Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case
Corporate Tax

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

North England Zoological Society can offset VAT against animal upkeep, first-tier tribunal rules Read More...

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HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'customer' service issues alone
Corporate Tax

HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'customer' service issues alone

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'custome...

Up to a third of calls to HMRC go unanswered in some months, but its pledge of £45m of investment in its 'customer' service will go a small way to imp...

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HMRC in £45m drive to improve ‘customer’ service
Corporate Tax

HMRC in £45m drive to improve ‘customer’ service

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC in £45m drive to improve ‘customer’ service

HMRC to hire 3,000 staff and re-allocate 2,000 more to address poor call centre performance Read More...

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Grace period for taxpayers affected by government gateway IT issues
Technology

Grace period for taxpayers affected by government gateway IT issues

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Grace period for taxpayers affected by government ...

Allowances to be made for taxpayers affected by government's online gateway IT issues on Monday Read More...

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HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling
Administration

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruli...

HMRC seeks to take £1bn Littlewoods VAT ruling to Supreme Court Read More...

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OTS launches tool to measure UK tax complexity
Corporate Tax

OTS launches tool to measure UK tax complexity

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

OTS launches tool to measure UK tax complexity

Office of Tax Simplification develops benchmarking tool to help ensure taxes fit with simplification policy Read More...

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HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation
Corporate Tax

HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC changes VAT reclaims interpretation

Businesses claiming VAT refunds for assets and stock already held at the time of VAT registration, can now only do so on a pro rata basis Read More...

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Millions filling ‘unnecessary’ tax returns
Personal Tax

Millions filling ‘unnecessary’ tax returns

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Millions filling ‘unnecessary’ tax returns

Millions of UK taxpayers completing unnecessary self-assessment forms, despite HMRC removing 400,000 from process each year Read More...

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HMRC pays out highest-ever amount to tax whistleblowers
Personal Tax

HMRC pays out highest-ever amount to tax whistleblowers

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC pays out highest-ever amount to tax whistlebl...

£605,000 paid out by HMRC to tax informants Read More...

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Baker Tilly name change will “strengthen brand”, says Longe
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly name change will “strengthen brand”, says Longe

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly name change will “strengthen brand”, s...

Firm to rebrand to RSM as part of plan as part of global move to unite under one brand Read More...

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Baker Tilly International appoints Ted Verkade as CEO
People In Practice

Baker Tilly International appoints Ted Verkade as CEO

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly International appoints Ted Verkade as ...

Geoff Barnes is due to retire in June 2016, when Verkade will assume the role Read More...

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Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-run
Personal Tax

Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-run

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-ru...

In a fresh hearing in the first-tier tax tribunal, actor Tim Healy's claims for relief on his living expenses are thrown out Read More...

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Reform Club loses VAT case
Corporate Tax

Reform Club loses VAT case

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Reform Club loses VAT case

Westminster private members club loses VAT claim Read More...

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Gauke confirms Office of Tax Simplification expansion
Corporate Tax

Gauke confirms Office of Tax Simplification expansion

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gauke confirms Office of Tax Simplification expans...

OTS will see its resources and headcount expanded over the course of this parliament Read More...

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Baker Tilly invests in HR IT programme
Technology

Baker Tilly invests in HR IT programme

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly invests in HR IT programme

Baker Tilly invests in Advanced Business Solutions'OpenHR programme Read More...

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HMRC waives £100 fines for late self-assessment filers
Personal Tax

HMRC waives £100 fines for late self-assessment filers

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC waives £100 fines for late self-assessment fi...

Late self-assessment taxpayers see their £100 penalties waived when they provide reasonable mitigation, as HMRC focuses on tax avoiders Read More...

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Recruiter accused of promoting NI tax avoidance shceme
Corporate Tax

Recruiter accused of promoting NI tax avoidance shceme

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Recruiter accused of promoting NI tax avoidance sh...

Recruitment support services provider accused of promoting National Insurance avoidance scheme Read More...

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Beavis Morgan brings in MHA MacIntyre Hudson partner
People In Practice

Beavis Morgan brings in MHA MacIntyre Hudson partner

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Beavis Morgan brings in MHA MacIntyre Hudson partn...

Richard Durell joins Beavis Morgan as client partner Read More...

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F1 boss Ecclestone in legal action against HMRC
Corporate Tax

F1 boss Ecclestone in legal action against HMRC

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

F1 boss Ecclestone in legal action against HMRC

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone takes HMRC to court after it scraps settlement Read More...

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EY personal tax specialist takes 'global' role at Alliotts
Accounting Firms

EY personal tax specialist takes 'global' role at Alliotts

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

EY personal tax specialist takes 'global' role at ...

Jane Greenwood joins Alliotss as head of global personal tax Read More...

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Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud
Corporate Tax

Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ship renovator jailed following £1.7m VAT fraud

Southampton ship renovator continued to submit VAT repayment claims years after his company ceased trading Read More...

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Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud
People Business

Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Man handed three-year sentence for VAT fraud

Willesden businessman Neil Lesfrance forged documents in order to claim VAT repayments that were not due Read More...

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Tyrie faces fight to keep Treasury Committee chair as key positions wait to be filled
Politics

Tyrie faces fight to keep Treasury Committee chair as key positions wait to...

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie faces fight to keep Treasury Committee chair...

Andrew Tyrie to be challenged for committee post by fellow Conservative Jesse Norman Read More...

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Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but personal tax path unclear
Corporate Tax

Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but personal tax path unclear

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but person...

The Conservatives' pro-business platform carried the party through the election, but its personal tax policy continues to be vaguer, writes Calum Full...

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Join the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2015
Accounting Firms

Join the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2015

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Join the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2015

Accountancy Age is now taking entries to the new Top 50+50 Read More...

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Women surpass men in ICAEW exams for first time
Accounting Standards

Women surpass men in ICAEW exams for first time

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Women surpass men in ICAEW exams for first time

All top-performing students in latest set of ICAEW exams were women, institute confirms Read More...

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UHY Hacker Young appoints former KPMG partner
People In Practice

UHY Hacker Young appoints former KPMG partner

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

UHY Hacker Young appoints former KPMG partner

Simon Barker take partner role in UHY Hacker Young's London business advisory services team Read More...

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