politaxJun 5, 20243 min readSunak’s “£2000 Claim”. Was it the greatest lie ever told?Rishi Sunak claimed on the ITV Leaders Debate that “Independent Treasury officials have costed Labour’s policies and they amount to a...
politaxMar 28, 20245 min readAngela Rayner's CGT - An unnecessary saga?There is still a great deal of confusion as to what the Capital Gains issue surrounding Angela Rayner is about – it is not as simple as...
politaxFeb 28, 20244 min readDoes Angela Rayner owe CGT?I’m going to try to steer away from tittle tattle here and just explain what the Private Residence Relief (PRR) rules are, and what they...
politaxOct 16, 20239 min readWhat is the Common Reporting Standard? Is there really £570billion in offshore accounts?!Following the successful prosecution of Bernie Ecclestone there has been some interest around offshore holdings and, in particular, the...
politaxApr 3, 20234 min readLet's talk about queues!Politax Opinion. I’m more than happy for people to look into the queues at Dover and find out if it’s caused by Brexit and the stamping...
politaxJan 3, 202351 min readWas Brexit About Tax Avoidance?Several years ago I published an article “Is Brexit Really About Tax Avoidance?”, and it’s probably about time to revisit the topic, in...
politaxDec 29, 20224 min readDoes Rees-Mogg profit from the sale of abortion pills?This one is true, or it used to be, but let’s look at the allegation of hypocrisy. There are a couple elements to the hypocrisy as I see...
politaxSep 26, 20223 min readByline Times Fact Checked!This article will be fairly short. I have written previously about the absurdity of finding individual investments with Somerset Capital...
politaxSep 11, 202213 min readNo, Jacob Rees-Mogg's Cabinet role is not a plausible conflict of interestPolitax Guarantee Never in the history of political discourse has one man’s finances been subject to as many fabricated allegations as...
politaxApr 11, 20229 min readUS Green Card. Does Rishi Sunak have a case to answer?Complex areas of tax are low hanging fruit for conspiracy theorists, politicians and agenda driven journalists. Clearly it is important...
politaxMar 18, 20221 min readCan you trust Politax?There is no mistaking this is a Brexit leaning, Conservative leaning blog. However, I value my reputation especially in relation to...
politaxMar 8, 20226 min readWhy I voted to leave the EU[This piece, in substance, was written in January 2019] A remain supporter has asked why I am pro-Brexit. Whether it was a genuine...
politaxMar 2, 20225 min readHas Jacob Rees-Mogg been insider dealing?Politax Fact Guarantee Twitter has added to the ever increasing list of allegations of financial misdemeanours aimed at Jacob Rees-Mogg. ...
politaxFeb 18, 202210 min readNo, Rees-Mogg's new Brexit role is not a plausible conflict of interest.Politax Guarantee Never in the history of political discourse has one man’s finances been subject to as many fabricated allegations as...
politaxFeb 17, 20226 min readIt doesn’t matter what year it is, God Save the Queen!It is anachronistic, so we are told, to still have a Monarchy. It’s 2022 for goodness sake. In this, her Platinum Jubilee, is it time...
politaxDec 1, 20215 min readRees-Mogg loans - Have Labour bagged the elephant?Politax Guarantee So a journalist for the Mail on Sunday said that Jacob Rees-Mogg may have broken the rules by not declaring cheap...
politaxAug 23, 20219 min readDid Rees-Mogg stand to gain Billions from a no-deal Brexit? Lloyd Hardy debunked!Politax Guarantee A previous Politax article addressed a conspiracy theory promulgated by Maureen Fitzsimmons (amongst others), and that...
politaxDec 28, 20208 min readWhat *could* the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement mean for UK Tax Avoidance Legislation?Unfathomably the “Brexit was about tax avoidance” conspiracy theory continues. This article won’t stop the conspiracy theory continuing –...
politaxDec 20, 20208 min readWhy doesn’t Jacob Rees-Mogg pay tax?Politax Guarantee A common accusation is made on Twitter that Jacob Rees-Mogg doesn’t pay UK tax, which understandably causes some...
politaxDec 13, 20193 min readRejoice, Brexiteers, Rejoice!Last night was a seismic, irreversible, shift in British politics. The “Europe” question which has dogged the Conservative Party for...
