Worldwide Disclosure Facility for offshore tax evasion launched
Personal Tax

Worldwide Disclosure Facility for offshore tax evasion launched

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Worldwide Disclosure Facility for offshore tax eva...

A new online disclosure facility has launched today giving offshore evaders a last chance to settle tax on their wealth hidden offshore ahead of new d...

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HMRC collects £3bn through accelerated payment notices
Personal Tax

HMRC collects £3bn through accelerated payment notices

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC collects £3bn through accelerated payment not...

HMRC has collected £3bn by forcing those under investigation for tax avoidance to pay up disputed tax immediately Read More...

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HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings
Personal Tax

HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings

HMRC has outlined a change in VAT policy to the treatment of dwellings that have been formed from either the construction of new buildings, or from th...

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Duke of Westminster and IHT – a tragedy from all perspectives
Personal Tax

Duke of Westminster and IHT – a tragedy from all perspectives

10y Accountancy Age

Duke of Westminster and IHT – a tragedy from all p...

Let us hope that valuable asset protection vehicles are not made prohibitively burdensome or abolished in the desire to “simplify” IHT Read More...

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Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes
Personal Tax

Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes

The government is pressing ahead with changes to the way it taxes individuals with a foreign domicile Read More...

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The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for
Personal Tax

The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for

I will feel slightly awkward when I write to the client who is about to receive a large invoice from the PAYE expert, offering him the fee protection ...

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HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high
Personal Tax

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time hig...

IHT take up 17% in just a year as more estates pass tax threshold Read More...

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Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits
Corporate Tax

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits

10y AccountancyAge staff

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff be...

The Treasury is consulting on how businesses remunerate their staff to assess whether companies are artificially using benefits in kind to avoid tax R...

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Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process
Personal Tax

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment pr...

HMRC has launched a consultation on proposals to make changes to stamp duty land tax filing and payments processes Read More...

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle
Personal Tax

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refun...

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has lost his legal bid to claim a £1m tax refund Read More...

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Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected
Corporate Tax

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

Advisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...

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Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims
Personal Tax

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UH...

Sports professionals could be in line for a targeted tax clampdown with new restrictions being placed on their ability to claim back tax 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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HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute
Personal Tax

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-runn...

Ingenious Film Partners and HMRC have both claimed to have won a victory in their long-running tax dispute in a ruling which could leave many investor...

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Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences
Accounting Firms

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

Prosecutors in Luxembourg have called for tougher sentences for two former PwC employees found guilty in the Luxleaks tax scandal Read More...

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IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector
Personal Tax

IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector

Government services will be decimated if proposed reforms to IR35 in the public sector go ahead, a study has warned Read More...

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EQ Accountants appoints new partner
Accounting Firms

EQ Accountants appoints new partner

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EQ Accountants appoints new partner

Angela Haig, who specialises in personal and business taxation, takes up her position within the Forfar office of accountancy firm EQ Accountants Read...

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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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Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'
Business Regulation

Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax ministe...

Jane Ellison to serve as 'tax minister' following ministerial responsibilities for public health. David Gauke become chief secretary to the Treasury R...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; audit market concentration; Top 40 Networks
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; audit market concentratio...

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; ...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed discusses the accountants in the new cabinet; the FRC's report into audit market concentration; and the Top 40 Internatio...

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Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years
Corporate Tax

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

A team of film tax fraudsters, which involved accountants, have been jailed for 36 years Read More...

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Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE l...

HMRC left a tax tribunal red faced after a letter revealed a monumental error by the government department 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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Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund
Legal

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1...

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is looking to cast a spell over HMRC... 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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Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole
Personal Tax

Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

Colin makes a wry observation on where the Treasury gets it's Brexit figures Read More...

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Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike
Personal Tax

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax ...

Geroge Osborne and Alistair Darling will today warn that the Treasury would be forced to unveil an emergency Budget to fill £30bn black hole if UK vot...

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