£6.9m tax fraud puts accountant, payroll head and director in prison
Tax Avoidance

£6.9m tax fraud puts accountant, payroll head and director in prison

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

£6.9m tax fraud puts accountant, payroll head and ...

£6.9m tax fraud committed in the UK has seen three businessmen jailed for a total of 19 years Read More...

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Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts tell MPs
Corporate Tax

Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts tell MPs

10y Andrew Goodall

Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts ...

Making Tax Digital will impose significant additional tax compliance costs on small businesses for little or no medium term benefit, tax and small bus...

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HMRC criticised for expanding ‘unused’ power base
Governance

HMRC criticised for expanding ‘unused’ power base

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

HMRC criticised for expanding ‘unused’ power base

Further powers are being sought by HMRC, but it is ‘failing’ to use those it already has, such as Conduct Notices, says RPC Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's confidentiality breach; EY partner profits fall
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's confidentiality breach; EY partner profits fa...

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's confidentiality brea...

HMRC breaches client confidentiality; and partner profits fall at EY. These stories and more discussed in Friday Afternoon Live Read More...

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UK tax gap falls to 6.5% as HMRC targets dishonest minority
Corporate Tax

UK tax gap falls to 6.5% as HMRC targets dishonest minority

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

UK tax gap falls to 6.5% as HMRC targets dishonest...

The UK tax gap fell in 2014-15 to its lowest-ever level of 6.5%, revealed official statistics published today Read More...

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European Commission told to draft financial transaction tax by year-end
Business Regulation

European Commission told to draft financial transaction tax by year-end

10y Keith Nuthall

European Commission told to draft financial transa...

The EC has been instructed to draft a European Union (EU) directive authorising an EU financial transaction tax, which would apply to ten of the EU’s ...

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PwC boss: Brexit vote illustrated public's trust issues with business and establishment
Accounting Firms

PwC boss: Brexit vote illustrated public's trust issues with business and e...

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC boss: Brexit vote illustrated public's trust i...

Brexit shows that majority of UK public have major trust issues with business and political leaders, says PwC's Kevin Ellis Read More...

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European Commission to draw up list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
Tax Avoidance

European Commission to draw up list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions

10y Richard Crump , Writer

European Commission to draw up list of non-coopera...

The European Commission is to draw up a first common EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions based on a scoreboard Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountants; and the Top 50
Business Regulation

Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountants; and the Top 50

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountant...

The Apple Tax situation; Accountants replaced by robots; and The Accountancy Age Top 50+50; all discussed by head of editorial Kevin Reed Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser '...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed talks about HMRC's so-called 'service standards for tax advisers'; Concerns over Companies House's plans to purge its dat...

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New global tax rules are 'just a sticking plaster'
Tax Avoidance

New global tax rules are 'just a sticking plaster'

10y Richard Crump , Writer

New global tax rules are 'just a sticking plaster'

New international rules to tackle global tax avoidance will not work properly until tax secrecy is swept away, a report released by the All Party Parl...

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Partnerships to be caught be country-by-country reporting
Tax Avoidance

Partnerships to be caught be country-by-country reporting

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Partnerships to be caught be country-by-country re...

Partnerships are to be included as reporting entities under new country-by-country reporting adopted by the European Commission, HMRC has confirmed Re...

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HMRC defeats £30m EY tax avoidance scheme
Accounting Firms

HMRC defeats £30m EY tax avoidance scheme

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC defeats £30m EY tax avoidance scheme

HMRC has defeated a tax avoidance scheme used by Greene King and marketed by EY, protecting around £30m in tax Read More...

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CIoT urges HMRC to delay introduction of new corporate tax evasion offence
Corporate Tax

CIoT urges HMRC to delay introduction of new corporate tax evasion offence

10y Richard Crump , Writer

CIoT urges HMRC to delay introduction of new corpo...

CIot urges HMRC to consider a delay to the 1 September 2017 introduction of its new corporate offence of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation ...

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HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growth
Personal Tax

HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growt...

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional r...

HMRC intends to extend the date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growth from 30 November 2016 to 31 March 2017 Read More...

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UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reacts
Accounting Firms

UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reacts

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reac...

The accountancy world has reacted to the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU Read More...

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European Commission close to anti-tax avoidance package
Administration

European Commission close to anti-tax avoidance package

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

European Commission close to anti-tax avoidance pa...

European Commission is one step closer to a wide-reaching anti-tax avoidance package Read More...

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‘Significant recovery’ for HMRC customer service, claims boss Thompson
Administration

‘Significant recovery’ for HMRC customer service, claims boss Thompson

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Significant recovery’ for HMRC customer service, ...

HMRC's new leader claims that customer service levels are on the up Read More...

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HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administration error
Administration

HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administration error

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administr...

The government department made a very costly administration error in a letter to a tax avoidance user Read More...

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European inquiry into Panama Papers receives go-ahead
Administration

European inquiry into Panama Papers receives go-ahead

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

European inquiry into Panama Papers receives go-ah...

The European Parliament has given the green light on an EU investigation into the Panama Papers Read More...

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MEPs push for stricter limits against corporate tax avoidance
Administration

MEPs push for stricter limits against corporate tax avoidance

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

MEPs push for stricter limits against corporate ta...

MEPs call for more transparency for trust funds and foundations, common rules for “patent box” tax reductions on intellectual property earnings Read M...

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HMRC high-value tax cases drop 15%
Accounting Firms

HMRC high-value tax cases drop 15%

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC high-value tax cases drop 15%

The number of investigations into high-value big companies that HMRC suspect of using transfer pricing to avoid tax has fallen by 15% in a year Read M...

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OECD pursues input on multilateral instrument
Administration

OECD pursues input on multilateral instrument

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OECD pursues input on multilateral instrument

The OECD has released a public discussion draft relating to its BEPS measures Read More...

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Government deliberates secondary adjustment to transfer pricing rules
Administration

Government deliberates secondary adjustment to transfer pricing rules

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Government deliberates secondary adjustment to tra...

HMRC launches a consultation document that looks to strengthen government efforts against transfer mispricing Read More...

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Take part in our ‘Seven days in Accountancy’ quiz
Accounting Firms

Take part in our ‘Seven days in Accountancy’ quiz

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Take part in our ‘Seven days in Accountancy’ quiz

The latest edition of our 'Seven days in accountancy' quiz is here Read More...

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HMRC taskforces raise £540m since launch
Administration

HMRC taskforces raise £540m since launch

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC taskforces raise £540m since launch

HMRC taskforces have recovered more than £500m since they were launched five years ago Read More...

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Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax avoidance probe
Administration

Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax avoidance probe

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax avoidance probe

The search engine's tax affairs have come under further scrutiny following a dawn raid on its Paris offices Read More...

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