Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund
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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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Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s text
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s t...

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stoppe...

Peter Crouch must have felt three feet tall when he got a particularly distressing text from his accountant 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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Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing partner for tax
Accounting Firms

Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing partner for tax

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing part...

Matt Ellis assumes the role from Andy Hodge, who has led the practice for the past five years and is retiring from the firm Read More...

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Government should rethink “digitally distracted” HMRC, ATT urges
Administration

Government should rethink “digitally distracted” HMRC, ATT urges

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Government should rethink “digitally distracted” H...

A thorough government review into the efficiency of HMRC is badly needed, the president of the ATT has claimed Read More...

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HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service
Personal Tax

HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service

The authentication service citizens will need to access before entering their digital tax account is close to going live Read More...

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HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ‘publicity stunt’
Accounting Firms

HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ‘publicity stunt’

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ...

HMRC is under fire for allegedly obtaining warrants unlawfully for the detainment of four former KPMG partners Read More...

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‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caution
Personal Tax

‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caut...

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto en...

Report by the work and pensions select committee fears taxpayers losing retirement savings because of ‘unstable master trusts’ Read More...

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OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy
Accounting Standards

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

The independent office looks to hear from taxpayers on how it can further simplify the UK's contrived tax system Read More...

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Panama Papers saga rages on as leaked documents surface
Corporate Finance

Panama Papers saga rages on as leaked documents surface

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Panama Papers saga rages on as leaked documents su...

Portion of stolen law firm files revealed to the public, days before world leaders meet to tackle financial corruption Read More...

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HMRC production order demands cause headaches for practices
Accounting Firms

HMRC production order demands cause headaches for practices

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC production order demands cause headaches for ...

Taxman issues nearly 1,500 production orders last year to crack down on financial crimes Read More...

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UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers whistleblower
Corporate Tax

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers ...

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion...

Panama Papers anonymous whistleblower 'John Doe' reaches out to government authorities, and has called on global powers to 'end financial secrecy' Rea...

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Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, claims OECD
Administration

Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, claims OECD

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, c...

Brexit could hit UK GDP by as much as 3% by 2020, the international economic body has claimed Read More...

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Government pressure driving HMRC's scatter gun approach to criminal investigations
Administration

Government pressure driving HMRC's scatter gun approach to criminal investi...

11y Accountancy Age

Government pressure driving HMRC's scatter gun app...

Governmental pressure to crack down on tax evasion is resulting in HMRC applying its criminal investigation policy in an inconsistent manner, writes K...

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Colin: Just another brick in the pension plan
People In Practice

Colin: Just another brick in the pension plan

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: Just another brick in the pension plan

Colin takes a wry look at how accountants are funding their retirement Read More...

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Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fisher
Accounting Firms

Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fisher

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fishe...

Chancellor releases tax return following the controversy surrounding tax affairs of politicians, reveals connection with accountancy firm HW Fisher &a...

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Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax evasion
Administration

Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax evasion

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax ...

Prime minister set to make announcement on companies which encourage tax evasion, while he launches joint taskforce with HMRC to deal with Panama Pape...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Panama Papers and Young Professionals Day
Administration

Friday Afternoon Live: Panama Papers and Young Professionals Day

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Friday Afternoon Live: Panama Papers and Young Pro...

Kevin Reed talks Panama and the 35 Under 35. Read More...

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EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap
Administration

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT...

European Commission present action plan designed to reboot EU VAT system, which is welcome news to VAT experts Read More...

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HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly tax returns
Accounting Software

HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly tax returns

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly ...

A business group that advises HMRC on small businesses has criticised the taxman’s digital tax plans Read More...

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Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak
Administration

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from th...

Accountancy Age analyses the stumbling blocks that the taxman will encounter as it looks to claw back evaded tax following the Panama papers leak Read...

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Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax
Personal Tax

Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

The news HMRC had made £1.6bn from its sin tax crackdown conjured quite a vivid image fro Colin Read More...

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Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax crackdown
Administration

Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax crackdown

11y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax cr...

HMRC continues its battle against marketed CGT avoidance schemes with £154m intake Read More...

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HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract
Corporate Tax

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT co...

HMRC arranges final agreement in ending its Aspire IT contract with Capgemini and Fujitsu Read More...

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