Scared to click on threads now. I might find out what I'm having for dinner tomorrow.

Doing Bush Tucker trials?

It's like finding out what you're getting for Christmas in October...

RE: Current corporation tax furore..

Firsly, guys, getting yourselves in a position where an MP can call you immoral is just, well it's careless.

Secondly... Starbucks pulls out PR shotgun, points it at own foot.

Yes, they really did claim that they did pay taxes in the UK because their employees paid PAYE (before hastily removing it again)...

I've seen a recent article regarding Apple's tax payment (or not) where the journo said that they were bringing in VAT.

I expected better of Mr. Dunning.

Mark

Well they are, but no more than any other business who sells products of an equivalent VATable value, so it's not something they have much grounds to sound off about. You'd have to check if it was an Apple PR piece or some third party analysis. I don't honestly know if Apple are doing any accounting tricks in the style of Amazon/Google/Starbucks but frankly it would surprise me if they weren't. Pretty much every multinational is, it's just those three whose necks are the nooses right now. I don't think Apple've been daft enough to attempt to tell people Apple UK make a loss though... That's... spectacularly dumb, PR wise, even if works for the bottom line.

I love it when companies say "we pay £x in tax!" and they're including VAT and income tax.

No, dimwits, those things are paid by consumers and employees respectively.

There are of course employer NICs, but talk about drop in the ocean.

Well it looks like so many countries are getting annoyed that there maybe a change in multinational taxation. It needs to happen.

Yeah and then cue all the crud arguments...."This is harming...competitiveness/job creation/"wealth creators" (delete as appropriate)"

The reality is that growth was higher when tax rates were higher. It also makes investment a better bet. If your company pays no tax then the benefits of any capital investment are also reduced.

Hindsight....

"Nobody will ever know what you have done for this country Jimmy" - Prince Charles, on the occasion of Savile's 80th birthday

They do now Jimmy.

I may have mentioned that I had my graduation on Monday...

I've just looked on the Huddersfield University website and guess what? My picture is there!

http://www.hud.ac.uk/awards/gallery/nov ... dersfield/

Guess which one I am... Small clue: I'm one of the men

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the shifty looking guy on 3rd row very left picture. The one that doesn't look English