Making Tax Digital delays – are other policies at risk?
Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital delays – are other policies at risk?

8y Androulla Soteri

Making Tax Digital delays – are other policies at ...

As HMRC grapples with limited resources stemming from Brexit pressures, what does this mean for Making Tax Digital and other HMRC initiatives? Read Mo...

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Is predictive analytics the end of the annual audit?
Audit

Is predictive analytics the end of the annual audit?

8y Martin Herron

Is predictive analytics the end of the annual audi...

Predictive technology is turning traditional audit work on its head so audit teams need to embrace these tools and hone their skills in it Read More...

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What can HMRC’s Agent Forum do for me?
Tax

What can HMRC’s Agent Forum do for me?

8y Helen Thornley

What can HMRC’s Agent Forum do for me?

HMRC has been carrying out an email campaign to encourage more tax agents to sign up to the Agent Forum and engage with the conversations online. What...

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HMRC scaling back digital projects to ‘release project capability to EU Exit work’
Brexit

HMRC scaling back digital projects to ‘release project capability to EU Exi...

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC scaling back digital projects to ‘release pro...

This comes months after the PAC expressed concern over the tax authority’s “risky” decision to pursue 15 major transformation programmes and over 260 ...

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HMRC rate of return on large business investigations increases by 17%
HMRC

HMRC rate of return on large business investigations increases by 17%

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC rate of return on large business investigatio...

The return on investment per pound spent by HMRC on large business investigations has increased by 17% in the year ending 31 March, according to law f...

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Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurrency, Brexit and taxing the digital economy
Brexit

Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurrency, Brexit and taxing th...

8y Accountancy Age

Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurre...

Accountancy Age caught up with Mel Stride, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to discuss cryptocurrency, Brexit updates, the EU proposed digital...

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HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile to be investigated by MPs
Big Four

HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile to be investigated by MPs

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile t...

After a French probe into Lycamobile uncovered money laundering and tax fraud, HMRC refused to raid the company, citing its political donations Read M...

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Watch out when winding up
Corporate Tax

Watch out when winding up

8y Emma Rawson

Watch out when winding up

The Targeted Anti-Avoidance Rule was introduced to prevent individuals lowering their tax liability by converting what would otherwise be a dividend i...

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How to handle VAT refund delays
VAT

How to handle VAT refund delays

8y Santhie Goundar

How to handle VAT refund delays

It happens sometimes: your business is owed a VAT repayment, but delays in receiving the money from HMRC occur for some reason. How does this happen, ...

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HMRC nets record £5.3bn in inheritance tax
Tax

HMRC nets record £5.3bn in inheritance tax

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC nets record £5.3bn in inheritance tax

The revenue authority’s inheritance tax take has increased by 13% compared to the £4.7bn collected in 2016-17 Read More...

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HMRC opens Making Tax Digital Income Tax pilot to all self-employed
Business

HMRC opens Making Tax Digital Income Tax pilot to all self-employed

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC opens Making Tax Digital Income Tax pilot to ...

Anyone who is self-employed can now enter the Making Tax Digital Income Tax pilot Read More...

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Incoming FCA chair admits “error in judgement” over investment in tax avoidance scheme
HMRC

Incoming FCA chair admits “error in judgement” over investment in tax avoid...

8y Accountancy Age

Incoming FCA chair admits “error in judgement” ove...

Randell took responsibility for the mistake but said the scheme had been discussed with senior policy officials at HMRC “who had indicated that they a...

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What are the implications of HMRC’s IR35 victory against BBC presenter?
HMRC

What are the implications of HMRC’s IR35 victory against BBC presenter?

8y Accountancy Age

What are the implications of HMRC’s IR35 victory a...

As the first IR35 victory for the Revenue in nine years, the case against Christa Ackroyd will likely have implications for similar cases as well as f...

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Guide to Making Tax Digital for individuals
HMRC

Guide to Making Tax Digital for individuals

8y Accountancy Age

Guide to Making Tax Digital for individuals

For individuals, the MTD scheme will allow taxpayers to view their tax information online and in one place through their personal tax account Read Mor...

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Guide to Making Tax Digital for businesses
Making Tax Digital

Guide to Making Tax Digital for businesses

8y Accountancy Age

Guide to Making Tax Digital for businesses

What is required under Making Tax Digital initiative and how will the regime affect businesses? Read More...

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Is HMRC’s increased VAT take unfairly impacting small businesses?
HMRC

Is HMRC’s increased VAT take unfairly impacting small businesses?

8y Accountancy Age

Is HMRC’s increased VAT take unfairly impacting sm...

VAT receipts now make up 21% (£124bn) of HMRC’s tax take, up from 16% during the recession, but this can cause cash flow problems for small businesses...

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Mel Stride, Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Brexit

Mel Stride, Financial Secretary to the Treasury

8y Accountancy Age

Mel Stride, Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Stride was appointed Financial Secretary in June 2017, and will have significant impact on taxes, public spending, and our economy in 2018 Read More...

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Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed
Accounting Firms

Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed

8y Accountancy Age

Financial Power List 2018: 1-5 revealed

Here we reveal the top 5 individuals we feel will have the greatest impact on the accountancy industry in 2018 Read More...

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Jon Thompson, CEO, HMRC
People In Business

Jon Thompson, CEO, HMRC

8y Accountancy Age

Jon Thompson, CEO, HMRC

Thompson is leading the transformation of HMRC, including Making Tax Digital Read More...

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Financial Power List 2018: 11-15 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2018: 11-15 revealed

8y Accountancy Age

Financial Power List 2018: 11-15 revealed

We reveal the individuals who have made positions 11-15 on the Financial Power List 2018 Read More...

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Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC
People In Business

Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC

8y Accountancy Age

Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC

Harra takes over from Edward Troup and prepares to use his wealth of HMRC experience to influence key changes this year Read More...

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Financial Power List 2018: 26-30 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2018: 26-30 revealed

8y Accountancy Age

Financial Power List 2018: 26-30 revealed

We reveal the individuals who have made positions 26-30 on the Financial Power List 2018 Read More...

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Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel
People In Business

Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) Advisory Pan...

8y Accountancy Age

Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance...

Mears leads the panel in considering, reviewing, and approving HMRC guidance on the GAAR Read More...

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HMRC large business tax enquiry duration rises to 3 years
Corporate Tax

HMRC large business tax enquiry duration rises to 3 years

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC large business tax enquiry duration rises to ...

In 2016-17, the average length of time to settle a tax investigation rose to 34 months, up from 31 months in 2015-16. The tax authority has also incre...

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PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially catastrophic consequences’
HMRC

PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially catastrophic consequences’

8y Accountancy Age

PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially cat...

The Public Accounts Committee has expressed concern over HMRC's handling of its transformation programme, its pace of response to the Paradise Papers ...

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HMRC forces Apple to pay £137m in back taxes
HMRC

HMRC forces Apple to pay £137m in back taxes

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC forces Apple to pay £137m in back taxes

The company’s Europe branch agreed to pay the back taxes as well as £57m corporate tax for the period ending April 2017 Read More...

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The Trusts Registration Service – where are we now?
Tax

The Trusts Registration Service – where are we now?

8y Helen Thornley

The Trusts Registration Service – where are we now...

Compliance with the Trusts Registration Service is currently high on the agenda for many accountants. With HMRC guidance having changed in recent mont...

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