Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?
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Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

Senior tax advisers tell TS that Post Office boss could be in running to take over at HMRC Read More...

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HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling
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HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling

Taxman defends itself following criticism over how it’s handled Google’s tax avoidance Read More...

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Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments
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Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

10y Fraser Simpson

Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

HMRC issues 3,000 APNs every month and expects to claim £5bn in payments by 2020 Read More...

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HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan
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HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

HMRC warns companies away from tax avoidance scheme seven years after it was introduced Read More...

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‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds
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‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds

10y Fraser Simpson

‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, stu...

Research suggests that HMRC reform has pushed former workers into the private sector where they apply their ‘insider’ knowledge to help companies avoi...

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Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC?
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Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC?

10y Fraser Simpson

Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC...

Accountancy Age - with some help from William Hill - explores who could be the successor to Lin Homer at HMRC Read More...

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Majority of tax payers file self-assessment returns online
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Majority of tax payers file self-assessment returns online

10y Fraser Simpson

Majority of tax payers file self-assessment return...

Around nine in ten tax payers use HMRC's online self-assessment service to calculate and pay the tax they owe Read More...

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MPs tell government to reconsider how it appoints OTS chair
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MPs tell government to reconsider how it appoints OTS chair

10y Fraser Simpson

MPs tell government to reconsider how it appoints ...

MPs endorse appointment of new OTS chair but raise concerns over 'defective' appointment process Read More...

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Leader: Google cough up tax dough, but deal seems half-baked
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Leader: Google cough up tax dough, but deal seems half-baked

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Google cough up tax dough, but deal seems...

Google tax deal is a short-term UK success that undermines longer-term international efforts to clamp down on tax avoidance Read More...

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HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victims
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HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victims

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victim...

The tax watchdog is giving businesses and individuals extra time to submit their self-assessments due to the 'extreme nature' of the floodings Read Mo...

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OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance Bill launches
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OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance Bill launches

10y Fraser Simpson

OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance ...

Finance Bill Sub-Committee to assess decision to establish a permanent OTS Read More...

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CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer charter
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CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer charter

10y Fraser Simpson

CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer char...

Chris Jones appointed by HM Revenue & Customs to supervise its reinvigorated customer Charter Read More...

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HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Montpelier tax scheme
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HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Montpelier tax scheme

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Mon...

HMRC admits 2,000 pay up front tax demands should never have been issued Read More...

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HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion claims
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HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion cla...

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot f...

Lin Homer admits it is 'unlikely' there will be prosecutions over claims HSBC's Swiss bank helped wealthy clients evade tax Read More...

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Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this month
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Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this month

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this mon...

Introduction of quarterly digital tax accounts for small businesses and self-employed gets parliamentary hearing Read More...

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Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it
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Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone...

Whoever steps in to the fill the space left by Lin Homer will inherit a most challenging position Read More...

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‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers react to Lin Homer departure
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‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers react to Lin Homer departure

10y Fraser Simpson

‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers rea...

Outgoing HMRC boss unfairly criticised by MPs, senior tax figure tells Accountancy Age Read More...

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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot
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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after secu...

The much-derided Homer - made a Dame in the New Year's Honours - spent more than four years in the role Read More...

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The Financial Power List 2016
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The Financial Power List 2016

10y Accountancy Age

The Financial Power List 2016

A crucial year for HMRC sees Lin Homer top Accountancy Age's annual list of individuals to watch in the profession this year Read More...

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SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, UK200Group assures
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SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, UK200Group assures

10y Fraser Simpson

SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, U...

UK200Group responds to fears HMRC will force SMEs and the self-employed into submitting quarterly tax returns Read More...

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HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New Year’s honours
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HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New Year’s honours

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New...

Lin Homer picks up gong in New Year's honours despite often being savaged by MPs over HMRC's performance Read More...

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HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters
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HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters

11y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggre...

High Steet accountants hit with 'aggressive' letters from the taxman warning of tax avoidance suspicions Read More...

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Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital
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Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

11y Fraser Simpson

Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

Practitioners sceptical over HMRC's ability to deliver a fully digital tax system by 2020, finds Fraser Simpson Read More...

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A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?
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A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?

11y Accountancy Age

A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?

A major reorganisation has been announced at HMRC, including the closure of 137 offices nationwide. Robert Maas, tax expert with City-based Carter Bac...

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HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent’ taxpayers
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HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent’ taxpayers

11y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent...

Cost of inspectors wages up by 68% to £13.1m, Moore Stephens claims Read More...

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Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud
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Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud

HMRC investigation reveals £312,000 tax fraud Read More...

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HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regional centres
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HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regional centres

11y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regio...

Staff at HMRC braced for news of radical overhaul as tax authority plans office closures across the UK Read More...

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