HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'customer' service issues alone
Corporate Tax

HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'customer' service issues alone

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC hiring spree welcome but won't solve 'custome...

Up to a third of calls to HMRC go unanswered in some months, but its pledge of £45m of investment in its 'customer' service will go a small way to imp...

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Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but personal tax path unclear
Corporate Tax

Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but personal tax path unclear

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tory tax plans ease business’s worries, but person...

The Conservatives' pro-business platform carried the party through the election, but its personal tax policy continues to be vaguer, writes Calum Full...

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Ridiculous timeframe given to read and debate the Finance Bill
Corporate Tax

Ridiculous timeframe given to read and debate the Finance Bill

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ridiculous timeframe given to read and debate the ...

The bizarre practice of waving the Finance Bill is counter-productive and has to stop, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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HMRC must apply common sense to pay-up first plans
Corporate Tax

HMRC must apply common sense to pay-up first plans

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC must apply common sense to pay-up first plans

For those who espouse the morals of paying tax, HMRC's latest strategy doesn't quite sit right Read More...

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Scrapping IR35 all very well – but what else?
Corporate Tax

Scrapping IR35 all very well – but what else?

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Scrapping IR35 all very well – but what else?

IR35 has proven ineffective, but 'what are the alternatives?' asks Calum Fuller Read More...

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Mehjoo case gives firms greater certainty
Accounting Firms

Mehjoo case gives firms greater certainty

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Mehjoo case gives firms greater certainty

Dispute between firm Harben Barker and former client threatened imposition of opposing requirements on advisers Read More...

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Election concerns likely to colour the Budget
Corporate Tax

Election concerns likely to colour the Budget

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Election concerns likely to colour the Budget

Despite the tendency for pre-election Budgets to be dull, George Osborne may still spring a surprise or two next week Read More...

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LLPs guidance delay sign concerns may be heeded
Corporate Tax

LLPs guidance delay sign concerns may be heeded

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

LLPs guidance delay sign concerns may be heeded

LLP guidance still not published, with professions on tenterhooks Read More...

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ICAEW takes important educational step in tax debate
Corporate Tax

ICAEW takes important educational step in tax debate

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW takes important educational step in tax deba...

Ensuring the right information reaches the public is one of tax's biggest challenges, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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After confusion, government figures must be clearer
Corporate Tax

After confusion, government figures must be clearer

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

After confusion, government figures must be cleare...

The Public Accounts Committee's report on the Whole Government Accounts has led to quite some confusion, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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AS2013: Osborne’s speech largely content-free
Corporate Tax

AS2013: Osborne’s speech largely content-free

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

AS2013: Osborne’s speech largely content-free

The chancellor's speech held very few surprises, nor much content Read More...

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Panorama programme over-simplifies avoidance debate
Corporate Tax

Panorama programme over-simplifies avoidance debate

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Panorama programme over-simplifies avoidance debat...

Accountancy deserves a greater mainstream voice after a BBC Panorama investigation into tax avoidance largely caricatured profession Read More...

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Groundhog Day at the PAC
Corporate Tax

Groundhog Day at the PAC

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Groundhog Day at the PAC

The Public Accounts Committee's hearings are a vicious cycle, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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Starbucks tax payments a bizarre move
Corporate Tax

Starbucks tax payments a bizarre move

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Starbucks tax payments a bizarre move

The public's mood hasn't set tax bills before, so why is it setting Starbucks'?, asks Calum Fuller Read More...

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GAAR panel chair should be allowed to choose own people
Corporate Tax

GAAR panel chair should be allowed to choose own people

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

GAAR panel chair should be allowed to choose own p...

Stakeholders should refrain from trying to influence the composition of the GAAR advisory panel Read More...

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC
Corporate Tax

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough Read More...

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PAC risks credibility after accusing Big Four of driving tax policy
Administration

PAC risks credibility after accusing Big Four of driving tax policy

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PAC risks credibility after accusing Big Four of d...

In accusing the Big Four of influencing tax policy for their own gain, the Public Accounts Committee risks its reputation Read More...

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GAAR guidance sensibly manages expectations
Corporate Tax

GAAR guidance sensibly manages expectations

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

GAAR guidance sensibly manages expectations

After months of speculation and uncertainty, HMRC's efforts to manage what is expected of the General Anti-Abuse Rule are sensible, but could be too l...

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HMRC wise to relax real-time requirements
Corporate Tax

HMRC wise to relax real-time requirements

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC wise to relax real-time requirements

Relaxing real-time PAYE obligations for small businesses in the first six months of its roll-out could be the difference between its success and failu...

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Budget 2013: Dour or defining? Or both?
Corporate Tax

Budget 2013: Dour or defining? Or both?

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Budget 2013: Dour or defining? Or both?

Calum Fuller takes a look at the likely comings and goings in this week's 2013 Budget Read More...

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HMRC must slow down rush to revolutionise
Corporate Tax

HMRC must slow down rush to revolutionise

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC must slow down rush to revolutionise

Attempting several major changes at once will cause trouble for HMRC, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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ICAEW right to defend taxman’s efforts to curb avoidance
Accounting Standards

ICAEW right to defend taxman’s efforts to curb avoidance

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW right to defend taxman’s efforts to curb avo...

The ICAEW was right to defend HMRC's track record on tackling tax avoidance following PAC criticism, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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Name-and-shame policy must be used sparingly
Corporate Tax

Name-and-shame policy must be used sparingly

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Name-and-shame policy must be used sparingly

After naming and shaming deliberate tax defaulters for the first time, HM Revenue & Customs must use the tactic sparingly Read More...

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Suggestion Big Four too close to government peculiar
Corporate Tax

Suggestion Big Four too close to government peculiar

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Suggestion Big Four too close to government peculi...

"Who else are the government supposed to consult on constructing tax law?" asks Calum Fuller after the Big Four appeared before the Public Accounts Co...

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Osborne should focus on more than avoidance in Statement
Corporate Tax

Osborne should focus on more than avoidance in Statement

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne should focus on more than avoidance in Sta...

With sweeping tax changes unlikely in tomorrow's Autumn Statement, the chancellor must target his efforts wisely, says Calum Fuller Read More...

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ICAS is right – Scottish tax autonomy needs defining
Accounting Standards

ICAS is right – Scottish tax autonomy needs defining

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAS is right – Scottish tax autonomy needs defini...

The issues regarding Scotland's increasing tax autonomy need urgent addressing, notes Calum Fuller Read More...

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Offshore evaders' deals highlight 'name and shame' possibilities
Personal Tax

Offshore evaders' deals highlight 'name and shame' possibilities

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Offshore evaders' deals highlight 'name and shame'...

The settlements reached with several offshore evaders on a list given to HMRC by French authorities illustrates that its naming and shaming scheme sho...

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