The government’s ‘tough’ action on overseas tax dodging isn’t all it seems
The Tories are forcing overseas territories to publish who really owns companies. A welcome step – but it will do little on its own, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.
Prem Sikka
Why the Sainsbury’s/Asda merger should worry us all
A trolley-load of questions must be asked about the proposed deal, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.
The Lycamobile fiasco shows that HMRC has become a state within a state
Refusing to investigate a major Tory donor is just one sign of the need for reform at the UK’s tax body.
Shareholders have run the show for too long – it’s time for radical reform to company boards
Limited liability for shareholders has conferred unlimited liability on people. It’s time corporations were democratised.
The Big Four accountancy firms have long pushed tax avoidance. It’s time for regulation
Complex tax dodging schemes by the ‘Big Four’ are constantly being thrown out by the courts. But why is nothing done to penalise them?
The hostile takeover of GKN shows that the Tories’ industrial policy is in disarray
Shareholders wield far too much power over our economy. The hostile takeover of GKN shows it’s time workers were at the table.
Don’t believe their latest piece of spin – the Tories will never reform our rotten corporate culture
The government’s latest green paper tries to give the impression of a strong response to a tide of corporate abuse – don’t hold your breath.
Carillion collapse: here’s how much corporate undertakers could make from the liquidation
The failed company’s liquidators – who already took £21m for advising the firm – could take hundreds of millions in fees.
Here’s how Caffe Nero made £2bn in sales but didn’t pay a penny in corporation tax
Professor of accounting Prem Sikka untangles the maze of company structures that have allowed the business to avoid tax for years.
This decision will make a mockery of EU claims to be tackling tax havens
It’s time for the EU to deal with the fallout of the Paradise Papers – and take on the tax havens in its own back yard.