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Corporate tax

George Osborne

Britain in legal challenge over Tobin Tax

The UK has launched legal proceedings against the Tobin Tax in protest over its potential spillover effects

22 Apr 2013

HM Revenue and Customs

HMRC trawling social media to find evidence of tax fraud

Openly available web data being fed into HMRC's anti-fraud data warehouse

19 Apr 2013

Algirdas Semeta

Tobin Tax breaches G20 agreements, say markets associations

Five global markets associations call on G20 to veto Tobin tax

19 Apr 2013

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 late

18 Apr 2013

Taking Stock: Avoiding avoidance at Portcullis House

TS attended a an international tax avoidance debate at Portcullis House

18 Apr 2013

HMRC appoints head of GAAR advisory panel

Guidance illustrating the scope of the General Anti-Abuse Rule is released alongside news of Patrick Mears' appointment

16 Apr 2013

Life begins at 40 for VAT?

Adviser Debra Dougal looks at whether VAT is set for its next stage of its 'life' as it reaches 40

11 Apr 2013

Government in tax information exchange with four major EU states

The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain strike an automatic tax information-sharing deal

10 Apr 2013

HMRC processes 70,000 RTI submissions despite IT issues

HMRC processes 70,000 real-time PAYE submissions despite experiencing IT problems

09 Apr 2013

HMRC VAT investigations up by nearly half

VAT refund investigations carried out by HMRC last year have risen 44%

09 Apr 2013

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 failure

05 Apr 2013

Real-time PAYE to commence over weekend

After a year's pilot scheme, real-time PAYE is to be adopted nationally from 6 April

05 Apr 2013

EU's 'crockery tax' extension riles business

Ceramic tableware duties to be extended until 2018 by the EU

05 Apr 2013

Financial transaction tax will cost City £4bn, study warns

City of London study blasts EU financial transaction tax as "ill-conceived" idea that will add billions of pounds to the cost of borrowing

04 Apr 2013

Barclays’ tax avoidance division generated £1bn annually

A report conducted by City lawyer Anthony Salz finds Barclays' now-defunct tax avoidance division generated £9.5bn for the bank

04 Apr 2013

GAAR will “cause confusion and chaos”, say advisers

Advisers warn that without clear definition of the GAAR's scope, there is likely to be confusion over the kind of arrangements it will catch

03 Apr 2013

Finance Bill 2013 includes anti-avoidance provisions

Highlights of the Finance Bill 2013 include the introduction of the General Anti-Abuse Rule

02 Apr 2013

Simplified corporation tax welcome, says CIoT

"Harmonising" corporate tax rates will lead to fewer companies planning their affairs artificially

02 Apr 2013

HMRC closes £60m Land Securities/Morgan Stanley scheme

A tax avoidance scheme involving Land Securities and Morgan Stanley is shut down by the upper-tier tribunal

28 Mar 2013

HMRC rules fund rebates to consumers are taxable

HMRC rules it will tax fund rebates paid to consumers from April 2013

26 Mar 2013

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#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

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To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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