the taxman

But the taxman is often the creditor who tips a firm into bankruptcy, says Mr Hood.

measured by the share of GDP gobbled up by the taxman, tax burdens have come down in most countries since the turn of the 21st century.

Since the pay of these plutocrats is highly variable, a bad year for them means a bad year for the taxman.

He had been lying to the taxman but it was years before he was found out.

When asked by the authorities, households seem routinely to understate their wealth out of fear that the taxman will get the data.

And with the advent of betting on mobile phones, even more of the market is moving beyond the taxman's reach.

America has at least 50 times as many "angel" investors as Europe, thanks to the taxman 's greater forbearance.

The first three do not worry the taxman ; the fourth gives him sleepless nights.

He had been cheating the taxman but it was found out.

I work like a dog all week and the taxman takes most of my pay before I even see it.

It was paid only by those who distrusted their relatives more than they disliked the taxman.

"In every country there is a day when people stop working for the taxman and start earning for themselves, " says a senior Eurocrat.

Few Dutch people then worked very hard, because most of what they earned went straight to the taxman.

You'll be in hot water when the taxman finds out that you're cooking the book.

But when the taxman comes to the door.

He had been cheating the taxman for years.

But when the taxman come to the door.

So the birds are happy, Chinese foodies are happy, and most importantly, the taxman is happy.

The growing value of commerce in virtual worlds has provoked interest from the taxman, too.

These schemes have deprived the taxman of a lot of revenue.

Whether you're a law abiding citizen or a tax dodging criminal, there's something eerily omniscient about the taxman.

A pinch from the taxman, therefore, is just what Asia needs.

They just take place beyond the taxman 's reach.

Other British banks may hear from the taxman soon.

Regulation is mainly deft but not lax, and the taxman takes a hospitable view of foreigners' personal earnings.

The taxman will levy surtax on the waxworks.

The taxman waxed lyrical about his romantic love when the moon waxed.

Today is the day the taxman coming.

In order to duck the taxman 's radar, these proceeds are invested in property or gold, usually.

The taxman who are not good at syntax will be axed.

Much of it has come from people in developing countries who want a stable hidey-hole for their money rather than to escape the taxman.

The taxman's taken all my dough,