Customs & Excise’s embattled VAT policy head, Martin Brown, has launched a vigorous defence of his decision to suspend and then continue ove...
View articlePotential abuse of the Rent A Room tax break scheme has been stamped out by the Inland Revenue. The Revenue added a clarifying sentence to this year&#...
View articleKPMG remains king of the Big Six auditors, increasing its lead over rivals as the firm with the most stock market clients. According to statistics rev...
View articleHundreds of tax payers look set to lose rebate claims for overpaid tax worth almost z6m on life assurance policies they hold with Legal & General....
View articlePublic services minister Roger Freeman last week pledged the Government to finding a solution to the liability burden faced by auditors. Speaking at t...
View articleA string of harsh restrictions are hampering the use of reinvestment relief on capital gains tax, experts claim. The relief allows individuals to defe...
View articleDirectors' pay is still a sore subject, despite the intervention ofthe Greenbury Report. Simon Garrett looks at the balancing act betweencorporate rew...
View articleTax cuts of up to # 1bn are called for by the Confederation of BritishIndustry in its annual Budget submission, writes Jon Bunn Read More...
View articleLosing your job may be a traumatic experience but, as Ian Hunterexplains, don't be so stunned as to forget your legal entitlements or yourability to n...
View articleReuters may have to start lobbying for the abolition of advance corporation tax or even move its tax domicile, according to City analysts, who say tha...
View articleThe head of VAT policy at Customs & Excise has launched an unprecedented defence of the Government’s decision to limit VAT repayments to thr...
View articleThe Inland Revenue has dispatched self-assessment information packs to more than 70,000 registered tax agents. But while advisers have welcomed the bo...
View articleTax advisers face a major threat to their livelihoods from hundreds of redundant Inland Revenue inspectors under a new scheme unveiled this week by th...
View articleThe Inland Revenue plans to scrap its current system of assessing the effectiveness of its investigators, in favour of a new system based on a more &#...
View articleCitizens’ Charter standards at Customs & Excise and the Inland Revenue have risen over the past five years. The only Charter mark to show a ...
View articleNew taxes are needed to ensure fair play in the energy market after deregulation takes effect in 1998, according to a left-leaning research body, repo...
View articleDiscovery of Coopers & Lybrand’s potential involvement in the Cantrade scandal has far-reaching implications for Jersey’s financial re...
View articleMore tax relief to encourage people to make pensions provisions should be introduced in November’s Budget, claims ACCA. The certifieds’ as...
View articleTax accountants have welcomed the final draft of the Inland Revenue’s self-assessment tax return, unveiled earlier this week. The return has bee...
View articleEstimates that the Treasury could save as much as z1bn by restricting Income Tax relief on PRP schemes to the basic rate, have been dismissed as ̵...
View articleLabour’s plans for a two-tier capital gains tax need rethinking, experts claim. Designed to combat short-termism displayed by institutional inve...
View articleBlack economy fraudsters are the target of new hit squads set up this summer by Customs & Excise. Customs has created six new teams, comprising 50...
View articleA Tony Blair government may abolish tax rules that favour wealthynon-domiciled individuals. If so, Patrick Stevens says, we should be told Read More...
View articleThe Revenue's proposals to rewrite tax laws may not satisfy business'concerns over tax complexity, argues Ian Barlow Read More...
View articleThe IASC, meeting in Barcelona this week, has approved the revised Standard on Income Tax, which will replace IAS12. The ASB has been vocal in its opp...
View articleThe Inland Revenue is discriminating against small businesses by denying them free information packs full of tips on how to help employees meet self-a...
View articleA High Court writ due to be lodged next week will provide the first legal test to Customs & Excise’s three-year limit on VAT claims. Leading...
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