Education game must follow Starbucks controversy
Corporate Tax

Education game must follow Starbucks controversy

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Education game must follow Starbucks controversy

Education on companies' tax arrangements is urgently required Read More...

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Could Tory top rate cuts discourage avoidance?
Personal Tax

Could Tory top rate cuts discourage avoidance?

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Could Tory top rate cuts discourage avoidance?

Calum Fuller looks at the potential effect of top-rate tax cuts proposed at the Conservative Party conference Read More...

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Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step
Personal Tax

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

Progress on IR35 is little more than a baby step in the right direction, says Calum Fuller Read More...

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Gate-crashing is not a form of reasoned debate
Corporate Tax

Gate-crashing is not a form of reasoned debate

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gate-crashing is not a form of reasoned debate

The protesters who gate-crashed former HMRC tax chief Dave Hartnett's retirement party did little to further their cause, says Calum Fuller Read More...

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Institutes should avoid moral issues and stick to law
Accounting Standards

Institutes should avoid moral issues and stick to law

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Institutes should avoid moral issues and stick to ...

Matching morality with law is not for advisors to decide upon, argues Calum Fuller Read More...

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Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification
Corporate Tax

Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification

PwC treads carefully on the new tax avoidance disclosure consultation Read More...

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Information vacuum will not help the taxman
Corporate Tax

Information vacuum will not help the taxman

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Information vacuum will not help the taxman

The main contention for the PAC was the lack of co-operation from HMRC - and unless there is a change in legislation, it will remain in dispute Read M...

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Hartnett's retirement: here's to a duller taxman
Administration

Hartnett's retirement: here's to a duller taxman

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Hartnett's retirement: here's to a duller taxman

Dave Hartnett's retirement will deprive HMRC of some colour - but this might be a good thing Read More...

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Protestors should cut out attacking public servants
Administration

Protestors should cut out attacking public servants

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Protestors should cut out attacking public servant...

Until HMRC accountability is strengthened, it is unfair to call on Hartnett to resign without full possession of the facts Read More...

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Cameron's Liechtenstein gaffe
Corporate Tax

Cameron's Liechtenstein gaffe

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Cameron's Liechtenstein gaffe

The PM claims credit for Labour policy Read More...

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No room for neutrality in Swiss debate
Corporate Tax

No room for neutrality in Swiss debate

13y Jaimie Kaffash

No room for neutrality in Swiss debate

The Swiss deal has again been criticised, but it is best viewed from a long-term perspective Read More...

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Hartnett to hold on - for now
Administration

Hartnett to hold on - for now

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Hartnett to hold on - for now

Dave Hartnett's admittance of an error might just save him - especially with a precarious sitution at the top of HMRC Read More...

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Taxman's tutor campaign reveals disciplinarian streak
Corporate Tax

Taxman's tutor campaign reveals disciplinarian streak

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Taxman's tutor campaign reveals disciplinarian str...

HMRC's amnesties are becoming less carrot more stick Read More...

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We're not going on an NI holiday
Corporate Tax

We're not going on an NI holiday

13y Jaimie Kaffash

We're not going on an NI holiday

A reminder letter won't convince new businesses to hire more staff Read More...

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Mirrlees Review - worthy, but incompatible with the real world?
Corporate Tax

Mirrlees Review - worthy, but incompatible with the real world?

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Mirrlees Review - worthy, but incompatible with th...

The tax system is imperfect, but these imperfections might be inevitable Read More...

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HMRC pulls off impressive Swiss deal
Corporate Tax

HMRC pulls off impressive Swiss deal

13y Jaimie Kaffash

HMRC pulls off impressive Swiss deal

The Switzerland agreement is better for the UK than anyone could have thought Read More...

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The real plumbers campaign starts here
Corporate Tax

The real plumbers campaign starts here

13y Jaimie Kaffash

The real plumbers campaign starts here

The so-called amnesties are a phoney war; HMRC should be judged on its pursuit of the tax evaders Read More...

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A little trust goes a long way
Administration

A little trust goes a long way

14y Jaimie Kaffash

A little trust goes a long way

Government proposals should be welcomed but risk a two tier system Read More...

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Are banks mistrustful of partnerships?
Corporate Tax

Are banks mistrustful of partnerships?

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Are banks mistrustful of partnerships?

We've heard reports of banks refusing loans to professional partnerships unless the firms can prove the money is not being used for tax avoidance purp...

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MPs cover their backs
Corporate Tax

MPs cover their backs

14y Jaimie Kaffash

MPs cover their backs

Salary arrangements for MPs should not be subject to anti avoidance rules, but other innocent people are unable to exclude themselves from poorly draf...

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Osborne rules out NI/income tax merger
Corporate Tax

Osborne rules out NI/income tax merger

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Osborne rules out NI/income tax merger

Contrary of the headlines in today's papers, Osborne yesterday all but ruled out the merger of income tax and National Insurance Read More...

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Northern Irish eyes are not smiling
Corporate Tax

Northern Irish eyes are not smiling

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Northern Irish eyes are not smiling

Plans to reduce corporation tax in Northern Ireland would bring a whole new set of troubles Read More...

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Taxman throws kitchen sink at tax evaders
Corporate Tax

Taxman throws kitchen sink at tax evaders

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Taxman throws kitchen sink at tax evaders

The plumbers' tax plan is the latest in a long line of pragmatic measues taken by HMRC Read More...

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Avoidance isn't illegal...is it?
Corporate Tax

Avoidance isn't illegal...is it?

14y David Jetuah

Avoidance isn't illegal...is it?

The annual ICAEW Hardman Memeorial Lecture is always good value – last year Dave Hartnett kept calling advisers “alchemists” – experts at ...

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1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple
Administration

1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple

14y David Jetuah

1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple

TAX BOD JOHN WHITING has never been afraid of hard work, but he and his simplification team have got a big job on their hands after identifying 1,042 ...

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An unexpected Swiss roll
Corporate Tax

An unexpected Swiss roll

14y David Jetuah

An unexpected Swiss roll

  Switzerland represents one of the biggest nuts to crack in terms of banking secrecy but the coalition government has pulled off something of a ...

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A FAT lot of good that'll do the banks
Corporate Tax

A FAT lot of good that'll do the banks

14y David Jetuah

A FAT lot of good that'll do the banks

In the red corner, the EC has thrown its weight behind the idea of hitting EU-based banks with taxes, not only on their transactions, but on their act...

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