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Richard Allen

Jun 42 min read

Garbage in, garbage out at Companies House

Richard Allen

May 82 min read

I won't shed a tear for Digital Service Tax, the tax that harms UK retail.

Richard Allen

Apr 262 min read

Trumps Scrapping of de-minimis is an Opportunity to Fix the UK's Broken Virtual Border

Richard Allen

Apr 93 min read

Why the UK Should Link VAT Numbers and Company Numbers on One Public Page.

Richard Allen

Apr 81 min read

The UK incorporated 758,751 companies in 2021, 154% more than the next nearest total, Australia. But is that a good thing ?

Richard Allen

Mar 52 min read

Gobsmacking Response from HMRC to a US Seller Reporting a Marketplace for VAT Non-Compliance. Does Anyone Care?

Richard Allen

Feb 124 min read

Public Accounts Committee publishes its Report on Tax Evasion in the Retail Sector and is heavily critical of HMRC and Companies House

Richard Allen

Feb 32 min read

USA Scraps de minimis on Chinese Imports

Richard Allen

Jan 111 min read

Tax the Dumping of Cheap Chinese Goods in the UK

Richard Allen

Jan 89 min read

Tackling the Online Tax Cheats ; The RAVAS Perspective 0n the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Tax Evasion in The Retail Sector

Richard Allen

Oct 21, 20241 min read

Scale of Imports by Temu and Shein Revealed

Richard Allen

Oct 21, 20242 min read

VAT Abuse Continues on Online Marketplaces in the UK

Richard Allen

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Tax Dodging Cheap Imports - What they look like and How to Stop Them.

Richard Allen

Sep 10, 20242 min read

RAVAS Contributes to the NAO report 'Tackling Tax Evasion in High Street and Online Retail'

Richard Allen

Sep 3, 20241 min read

HMRC Ensures Import VAT is collected for the EU whilst failing to collect it in the UK

Richard Allen

Jul 17, 20243 min read

Labour needs to Wake up and Smell the Cheese when it comes, SHEIN and TEMU and the £135 VAT and Duty Exemption.

Richard Allen

Jul 10, 20243 min read

RAVAS uncovers Trojan Horse Seller Accounts on eBay used by Chinese Sellers to evade VAT in the UK

Richard Allen

Jul 3, 20242 min read

Amazon's Planned Direct Shipping Service from China should be a Wake Up Call for UK Politicians.

Richard Allen

Jul 2, 20241 min read

The UK is at a Crossroads for Customs Compliance on Low Value Consignments.

With volumes of low value goods shipping direct from China reaching levels previously unseen before UK businesses face a direct threat to...

Richard Allen

Jun 19, 20241 min read

Garbage in, garbage out at Companies House

I won't shed a tear for Digital Service Tax, the tax that harms UK retail.

Trumps Scrapping of de-minimis is an Opportunity to Fix the UK's Broken Virtual Border

Why the UK Should Link VAT Numbers and Company Numbers on One Public Page.

The UK incorporated 758,751 companies in 2021, 154% more than the next nearest total, Australia. But is that a good thing ?

Gobsmacking Response from HMRC to a US Seller Reporting a Marketplace for VAT Non-Compliance. Does Anyone Care?

Public Accounts Committee publishes its Report on Tax Evasion in the Retail Sector and is heavily critical of HMRC and Companies House

USA Scraps de minimis on Chinese Imports

Tax the Dumping of Cheap Chinese Goods in the UK

Tackling the Online Tax Cheats ; The RAVAS Perspective 0n the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Tax Evasion in The Retail Sector

Scale of Imports by Temu and Shein Revealed

VAT Abuse Continues on Online Marketplaces in the UK

Tax Dodging Cheap Imports - What they look like and How to Stop Them.

RAVAS Contributes to the NAO report 'Tackling Tax Evasion in High Street and Online Retail'

HMRC Ensures Import VAT is collected for the EU whilst failing to collect it in the UK

Labour needs to Wake up and Smell the Cheese when it comes, SHEIN and TEMU and the £135 VAT and Duty Exemption.

RAVAS uncovers Trojan Horse Seller Accounts on eBay used by Chinese Sellers to evade VAT in the UK

Amazon's Planned Direct Shipping Service from China should be a Wake Up Call for UK Politicians.

The UK is at a Crossroads for Customs Compliance on Low Value Consignments.

To me, Temu