Don't forget to leave a rating: Amazon chairman meeting with UK prime minister to talk taxes
4 stars - did not warn us about 'digitalisation of the economy'*
Off-Prem20 Sep 2021 | 50
Tax
Another UK government limb that can't get IR35 right: Court service pays taxman £12.5m
Updated HMRC's 'fundamentally flawed' Check Employment Status Tool strikes again
Legal23 Aug 2021 | 35
GSMA and Euro-telcos argue for exemptions from big tech tax crackdown laws
Claim members already pay plenty, and might build fewer networks if asked to pay more
Legal18 Aug 2021 | 17
Taxpayers foot the bill: HMRC signs up Cognizant for £150m low-code, automation project
Brit tax collection agency's IT estate contains 'significant risk'
Software13 Aug 2021 | 2
G20 finance ministers agree plan to make multinationals pay their 'fair share' of tax
Tax-efficient tech giants in firing line
Legal12 Jul 2021 | 82
Ex-IBM whistleblower's suit back in court, 8 years after he alleged irregularities in $265m IRS software deal
Judges revive some of the claims
Legal08 Jul 2021 | 4
NARROWER TOPICS
Tax check tool CEST is the pits, say UK contractor consultancies as latest HMRC usage stats are published
IR35 status of 1 in 5 cases still undetermined by 'fundamentally flawed' app
Legal25 Jun 2021 | 11
UK.gov's new single enforcement body does not cover rogue umbrella companies, contractor campaigners complain
Why does it always... That's why. That's why it's raining on you
Legal10 Jun 2021 | 14
G7 nations aim for global 15 per cent tax on big tech and bin digital services taxes
Facebook’s Libra project kicked to the kerb until international rules on stablecoins are set
Legal06 Jun 2021 | 38
Microsoft Irish subsidiary makes $314.73bn profit
Updated Forget Seattle, Microsoft 'Round Island One' lives in Bermuda
Software03 Jun 2021 | 32
It's the UK contractor tax factor: IR35 outsiders gaining leverage in skills market, survey finds
New tax rules see a hike in use of umbrella companies - another can of worms
Channel02 Jun 2021 | 18
Campaigns propose new rules to protect contractors from rogue umbrella companies
Updated Sharp practices can leave temp tech workers with nowhere to turn
Legal17 May 2021 | 17
Jeff Bezos supports US tax rise after not paying it for two years – and paying tiny amount in 2019
Expresses fondness for Biden administration infrastructure plan that would help parcels be delivered faster and boost broadband speeds
Legal07 Apr 2021 | 51
Big tech suggests Vietnam rewrite its digital tax plans
Nice economy you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if growth slowed
Legal30 Mar 2021 | 8
Legacy IT kit is behind 80% of UK taxman's pandemic costs, says spending watchdog
HMRC spent £53.2m maintaining creaky tech estate – report
Systems22 Jan 2021 | 28
CEST la vie: HMRC admits controversial IR35 status checker returns undecided verdict in nearly 20% of cases
What a useless tool, say folk in freelance community, with months to go before tax reforms introduced to private sector
Legal11 Dec 2020 | 34
Tax working from home, says Deutsche Bank, because the economy needs that lunch money you’re not spending
Taxes change all the time, but shifts in behaviour are usually slower than the rush to WfH
Legal13 Nov 2020 | 148
UK tax dept's IT savings created 'significant risk', technical debt as it faces difficult conversation with Chancellor
Pry open that weird little red suitcase and give us a few quid, would you?
On-Prem10 Nov 2020 | 67
San Francisco approves 'CEO tax', hopes to extract up to $140m a year from corps with wide exec-staff salary gap
Plus or minus a load of caveats
Science06 Nov 2020 | 43
Amazon gets its tax excuses in early amid rising UK profits – but leaves El Reg off the press list. Can't think why
A charm offensive, or just plain offensive?
SaaS18 Sep 2020 | 43
India rolls out AI and e-government to increase taxpayer numbers beyond current miserable 15 million
‘Honoring the honest’ is the catchphrase for massive new online scheme
AI + ML14 Aug 2020 | 1
eBay won't pass UK Digital Service Tax costs on to third-party sellers – unlike Amazon, which simply can't afford it
Stop sniggering, don't forget those 'indirect taxes' Amazon says it pays
Legal13 Aug 2020 | 44
€13bn wings its way back to Apple after Euro court rules Irish tax deal wasn't 'state aid'
Vestager vexed
On-Prem15 Jul 2020 | 60
Big Tech on the hook for billions in back taxes after US Supreme Court rejects Altera stock options case hearing
Stop! In the name of tax! Before you break my bank!
Science22 Jun 2020 | 93
UK MPs to off-payroll workers: Delay IR35 reforms until 2023? You wish
And we will change your tax forever, no need to delay ya... nothing's gonna stop us now
Legal20 May 2020 | 53
UK IT contractors slipping back into old ways of working now IR35 tax reforms delayed
And employers that banned personal service companies no longer seem to care. At least not yet, say sources
Legal04 May 2020 | 49
Lords: New IR35 off-payroll tax rules 'riddled with problems, unfairnesses, unintended consequences'
Peers urge review during delay as witnesses call themselves 'zero-rights employees'
Legal27 Apr 2020 | 66
Aria Technology loses Court of Appeal bid over £750k VAT dispute
Firm must pay HMRC's legal costs, rules judge
Channel27 Feb 2020 | 17
Auf wiedersehen, pet: UK Deutsche Bank contractors plan to leave rather than take 25% pay cut for IR35 – report
Yet another financial institution only wants freelancers on its own terms
Legal18 Feb 2020 | 176
What do we want? A proper review of IR35! When do we want it? Last year! Bunch of IT contractors protest outside UK Parliament
Letter delivered to chancellor demanding tax reform be halted
Legal13 Feb 2020 | 88
UK contractors planning 'mass exodus' ahead of IR35 tax clampdown – survey
One staff outsourcer snaps back: It's no biggie, you've just got 'to pay a bit more tax'
Legal12 Feb 2020 | 251
Who says HMRC hasn't got a sense of humour? Er, 65 million Brits
I missed my Self Assessment filing deadline because.... a rundown of the worst excuses
Bootnotes17 Jan 2020 | 96
Sir John Redwood backs IR35 campaign, notes review would have to start 'immediately' before new off-payroll working rules kick in
Do election promises mean anything?
Legal19 Dec 2019 | 80
What’s that Skippy? Google’s coughed up $330m in tax Down Under?
Before you gasp, settlement does cover audit of a full decade
On-Prem18 Dec 2019 | 15
GlaxoSmithKline ditches IR35 contractors: Go PAYE or go home
Flexible workforce look to pre-election promises
Legal13 Dec 2019 | 107
UK tax collectors warn contractors about being ripped-off – and not by HMRC for a change
Self-assessment phishing and phone scam alert raised
Security21 Nov 2019 | 23
20% of UK businesses would rather axe their contractors than deal with IR35 – survey
But firms will be forced to take a more measured response in time, says consultancy
Legal14 Nov 2019 | 79
Helen Fospero makes yet another Brit telly presenter to win IR35 case against taxman
Oh dear, HMRC – that's two defeats in a week
On-Prem06 Nov 2019 | 36
You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so let's watch for tech sales VAT weirdness through the channel
Feature Ignorance is no defence, just ask HMRC
Channel01 Oct 2019 | 18
How to lose a UK contractor in 10 days: Make them commit after upcoming IR35 tax upheaval, apparently
Survey warns of 'brain drain'
Legal30 Sep 2019 | 84
'Ridiculous, rubbish, outrageous, complete bollocks': Just some reviews for Amazon's corporate contribution to Blighty's coffers
Interview The Reg chats to Dame Margaret Hodge MP about box slinger's tax affairs
SaaS20 Sep 2019 | 70
UK taxman wins tribunal case against BBC presenters
The Beeb may have forced you into it, but you still have to cough up
Legal19 Sep 2019 | 54
UK launches online VAT inquiry following fears of Brexit fraudster surge
Come on guys, we're losing £1.5bn per year
On-Prem19 Sep 2019 | 34
Now on Amazon Prime: The Amazing Shrinking UK Tax Burden
UK Services turns over £2bn+, profits up, and taxes... Well, what do you think?
SaaS09 Sep 2019 | 80
Contractor association blasts UK.gov guidance on hated IR35 tax law's arrival in private sector
Advice 'falls woefully short'
Legal23 Aug 2019 | 67
Industry reps told the UK taxman everything wrong with extending IR35. What happened next will astound you
Don't like it? Take it to an employment tribunal!
Legal15 Jul 2019 | 167
We have the best trade wars: US investigating French tech tax plan over fears it unfairly targets American biz
How dare they. There are shareholders to consider
Legal12 Jul 2019 | 46
It's happening, tech contractors: UK.gov is pushing IR35 off-payroll rules to private sector in Finance Bill
We consulted. We decided to do it anyway
On-Prem11 Jul 2019 | 168
UK industry calls for delay of IR35 off-payroll tax rules to private sector
Early responses from government consultation not happy with off taxman's plans
Legal17 Jun 2019 | 49
Don't be Russian to judgement but... Bloke accused of $1.5m+ tax filing biz hack, fraud
Nabbed in Thailand, extradited... and now formally charged
Security30 Apr 2019 | 16
Ok Google, please ignore this free tax filing code so we can keep on screwing America
Updated TurboTax and H&R Block use robots.txt, metatags to hide in plain sight
Software26 Apr 2019 | 100
Free online tax filing? Yeah, that'll soon be illegal thanks to rare US Congressional unity
Tax software lobbying unites politicians like nothing else. Happy Tax Day America!
Legal09 Apr 2019 | 107
Yup, it's the new tax year: If you smell a RAT, it's because crims are ramping up tax scams
Tell your dad not to open the 'HMRC' Word doc promising a yuge refund
Security04 Apr 2019 | 12
Google UK forks out £65m tax in 2018, a boost of 40% on previous year
Increase in tax payout comes as UK.gov threatens digital sales tax on revenues
On-Prem03 Apr 2019 | 19
6 days to go, no sweat, just more than a million UK firms still to sign up to Making Tax Digital
Cashflow software biz says it is 'confident' taxman will go easy
Legal26 Mar 2019 | 31
Brekkie TV host Lorraine Kelly wins IR35 ruling against HMRC, adds fuel to freelance techies' ire over tax reforms
Pint-sized Scottish squawker wins tribunal appeal over £1.2m tax bill
Legal21 Mar 2019 | 102
Amazon triples profit to $11.2bn, pays ZERO DOLLARS in corp tax – instead we pay it $129m
Yet it's still whining that New York City didn't offer enough for HQ2
SaaS15 Feb 2019 | 84
Apple solemnly agrees to pay France $570m in back taxes, turns to camera, gives us a wink
Think we may just get away with this one, eh mes amies?
On-Prem05 Feb 2019 | 36
The lighter side of HMRC: We want your money, but we also want to make you laugh
Junior staffers, cold fingers get blamed for missed payments in taxman's annual attempt at humour
Bootnotes21 Jan 2019 | 95
Amazon exec tells UK peers: No, we don't want to be dominant. Also, we don't fancy being taxed on revenues
Of course! It's the public's fault it doesn't look like Amazon coughs up enough – we need to better understand corporation tax
Legal09 Jan 2019 | 66
Peers to HMRC: Digital tax reforms 3 days after Brexit? Hold your horses, how 'bout 3 years...
Updated Sweeping changes to VAT will hit small biz, says committee
On-Prem22 Nov 2018 | 79
UK.gov fishes for likes as it prepares to go solo on digital sales tax
Critics warn it's complex and off-putting for international firms
Legal12 Nov 2018 | 52
Biting the hand that feeds IT
