No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president
Corporate Tax

No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president

Patrick Stevens, the new CIoT president, says that comparing the UK with Greece is dangerous Read More...

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Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input
Administration

Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee would like to see HMRC have greater involvement in the formulation of policy Read More...

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Green cars will impact Treasury’s coffers
Personal Tax

Green cars will impact Treasury’s coffers

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Green cars will impact Treasury’s coffers

The growing number of green cars on Britain's roads is already seeing a growing number exempt from vehicle excise duty Read More...

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HMRC claims service delivery improvements
Administration

HMRC claims service delivery improvements

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC claims service delivery improvements

HMRC has released a status update of its Joint Understanding Agents Project, outlining the progress made in areas including post and phone services Re...

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Taxman takes wrong tax from sixth of taxpayers
Personal Tax

Taxman takes wrong tax from sixth of taxpayers

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman takes wrong tax from sixth of taxpayers

Over 5m taxpayers paid the wrong amount of tax last year, HMRC says, with the reconciliation underway two months early Read More...

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CIOT and IIT set to vote on merger
Administration

CIOT and IIT set to vote on merger

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIOT and IIT set to vote on merger

The CIOT and IIT will merge in early July, subject to ballotts to be taken this month Read More...

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IR35: A year of testing tests looms
Personal Tax

IR35: A year of testing tests looms

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IR35: A year of testing tests looms

New IR35 guidelines have prompted a gloomy response. But it seems advisors will have to go through the process of trying out the 12 new tax tests Read...

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Major UK businesses in secret Luxembourg tax deals
Corporate Tax

Major UK businesses in secret Luxembourg tax deals

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Major UK businesses in secret Luxembourg tax deals

Major UK businesses set up subsidiaries in Luxembourg in order to minimise their tax burden Read More...

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French face billions in tax payout after ECJ ruling
Corporate Tax

French face billions in tax payout after ECJ ruling

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

French face billions in tax payout after ECJ rulin...

The ECJ rules the French law on withholding tax is discriminatory, potentially leading to similar claims among other EU nations Read More...

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HMRC IR35 guidelines draw criticism
Corporate Tax

HMRC IR35 guidelines draw criticism

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC IR35 guidelines draw criticism

HMRC's guidelines on the application of IR35 have been criticised for not going far enough to tackle the problem of defining employment status Read Mo...

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HMRC sets out IR35 stall with new tests
Corporate Tax

HMRC sets out IR35 stall with new tests

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC sets out IR35 stall with new tests

HMRC has released 12 tests on the application of IR35 rules Read More...

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Corin Group appoint new FD
Company News

Corin Group appoint new FD

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Corin Group appoint new FD

Iain Slater joins orthopaedic device manufacturers from prosthetic limb suppliers Opcare Read More...

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New CIPFA council unveiled
Corporate Governance

New CIPFA council unveiled

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

New CIPFA council unveiled

CIPFA has announced the composition of its newly-elected council Read More...

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Actor Tim Healy in landmark HMRC tax appeal
Personal Tax

Actor Tim Healy in landmark HMRC tax appeal

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Actor Tim Healy in landmark HMRC tax appeal

Star of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet!, Tim Healy's tribunal victory proves actors can claim accommodation expenses when working away from home for extended pe...

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ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper
Administration

ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper

ICAS questions the implications of devolving tax powers to Holyrood in its latest paper Read More...

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DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC
Corporate Tax

DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC

DLA Piper is to lodge a lead claim against HMRC for VAT charged on Royal Mail services Read More...

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ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent
Corporate Tax

ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent

A European Court of Justice ruling on the withholding tax levy in France could see further cases brought against other EU states Read More...

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Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed
Corporate Tax

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely fail...

The $2.7trn deposited in opaque offshore accounts has simply shifted since 2007, despite the most concerted global effort ever to tackle the issue Rea...

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Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax
Company News

Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax

The world's biggest social network could be entitled to a large tax deduction following its stock market flotation Read More...

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ECJ in phone card VAT ruling
Corporate Tax

ECJ in phone card VAT ruling

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ECJ in phone card VAT ruling

The European Court of Justice rule that VAT is payable on vouchers at the wholesale stage of sale, but not when the end customer makes a purchase Read...

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ICAEW to set up international constituencies
Accounting Standards

ICAEW to set up international constituencies

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW to set up international constituencies

Overseas constituencies are to be established after a vote by the ICAEW's council members Read More...

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Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £30m
Corporate Tax

Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £30m

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £3...

The arrangements that saw 2,000 public sector office-holders engaged in off-staff deals may have cost the Treasury £30m annually Read More...

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Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard
Corporate Tax

Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard

The House of Lords has expressed worries that the European Commission's proposed financial transactions tax could hit Britain hard Read More...

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Wetherspoon’s decries pub tax burden
Corporate Tax

Wetherspoon’s decries pub tax burden

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Wetherspoon’s decries pub tax burden

In its latest quarterly update, the JD Wetherspoon pub chain was highly critical of the tax burden faced by pubs. Read More...

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Scotland receives devolved taxation
Personal Tax

Scotland receives devolved taxation

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Scotland receives devolved taxation

Scotland will have powers to set its own rate of income tax from April 2016 Read More...

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Fiscal drag pushes up number of top-rate taxpayers
Personal Tax

Fiscal drag pushes up number of top-rate taxpayers

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Fiscal drag pushes up number of top-rate taxpayers

Figures released by HMRC show a million more people have been brought into the higher-rate tax bands Read More...

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Apple’s low-tax strategy
Administration

Apple’s low-tax strategy

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Apple’s low-tax strategy

A complex series of subsidiaries allows Apple to legally mitigate its tax liabilities worldwide Read More...

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