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Investigative journalist and former tax-inspector Richard Brooks charts how the UK has become a global tax haven that serves the super wealthy, all with the Government's help. Discover- - Why thousands of British state schools and NHS hospitals are owned by shell companies based in offshore tax havens - How British companies like Vodafone strongly influence tax laws - Why multinationals like Google and Starbucks can operate almost tax-free in the UK - How the taxman turns a blind eye to billions in illegally evaded tax in secret Swiss bank accounts - How footballers like Wayne Rooney use image rights companies to reduce their tax liability No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The first chapter of the book gives a short history of taxation in the UK, how it came about and the attempts to end it. This is a very interesting subject and I learned a few things along the way. I had a general idea about how it came about but I didn't realise there had been several times when it had been suspended.
The rest of the book deals with different way that major multinational companies avoid paying tax. Tax avoidance is different from tax evasion, the latter being completely illegal, the former sitting in a kind of grey area. Some of these companies have effectively paid zero tax on profits, often in collusion with the HMRC (the tax office). It is hard not to feel extremely angry when reading about this as it is another case of the rich getting richer whilst everyone else suffers.
I found following the ways which companies do this a little bit tricky at times. I am sure the author has simplified things as much as possible but a few times I had to read and re-read sections a few times over. Despite this it is a book which flows well and remains interesting throughout. ( )