50p rate is inefficient, claims CEBR
Personal Tax

50p rate is inefficient, claims CEBR

15y Accountancy Age

50p rate is inefficient, claims CEBR

Economic think-tank says workers are being driven abroad by higher tax rate Read More...

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The GAAR report: was it worth it?
Corporate Tax

The GAAR report: was it worth it?

15y Jaimie Kaffash

The GAAR report: was it worth it?

Graham Aaronson's report has been accused of generating uncertainty. But the real question should be whether the exercise was worth it Read More...

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Aaronson recommends 'narrowly focussed' GAAR
Corporate Tax

Aaronson recommends 'narrowly focussed' GAAR

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Aaronson recommends 'narrowly focussed' GAAR

Study group recommends introduction of general anti-avoidance rule Read More...

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Tax transparency reforms 'not yet costed'
Personal Tax

Tax transparency reforms 'not yet costed'

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Tax transparency reforms 'not yet costed'

Treasury has not yet estimated costs of proposals to improve personal taxation transparency Read More...

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NI contributory principle remains, Gauke reaffirms
Personal Tax

NI contributory principle remains, Gauke reaffirms

15y Jaimie Kaffash

NI contributory principle remains, Gauke reaffirms

Minister is confident problems with National Insurance contributions will be solved by operational merger Read More...

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NIC holiday take-up remains low
Corporate Tax

NIC holiday take-up remains low

15y Jaimie Kaffash

NIC holiday take-up remains low

Chancellor urged to expand scheme, as take-up of NIC holiday falls well short of the government's original projections, despite letter campaign Read M...

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Boost private lending with tax breaks
Corporate Tax

Boost private lending with tax breaks

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Boost private lending with tax breaks

Forum of Private Business wants the government to go beyond its plans for an SME debt market Read More...

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ICAS grills Alexander on regulation
Accounting Standards

ICAS grills Alexander on regulation

15y Rose Orlik

ICAS grills Alexander on regulation

Danny Alexander dodges question on strengthened regulation for the accountancy profession, reports Rose Orlik from the ICAS conference Read More...

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Tax gap: HMRC should speculate to accumulate
Administration

Tax gap: HMRC should speculate to accumulate

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Tax gap: HMRC should speculate to accumulate

Could investment into HMRC close the tax gap? Read More...

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SMEs owe more as tax gap falls
Corporate Tax

SMEs owe more as tax gap falls

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

SMEs owe more as tax gap falls

Tax gap falls £4bn to £35bn, which HMRC and the Treasury class as 'progress' Read More...

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Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal
Personal Tax

Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal

15y our parliamentary correspondent

Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal

Little chance for 50% income tax band to be canned, after Lib Dems suggest alternative tax would have to replace lost revenues Read More...

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2,250 tax inspectors lined up for avoidance focus
Corporate Tax

2,250 tax inspectors lined up for avoidance focus

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

2,250 tax inspectors lined up for avoidance focus

HMRC will aim to cut avoidance through 2,000 new roles Read More...

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Treasury closes overseas tax loop
Corporate Tax

Treasury closes overseas tax loop

15y Rose Orlik

Treasury closes overseas tax loop

The Treasury has closed a loophole through which companies might have claimed income tax that had never been paid Read More...

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Behind the 50p rate headline figures
Personal Tax

Behind the 50p rate headline figures

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Behind the 50p rate headline figures

Estimates of how much the top rate of tax will raise, or lose, have dominated finance pages. But to what extent can we rely on the headline figures? R...

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Treasury sets date for consultation responses
Corporate Tax

Treasury sets date for consultation responses

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Treasury sets date for consultation responses

Government to publish draft Finance Act legislation by 6 December 2011 Read More...

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Treasury ends double taxation consultation
Personal Tax

Treasury ends double taxation consultation

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Treasury ends double taxation consultation

Proposals to tackle double taxation avoidance schemes are deemed unworkable Read More...

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50p rate to raise £12.6bn in five years, Treasury figures show
Personal Tax

50p rate to raise £12.6bn in five years, Treasury figures show

15y Jaimie Kaffash

50p rate to raise £12.6bn in five years, Treasury ...

Parliamentary question reveals Treasury's revenue projection for top rate of tax Read More...

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Economists attack 50p tax rate
Personal Tax

Economists attack 50p tax rate

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Economists attack 50p tax rate

A group of influential academics says top rate of tax is harming growth Read More...

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UK and Switzerland announce historic agreement
Personal Tax

UK and Switzerland announce historic agreement

15y Jaimie Kaffash

UK and Switzerland announce historic agreement

Deal to be worth billions of pounds to the Exchequer Read More...

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Ministers urged to introduce industry tax breaks
Corporate Tax

Ministers urged to introduce industry tax breaks

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Ministers urged to introduce industry tax breaks

Leading businessman Jim McColl calls for manufacturing tax break Read More...

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45p tax rate reports are refuted
Personal Tax

45p tax rate reports are refuted

15y Jaimie Kaffash

45p tax rate reports are refuted

Treasury dismisses suggestion that rate will be cut by March 2012 Read More...

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Top tax rate 'exodus' fails to materialise
Personal Tax

Top tax rate 'exodus' fails to materialise

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Top tax rate 'exodus' fails to materialise

First brokers take up offer to move to low tax jurisdictions Read More...

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PwC fails to fawn over Whiting
Corporate Tax

PwC fails to fawn over Whiting

15y Taking Stock

PwC fails to fawn over Whiting

Firm takes muted line to Whiting's plans on tax simplification Read More...

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NI holiday scheme an 'embarrassing setback'
Corporate Tax

NI holiday scheme an 'embarrassing setback'

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

NI holiday scheme an 'embarrassing setback'

Ed Balls castigates the government for its lack of success in encouraging new business to take employees' tax relief Read More...

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NIC holiday figures still short of target
Corporate Tax

NIC holiday figures still short of target

15y Jaimie Kaffash

NIC holiday figures still short of target

New businesses still failing to take up flagship government scheme Read More...

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CFC rules provide an intellectual problem
Corporate Tax

CFC rules provide an intellectual problem

15y Jaimie Kaffash

CFC rules provide an intellectual problem

The reform of controlled foreign companies does not make good reading for intellectual property-dependent businesses Read More...

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Offshore bookmakers set to pay UK tax rates
Corporate Tax

Offshore bookmakers set to pay UK tax rates

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Offshore bookmakers set to pay UK tax rates

Gambling reforms could lead to offshore businesses paying the 15% UK tax rate on profits Read More...

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