Its not just big business that uses intricate accounting methods to disguise their income either...



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Can't even get the buggers to pay their council tax...

Don't forget, we're all in it together.

So we are not 'all in it together then'.

So if their store gets broken into and the police politely refuse to get involved they would be happy and wouldn't be up in arms seeing as they happily bent rules to reduce what they pay?

Or is it a case that they want their cake and eat it perhaps?

Quote Him="Him"Some of the offshoring could be stopped immediately if the government grew a pair. The likes of Tesco, Amazon, HMV etc that route their online sales through Guernsey to avoid UK tax could be stopped tomorrow.'" It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm

Quote Him="Him"Some of the offshoring could be stopped immediately if the government grew a pair. The likes of Tesco, Amazon, HMV etc that route their online sales through Guernsey to avoid UK tax could be stopped tomorrow.'" It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm

I don't see the relevance of this.







Because, unless you disagree with the particular policy, there is nothing to complain about. You seem to have gone off on some weird tangent about how using taxation to change behaviour is bad, or I think it's bad, or businesses should think its bad?







Yes, they do employ people (possibly accountants) to get their electricity bills reduced. Again, businesses do actually negotiate with energy suppliers to get the best deal they can.







Maybe because you're not [url=http://www.energyadviceline.org.uk/news-and-views/business-group-calls-for-energy-watchdoglistening[/url? Also I suspect businesses mainly "whinge" about energy prices to their energy suppliers as they are the people who can change them.

Quote Big Graeme="Big Graeme"It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm'" So tax relief with a certain intent caused undesirable behaviour and the solution was the change the tax relief. I suppose we could have instead just sat around saying how evil the companies were who took advantage of this tax relief.

Quote Big Graeme="Big Graeme"It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm'" So tax relief with a certain intent caused undesirable behaviour and the solution was the change the tax relief. I suppose we could have instead just sat around saying how evil the companies were who took advantage of this tax relief.

Many have been complaining for quite a while mate. It is part of the reason we lost high street media stores both independent and national.



It's a loophole that should have been plugged years ago, it was never designed for the use Amazon et al put it to but to help the channel islands flower exports.

Tesco's on-line media business was kicked out of Jersey by the Jersey authorities, because they added little more than another postbox to the Jersey economy. So they upped sticks and set up in Guernsey and continued business as usual.



These companies make much in their annual reports of their progress in the areas of corporate and social responsibility, maybe it's time they appointed someone in charge of moral responsibility?



Mind you, as the advert says: "Every fiddle helps".

Quote Big Graeme="Big Graeme"It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm'" So price to customers will go up.

Quote Big Graeme="Big Graeme"It was announced last month. www.hmrc.gov.uk/news/removal-lvcr.htm'" So price to customers will go up.

Isn't that usually what happens when taxes are applied or increased?

More like online prices will go back to what they should have been, high street prices should remain the same.

Seems like a plan!!



Seriously I come back to this - Tesco will have paid in corporation tax and employers NI close to 2bn now you want to cut your nose off to spite your face by suggesting they go and operate in another country!!



On the other hand you complain when they do i.e. Tesco in Guernsey - your thinking, not for the first time, seem contradictory?



How are you going to replace the 2bn they contribute? By only allowing those companies who don't look to reduce the tax burden on themselves!! There will not be company in this country that doesn't look to reduce its tax burden.