Tax & Technical | 23 Mar 18
Contractor pay needs rethink – tax expert
A tax expert has called for UK legislation which has triggered a freelance pay scandal at the BBC, to be overhauled.
United Kingdom | 23 Mar 18
Offshore ‘Crook’s Bank’ developer facing £1m fine
A money launderer who developed an online service for criminals using bank accounts in Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands, Jersey, Cyprus, and Switzerland has been ordered to pay £1m.
What Facebook’s privacy blunder means for tech
Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission began investigating Facebook over privacy concerns around data used to influence the US election. Shares in the social media giant began to slide quickly after, but could this be a blow for all tech stocks?
France increases tax breaks for Brexit talent
France has increased its bid to attract business amid the uncertainty of Brexit, using a little known rule allowing employees moving to France to enjoy income tax exemption for a total of eight years.
EU announces first blacklist sanctions
The EU Commission has sent a “wake-up call” to those on its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, announcing its first sanctions to counter their “aggressive tax practices”.