Entries in 'tax' (35)
INTERVIEW: Ed Vaizey, MP
Tax breaks for games made in the UK are back on the agenda. So MCV spoke to Ed Vaizey, minister for the department of culture, media and sport, to find out ...
UK video game tax breaks are back on the agenda
The UK government has declared its intention to establish a nationwide game tax break policy, in a dramatic manoeuvre that leaves the British sector in shock and jubilation.
HMV slams 'idiotic' offshore tax dodging
It is ‘absolutely nuts’ online retailers can avoid tax so easily, says HMV.
ANALYSIS: Channel Island tax dodge
When Play.com took advantage of the Channel Island tax relief back in 1998, it changed UK online retailing overnight.
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Tax dodgers flee Channel Islands
Online entertainment retailers are preparing to leave the Channel Islands after the UK Government said it will close the VAT loophole next April.
Trip Hawkins in trouble with the tax man
A San Francisco judge has rejected Trip Hawkins' plea to use personal bankruptcy to cancel $20m of tax obligations.
Budget delivers warning shot to Jersey traders
The tax loophole that has for so long allowed key online retailers to offer cheaper games is under threat.
Tax breaks hopes fade
The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, has claimed his department will resist calls for game tax breaks in what he calls a “three or four year hiatus”.
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Cameron explains game tax break snub
Yesterday the Prime Minister once again faced the question of why he, and his government, chose to go back on promises made in the run up to the election.
Game tax breaks scrapped
The new UK coalition Government WILL NOT implement tax breaks for games production Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
Hung parliament could aid the industry
TIGA CEO Richard Wilson has told Develop that he believes a Hung Parliament, now confirmed as the result of yesterday’s election, “may well work in the favour” of the UK ...
Tories: Trust us on game tax breaks
First he was positive that the Conservatives would introduce game tax breaks, now Ed Vaizey – shadow spokesperson for the game industry – is vehement.
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Tories 'have abandoned game tax breaks’
The Conservative Party has abandoned plans to introduce game development tax breaks, a Labour MP insists.
Darling: I value games industry’s passion
Chancellor Alistair Darling has personally endorsed the game industry as a “creative force” that deserves, and needs, support in Westminster.
Tories' game tax plan coming ‘next week’
The Conservatives will next week publish a ‘mini-manifesto’ for the game industry that will outline tax breaks and more, the party has told Develop.
No game tax breaks in Tory manifesto
The Conservative Party has failed to cite game development tax breaks in its 131-page policy manifesto, raising suspicion that the party is no longer backing a tax-specific state support package ...
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Let's prove Government right
Alistair Darling’s Budget was a landmark moment for the games industry – but UK studios most show they are worth the £90m invested in them.
Tories: We’ll offer tax breaks in first term
The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal.
The party’s spokesperson for the game ...
Tax breaks trend on Twitter
Bringing a bit of light relief to the heavy subject of tax, Chancellor Alistair Darling’s move to offer tax relief to some UK games developers has sparked interest amongst the ...
Tax breaks ‘will create 3500 new UK jobs’
New measures to introduce game development tax breaks will give Britain 3,550 graduate-level jobs.
Livingstone: Tax breaks will create new jobs
Though we’re yet to learn the specifics of how exactly the government’s promised video games tax breaks will take shape, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has praised Chancellor Darling’s decision ...
UK "will remain a development leader"
The UK government has issued a statement regarding its pivotal decision to incorporate a tax break system into the UK game industry.
Has Darling paved way for GTA London?
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pledge to support the video games development industry with tax breaks could do more than simply protect the future of the UK dev sector – it could ...
DCMS reveals tax break details
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has revealed to Develop more details on Labour’s plan for game development tax breaks.
UK tax breaks – ELSPA responds
The importance of the UK video games industry is at last being recognised – that’s the conclusion of trade body ELSPA in light of the Government's pledge to support the ...
