Tax avoidance

The porkies have come thick and fast from all sides during this election campaign. What are the biggest fibs FactCheck has unearthed?

Does this government deal with tax dodgers as robustly as benefits cheats? FactCheck finds out.

David Cameron says his government has done more than any other to crack down on tax dodgers. But where’s the proof?

Business leaders and even former Labour ministers have said they don’t like Ed Balls’ plan to bring back the 50p top rate of tax. But could the move help pay down the deficit?

A damning report from MPs accused HMRC of “losing its nerve” on tackling tax avoidance. The taxman has hit back, accusing MPs of using the figures misleadingly. Who is right?

The government says Britain is putting its own house in order by getting UK-linked territories to crack down on tax evasion. But there is a notable exception, as FactCheck discovers…

The government says it is taking “concrete action” to break Britain’s tax haven habit. But FactCheck finds that the devil is in the detail.

The government’s promising it’s cracking down on tax avoiders. Are their claims avoidance or evasion? FactCheck finds out.

Another day, another so-called crackdown on Britain’s tax dodgers. But do the numbers stack up?

The latest government promise to get tough with corporate tax dodgers raises more questions than it answers.

Why can’t we call the corporate bluff and exclude all companies who have a presence in a tax haven from public contracts?

“What the government isn’t saying today is something many economists agree on: a black market in services produces benefits to the economy as well as costs.”