George Turner
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Netflix UK revenues hit £1bn, but when will the company start paying any corporation tax?
It's been a blockbuster year for Netflix. The company clocked up worldwide revenues of $20bn and by our reckoning around £1.1bn of that will have been from subscribers in the UK. So will any of Netflix’s substantial profits be taxed over here? Sorry to be the spoiler, but it's unlikely. In 2018 the company reported revenues of just £43.3m and profits of just £2m at its main UK → Read More
Billions are being lost due to tax avoidance – yet a weak HMRC is trying to pretend everything’s fine
Every year, HMRC publish their estimate of the tax gap – the amount of tax they claim is lost though avoidance, evasion, omission and error. → Read More
West Africa Leaks project exposes new offshore scandals
In a new investigation published today, the International Consortium ofRead the full article... → Read More
M5S – Lega Nord tax plans would be a disaster for Italy
The leader of Italy’s far right Lega Nord has describedRead the full article... → Read More
Questions raised over offshore dealings of Serbian PM's former company.
The Croatian political magazine, Nacional, is running a story whichRead the full article... → Read More
Taxing water and infrastructure in the UK
Is Michael Gove's harsh rhetoric on the water industry matched by the record of his government in tackling tax avoidance in the infrastructure industry? → Read More
Switzerland, USA and Cayman top the 2018 Financial Secrecy Index
Switzerland, the USA and the Cayman Islands are the biggest contributors to global financial secrecy according to the latest rankings from the TJN → Read More
Walmart faces allegations of tax evasion in Guatemala
Two Walmart subsidiaries are under investigation in Guatemala for using shell companies in a VAT fraud scheme worth 1bn quetzals → Read More
Panama Papers - start of sensible revolution in EU tax affairs?
The European Parliament has the opportunity to kick-start the fight back against tax avoidance by global giants which has undercut national tax revenues - and faith in the EU itself. → Read More
We're Hiring! Finance and Operations Administrator
This is a new post, created to support TJN’s ongoingRead the full article... → Read More
The EU Tax Haven Blacklist
The European Union published its black list of tax havens. This article sets out how this black list has become a white wash. → Read More
Day 2 #paradisepapers revelations
In response to the latest Paradise Papers revelations, which haveRead the full article... → Read More
Are the activities uncovered in the Paradise Papers 'legal'
As the revelations from the Paradise Papers hit the newsRead the full article... → Read More
PRESS RELEASE: TJN Responds to the #ParadisePapers
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists have released their latestRead the full article... → Read More
The Offshore Wrapper
Welcome to the Offshore Wrapper, a weekly roundup of newsRead the full article... → Read More
Interest deductions and tax avoidance
Will the BEPS proposal to limit the amount of interest that can be deducted from corporate profits before tax is paid stop tax avoidance? → Read More
The Offshore Wrapper
Welcome to the Offshore Wrapper, a weekly roundup of newsRead the full article... → Read More
The Offshore Wrapper
Welcome to the Offshore Wrapper, a weekly roundup of newsRead the full article... → Read More
Access to Swiss banking information for developing countries hangs in the balance
The attack on the commitment by Switzerland to share dataRead the full article... → Read More
The Offshore Wrapper
The Offshore Wrapper is our weekly roundup of news from the world of tax justice. If you want to receive the wrapper every week in your inbox, you can subscribe here. Gaming the Lottery The last couple of weeks have seen a series of articles uncovering the darker practices of lottery companies around the world. … → Read More