Rishi Sunak’s rushed 25% windfall tax is easy to minimise or avoid – and it could be replaced

Despite so many government promises, we’ve ended up with inadequate laws and toothless regulation, says Prem Sikka

The government must stop appeasing the financial industry and start scrutinising corporations and their shareholders, says professor of accounting Prem Sikka

The CMA’s inadequate remedy shows it is not fit for purpose, says accounting professor Prem Sikka

Whatever ministers say, questionable companies can hide in plain sight. Just look at the case of Business Bank Italy Limited, says accounting professor Prem Sikka

Our accounting firms are supposed to spot signs of malpractice or financial instability, yet time and again they drop the ball, says professor of accounting Prem Sikka

The EU’s targeting of low-income countries smacks of imperialism, writes professor of accounting Prem Sikka

Only a radical reform of the law and HMRC will make wealthy elites accountable, says Prem Sikka, professor of accounting at the University of Sheffield and emeritus professor of accounting at the University of Essex

Letting the financial sector loose on 70m accounts is an invitation to racial profiling and abuse of privacy, writes accounting professor Prem Sikka

The Conservative manifesto contains no detail on the party’s plans for tackling tax avoidance. Given its track record, that’s no surprise

We need to radically reform British laws that marginalise employees’ interests – and give the Pensions Regulator power to intervene in the sale of businesses

The failure of the Treasury and HMRC to answer questions about the Panama Papers will alienate our EU partners and further cement London’s reputation for dirty business

Major financial institutions are involved in routine tax avoidance. But a report by the City of London Corporation and PwC raises more questions than it answers

Lax regulation allows struggling businesses to prioritise everything (including shareholders) before people with pensions. Time to tighten up the rules

The tax collection agency is no longer able to serve the public and enforce the law. But Labour can get it back on track

Away from the soap opera, the Labour leader is laying the foundations to more fairly distribute Britain’s wealth

Big corporations are seen as the private fiefdoms of investors. We need to protect workers and taxpayers

Bankers in the UK have faced no prosecutions – despite their serial abuses, and the catastrophic consequences of their actions

Even when the evaders are caught they are barely punished. We have to emulate the United States, and get tough