Tim Sarson
@TimSarson1
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Head of Tax Policy, KPMG UK. English vigneron. Climatology enthusiast. All views my own.
London, England
Joined January 2017
My first budget speculation article of 2025. Unlikely to be the last.
As rumours swirl about which taxes Rachel Reeves may target in the Autumn Budget, @TimSarson1 lays out what the Chancellor can (and should) actually do
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My take on whether Pillar 2 has a future. I’m a bit behind in posting this with the reasonable excuse of being on holiday.
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As the G7 exempts the US from the global minimum tax - otherwise known as Pillar 2 - experts are asking when a global tax stops being global?
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This month in @CityAM I’m taking a break from trade wars and US tax and reflecting, in a very non-TwiX style, on how in international tax there is more that unites than divides us. Enjoy .
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International tax was once a veritable jungle of exotic regimes, but now many jurisdictions seem to have settled on a natural equilibrium of around 25 per cent
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My monthly international tax roundup in @taxjournal. Hard to avoid US developments at the moment, but there's other stuff in there. ($$ but free if you register with the website).
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US developments dominate the headlines in this months update byTim Sarson (KPMG).
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In this month’s @CityAM tax column I’m taking on the downright scary “retaliatory” tax measures targeting countries like us, and currently making their way through US legislature.
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The US is advancing new tax measures targeting countries with "unfair" tax regimes, threatening UK service exports and global tax cooperation under OECD’s Pillar 2
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DST survives the trade deal unscathed. Perhaps to be offered up later.
My latest @CityAM article, on the digital services tax and its siblings around the world. On a theme (don’t ask me why) of the legendary Flanders & Swann Gnu Song.
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My latest @CityAM article, on the digital services tax and its siblings around the world. On a theme (don’t ask me why) of the legendary Flanders & Swann Gnu Song.
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Axing the Digital Services Tax may be the price Britain pays for a trade deal with the US, but that doesn't mean we've seen the back of tech taxes
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March/April 2025, the Trump slump; sunniest March on record
metoffice.gov.uk
As many look forward to a sunny and warm week ahead, the first week of April looks set to follow in the theme of meteorological spring so far: dry, warm and sunny.
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The coronavirus slump, January to March 2020; wettest February on record, then the sunniest spring on record.
metoffice.gov.uk
2020 has been a year of extremes with the wettest February on record, the sunniest spring, a heatwave in the summer and a day in October breaking rainfall records.
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Stock market collapses and British weather:. Black Monday, October 1987: the great storm
en.m.wikipedia.org
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RT @alysdenby: @OrmerodPaul @EliotWilson2 @Mr_John_Oxley @willcooling @jjpoconnell @BrandonLewis @JamilaRBKC @jamespriceglos @TimSarson1 an….
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It’s that time again: visiting the Mansion House with fellow tax advisers to brief the Lord Mayor on what’s happening in the world of tax. And I seem to be the first here today.
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UK Industrial Strategy idea: now might be a good time for UK Gov't to encourage vaccines businesses to invest in plant and R&D here.
JUST IN . COVID vaccines, including Pfizer’s mRNA shot, may face suspension for all age groups in the U.S. under bold new plans supported by key health figures from the Trump administration. - DailyMail
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This month in CityAM I've decided to tackle tariffs. What they are, how they work, why they're important. You can guess what picture the editors decided to put on the header.
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The threat of tariffs mean businesses must check their exposure and figure out what's going on in their supply chains,
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RT @neubadah: Since we're talking about funding of absurd research by NIH and other federal agencies, the funded scientists:. - watching fl….
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Keep an eye on the SPLORG vote share. If it continues like this is completely breaks our first past the post system with unpredictable results. #SPLORG.
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