its own www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP

Former husband of Nicola Sturgeon faces long prison sentence after admitting stealing from party to fund lavish lifestyle

theguardian.com

SO TIMELY - Fetishising tax avoidance in the US must end if the republic is to survive www.ft.com/content/b4f4...

Just stop moaning and pay your taxes

Fetishising tax avoidance in the US must end if the republic is to survive

ft.com