HMRC spends quarter of budget on enforcement
Corporate Tax

HMRC spends quarter of budget on enforcement

18y Accountancy Age

HMRC spends quarter of budget on enforcement

Taxman to spend £1bn to try and reduce tax evasion by £2.4bn Read More...

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Budget 09: ‘name and shame’ initiative may violate human rights
Administration

Budget 09: ‘name and shame’ initiative may violate human rights

18y Iain Martin

Budget 09: ‘name and shame’ initiative may violate...

Legislation enabling HMRC to publish a quarterly list of names and details of individuals and companies who have been penalised for deliberate defaul...

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Budget 09: deadline revealed for new offshore amnesty
Administration

Budget 09: deadline revealed for new offshore amnesty

18y Judith Tydd

Budget 09: deadline revealed for new offshore amne...

Official Budget notes say the New Disclosure Opportunity will be undertaken for holders of overseas accounts until March 2010 Read More...

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Budget 09: public sector efficiencies could harm HMRC services
Administration

Budget 09: public sector efficiencies could harm HMRC services

18y Iain Martin

Budget 09: public sector efficiencies could harm H...

Some £9bn in public sector efficiency savings are likely to hurt services and add to delays at HM Revenue & Customs Read More...

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Budget 09: tax advisers fear new fines
Administration

Budget 09: tax advisers fear new fines

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Budget 09: tax advisers fear new fines

Consultation paper reveals possible financial penalties for advisers who fail to take ‘reasonable care’ or are ‘deliberately non-compliant’ when deal...

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Everyone has to pay their way
Administration

Everyone has to pay their way

18y Accountancy Age

Everyone has to pay their way

Up to 90 organisations, some 16 of them accountancy firms, have failed to make the proper disclosures under the tax avoidance disclosure regime Read ...

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Arbitration not litigation will solve transfer pricing wrangles
Administration

Arbitration not litigation will solve transfer pricing wrangles

18y Judith Tydd

Arbitration not litigation will solve transfer pri...

HMRC increase in the number of transfer pricing investigations over the next 12 months is not the best way to resolve disputes say experts Read More...

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Budget 09: Taxman could fine advisers under new proposals
Corporate Tax

Budget 09: Taxman could fine advisers under new proposals

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Budget 09: Taxman could fine advisers under new pr...

Working with tax advisers is set to change, through new powers for the taxman, if new consultation is anything to go by Read More...

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Budget 09: Economy to shrink 3.5% in 09
Politics

Budget 09: Economy to shrink 3.5% in 09

18y Accountancy Age

Budget 09: Economy to shrink 3.5% in 09

Economy to recover in 2010, says Chancellor Read More...

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Budget 09: World economy to contract this year
Politics

Budget 09: World economy to contract this year

18y Accountancy Age

Budget 09: World economy to contract this year

Global economy expected to shrink in 09, says Chancellor Read More...

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Stealth tax to hit Britain's middle class
Personal Tax

Stealth tax to hit Britain's middle class

18y Accountancy Age

Stealth tax to hit Britain's middle class

Income tax brackets have not shifted in line with inflation Read More...

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Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise
Administration

Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise

18y Judith Tydd

Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise

Taxman expands activity investigating transfer pricing Read More...

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Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman
Administration

Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman

18y Nick Huber

Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman

400 pages of guidance risks causing people to pay too much tax Read More...

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Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT
Administration

Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT

18y Judith Tydd

Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT

Institute disappointed in content of draft Charter Read More...

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ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’
Administration

ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’

18y Paul Grant

ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’

Tonight programme claims HMRC ignoring customer letters and cutting off phone calls Read More...

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HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe
Corporate Tax

HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe

18y Judith Tydd

HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe

Taxman falls foul of European law in latest case before ECJ concerning an acquisition by HSBC Read More...

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ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax
Corporate Tax

ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax

18y Judith Tydd

ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax

Advocate general acting on behalf of the ECJ supports case brought by HSBC against HM Revenue and Customs concerning tax refund of £27m on a shares ...

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Sage branches into online filing
Accounting Software

Sage branches into online filing

18y Rachael Singh

Sage branches into online filing

Sage's latest tax software launch includes online tax filing and verification Read More...

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Last year for paper filing of PAYE
Corporate Tax

Last year for paper filing of PAYE

18y Rachael Singh

Last year for paper filing of PAYE

This is the last year HMRC will offer a cash rebate for online filing before it becomes compulsory Read More...

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Manufacturers: overhaul coporate tax rules
Company News

Manufacturers: overhaul coporate tax rules

18y Accountancy Age

Manufacturers: overhaul coporate tax rules

EEF claims UK's corporate tax system is stifling growth and investment Read More...

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Bigger amnesty penalty will deter disclosure
Administration

Bigger amnesty penalty will deter disclosure

18y Judith Tydd

Bigger amnesty penalty will deter disclosure

Observers are sceptical that an increase of penalty will encourage people to come forward to declare offshore accounts, under HMRC's second tax amnes...

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Trusts and partnerships targeted as banks put on notice of amnesty
Administration

Trusts and partnerships targeted as banks put on notice of amnesty

18y Judith Tydd

Trusts and partnerships targeted as banks put on n...

HMRC's second offshore amnesty now targets trusts and partnerships, as well as individuals Read More...

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Tax relief scheme discriminates against small businesses, says ICAEW
Corporate Tax

Tax relief scheme discriminates against small businesses, says ICAEW

18y Paul Grant

Tax relief scheme discriminates against small busi...

Institute presses government to extend tax relief scheme aimed at helping businesses through the downturn Read More...

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£3.7bn of self assessed tax at risk through errors
Administration

£3.7bn of self assessed tax at risk through errors

18y our parliamentary correspondent

£3.7bn of self assessed tax at risk through errors

MPs warn of inaccurate returns threatening billions in tax revenues Read More...

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HMRC appoints new CFO
People Business

HMRC appoints new CFO

18y Judith Tydd

HMRC appoints new CFO

Search for a CFO over as taxman confirms appointment of Simon Bowles Read More...

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Fresh claims over Barclays tax
Company News

Fresh claims over Barclays tax

18y Judith Tydd

Fresh claims over Barclays tax

Alleged tax avoidance schemes so highly orchestrated HMRC is struggling to comprehend them Read More...

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Penalty for second tax amnesty expected to treble
Personal Tax

Penalty for second tax amnesty expected to treble

18y Judith Tydd

Penalty for second tax amnesty expected to treble

Experts expect to see HMRC's second offshore tax amnesty penalties rise up to 30% of the outstanding tax Read More...

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