A major change to the way the European Union taxes companies such as Google and Amazon is coming within 'weeks', says French economy minister
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Government May Tax Tech Companies Over Extremist Content
The government may impose a tax on companies such as YouTube and Facebook to 'incentivise' them over taking down militant material
Appleby Data Breach Could Expose Secrets Of Super Rich
Data from law firm in Bermuda could potentially reveal sensitive financial data about high profile individuals
Government Delays Controversial Digital Tax Plans
The Making Tax Digital system will be voluntary for smaller organisations, while larger groups will only have to use it for VAT filings until at least 2020
EU Penalty For Apple’s ‘Illegal’ Tax Benefit Prompts US Intervention
American government reportedly intervenes in Apple's appeal against huge tax penalty levelled by EU last year
Latest Tax Scams Pressure Businesses With Emails, Phone Calls
ANALYSIS: While most tax scams target individual taxpayers, there are some new ones aimed at businesses that will try to approach your employees
Government Urged To Push Back Tax Digitisation Plans
A Treasury Committee report finds the current timetable is unworkable
Ireland Readies EU Appeal Over Apple Tax Demand
Irish eyes are smiling on Apple, as government readies appeal on tax ruling by European Commission
Apple’s Tax Stance Betrays Its Sense Of Social Importance
ANALYSIS: Apple CEO Tim Cook appears to have ignored the EC's legal argument, but even still, shouldn't Apple be paying more than 0.005 percent on its European profits?
EC Slaps Apple With £11bn Irish Tax Bill
The EC wants Irish government to recover €13bn in "illegal tax benefits" after finding Apple paid almost nothing on EU profits
Apple Faces Giant European Tax Penalty
European Commission readies billion euro tax penalty for Apple
George Osborne Reveals Corporation Tax Reform
Multinational corporations face tougher rules as the Chancellor signals tax avoidance clampdown
UK Government: Airbnb Good, Private Landlords Bad
Airbnb hosts will get a tax-free allowance worth £1,000 a year, George Osborne has revealed
Facebook To Pay Millions More In UK Tax
Sales from big advertisers will no longer will routed through Irish tax haven as pressure mounts on Facebook to pay more corporation tax
Google’s Europe Boss Fails To Answer MPs Over Salary
Google tax avoidance controversy continues after UK boss tells MPs he does not to know his salary
IRS Restores Systems After Hardware Fault
Oh joy. Processing of tax returns resumes for Americans after a mystery IRS system outage on Thursday
Google Strikes Deal With HMRC To Pay £130m in Back Tax
Google finally agrees to pay "its fair share" of UK tax, and to pay more tax in future, following strong criticism
Apple Faces Potential £5.6bn European Tax Bill
Apple could be facing a bill of more than $8bn (£5.6bn) over its tax practices, as European Commission decision looms
Apple To Pay £235m To Settle Italian Tax Row – Report
Settles corporate tax row with Italian authorities, and pledges agreement on tax liabilities going forward
Amazon And eBay Face HMRC VAT Crackdown
Retailers warned they could be investigated over lack of tax paid by overseas resellers
Outdated Online Government Services Hurt Businesses
Outdated online services from the government are impacting businesses, with tax being the worst culprit
Amazon Pays Just £12m Corporation Tax Despite £5.3bn Sales
But the days of tech giants paying low amounts of tax could be numbered
Amazon Starts European Corporate Tax Payments
Amazon begins paying corporate tax in a number of European countries, but will Google and Apple follow suit?
Tax Practices Of Tech Giants Attacked By OECD Official
The man in charge of reforming global tax laws warns tech giants to stop “extremely aggressive” tax planning
TfL Seeks HMRC Probe Of Uber Tax Arrangement
The bitter rivalry between established transport players and the young pretender Uber continues
Amazon Luxembourg Tax Affairs Faces EU Probe
Amazon faces official EU watchdog probe over its tax arrangement deal with Luxembourg
Apple Faces European Commission Tax Probe
The European Commission begins a formal investigation into the tax arrangements of Apple and others
Samsung Heirs Face Colossal Inheritance Tax Bill
The ailing health of Samsung's Group patriarch triggers worry about a very hefty inheritance tax bill
Britain’s Green Tax Break Will Boost Shared Data Centres
Westminster has noticed data centres, and tiven them a slice off their electricity bill - if they sign up to improve efficiency, says Peter Judge
Google Sees UK Sales Increase To £3.4 Billion
However 16 percent rise in sales is the company’s lowest growth rate for three years