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Bring Out The Cutlasse!

Is Customs' threat to criminalise some forms of tax avoidance which are currently accepted as legitimate a real threat to tax planners? Clare Mainprice investigates

 
Is Customs' threat to criminalise some forms of tax avoidance which are currently accepted as legitimate a real threat to tax planners? Clare Mainprice investigates
 
In December 2002 Chris Tailby wrote (in The Tax Journal) an article which thundered against artificial tax avoidance schemes and said that in his view some of them crossed the line between legality and illegality and should be prosecuted. He said he was looking into ways of doing this.
 
Chris Tailby is a very sensible fellow. He has worked on both sides of the profession and is currently Head of Tax Policy at Customs. He is also...

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