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Are British beer drinkers the most heavily taxed in Europe?
It’s official. We drink more beer than a small European country. In fact, mere regions of the UK drink more beer than even very large European countries, like France. While actual volume of beer...
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Have you done your tax return yet?
If you haven’t, you are not alone- almost half a million people finally sent in their tax return online on the peak filing day at the end of January last year. With 10.6 million people having been sent...
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Amazon not only avoids tax, it takes taxpayers’ money
There’s tax avoidance, and then there’s taking the piss. We are all aware of Amazon’s reluctance to pay UK tax, but did you know that they are also taking Government handouts in order to earn these...
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Airlines tell Chancellor that scrapping ‘Air Passenger Duty’ will drag...
60,000 jobs could be created if the Chancellor gets rid of Air Passenger Duty, and help “drag Britain out of recession” according to airlines. This tax applies to all passengers flying from UK airports...
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Pensions v ISAs
Face it. You are all going to get old and die. The only dilemma you have is how long you are going to have to live with no money before you die. Of course, you will have your State Pension to rely on,...
View ArticleTinkerman, Mark Zuckerberg, meddles with Facebook for the millionth time
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg, can’t stop pissing about with his social network. There’s been so many changes to Facebook in the last few years, each making the format increasingly confusing an awkward...
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Hot chicken sales cool thanks to the taxman
Had a rotisserie chicken recently? With all kinds of horsing around going on the beef/unidentifiable meat ready meal sector, you would think that chicken would be flying off the shelves. After all,...
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HMRC’s ‘woeful’ phone service is only going to get worse
Those numbskulls at HMRC have announced plans to close 281 tax inquiry centres which means their service is going to worsen considerably. Bearing in mind that a watchdog for MPs already called their...
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Bitterwallet’s Budget Predictions
Happy Monday! You may not feel like celebrating, but if Wednesday turns out to be as wet as some people are predicting, you may need to get some smiles in while you still can. Wednesday is, of course,...
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Budget 2013. Excitement waiting to happen.
So that was the 2013 Budget. Despite even George having to admit that his plan for economic growth hasn’t really worked out, he is stubbornly sticking to his plan of action and yesterday unveiled a...
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Jersey: not the tax-haven it once was
The House of Lords once described Jersey as “one of the most secretive tax havens in the world”, but not any more after the island announced a FATCA-esque agreement with the government which will see...
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Google to rival Apple’s iWatch
Everyone in the technology world is getting into a tizz about the idea of wearable technology and, with the rumour of an iWatch from Apple doing the rounds and Google’s smartglasses being developed,...
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HMRC to tax your Quidco cashback?
Everyone knows the insurance industry is the worst kind of old boys club. Well, perhaps not the worst kind. Still, the fact that financial advisers can be sunning themselves on a cruise paid for on the...
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Plastic bag tax is too low?
You may be aware that the controversial carrier bag tax, which has been very successful in Wales was introduced in Northern Ireland last week. However, one shouty environmentalist is claiming that the...
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Despite three years of price hikes, Npower pays no tax
In a time when people have been spectacularly broke, Npower have been one of the energy companies that have been making a handsome profit. What is their secret? Is it because they keep putting their...
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Pensioners should pay more tax?
No-one likes the idea of paying more tax, and pensioners are generally considered to be a ‘vulnerable’ group who should be protected from punitive tax rises owing to the fact that they are on fixed...
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HMRC accused of being too cosy with big firms who want to avoid tax
The Commons Public Accounts Committee have been looking at our beloved HMRC and have said that they’re ”very concerned” at the way the “big four” firms (Deloitte, Ernst and Young, KPMG, and PwC) were...
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Npower avoids paying £108m to HMRC
Those scamps at Npower are at it again, reportedly dodging £108 million in UK corporation tax, thanks to a nifty switcheroo involving sending cash to Malta. According to the Currant Bun, over half of...
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Tax return dodgers into £10 daily fines
Happy Mayday. A day when Spring is sure to have sprung and hairy men in questionable attire dance with each other jingling around a large pole. No? Just Andy and Mof then. However 1 May is also the day...
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iTax on tablets and smartphones?
You’ve got to hand it to the French. Since the nineties, they have taken steps to protect their cultural media, by requiring radio stations to play a certain percentage of songs in French (as...
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