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HMRC's tax gap is "misleading"

Treasury committee wants HMRC to take different tack on its tax gap strategy

09 Mar 2012

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PwC: Use £7bn public borrowing undershoot to focus on ‘supply side’ reforms in Budget

Government should focus on ‘lightening’ business regulation and tax reform in the 21 March Budget, in an effort to encourage long-term economic growth

08 Mar 2012

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HMRC publishes latest list of online tax suppliers

Taxman publishes list of suppliers whose products are compliant with iXBRL for filing corporate tax returns

07 Mar 2012

ICAS calls for roadmap on anti-avoidance measures

ICAS calls for a better definition of what is tax avoidance and what is acceptable tax planning

07 Mar 2012

OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share schemes

Self-certified employee share schemes would be quicker to set up and would encourage staff to take a stake in their company, Office of Tax Simplification says

06 Mar 2012

Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor countries £4bn

Planned Treasury changes to tax rules for multinational companies will cost governments in poor countries up to £4bn a year in revenue, a development charity has warned

06 Mar 2012

ICAEW: Use Budget to encourage business investment

Accountancy institute asks George Osborne not to cut the annual investment allowance

05 Mar 2012

Gauke: Aggressive, contrived tax avoidance is anti-business

Paying tax that is owed, when it is owed is pro-business and part of creating a competitive business tax regime in Britain, says David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

05 Mar 2012

Schemes could fall through GAAR net

Creating a general tax avoidance rule that strikes the right balance between simplicity and precision will be hard to achieve

02 Mar 2012

Barclays auditor PwC did not advise on avoidance schemes

Barclays used unnamed advisor for two avoidance schemes closed by the Treasury, which tried to avoid £500m in tax

29 Feb 2012

New tax commissioner should come from private sector

A new commissioner to sign off major corporate tax disputes should come from outside HMRC, say tax advisors

29 Feb 2012

Colin: Barclays' feels the heat

HMRC turns up the heat on Barclays

28 Feb 2012

Public sector IFRS: worth the effort?

Little drama from local government's move to IFRS, but was it worth the hard work in the first place?

28 Feb 2012

Simplify accounting for micro-businesses, says tax body

Office of Tax Simplification wants simpler accounting regime for the smallest businesses to help them manage tax affairs

28 Feb 2012

HMRC's tax settlement governance overhauled

More transparency and independence for HMRC's large business settlements

28 Feb 2012

Barclays' 'aggressive' £500m avoidance scheme blocked

Taxman closes 'aggressive' avoidance schemes relating to debt buy backs and authorised investment fuunds, which could have cost the Treasury £500m

28 Feb 2012

Best Practice: Beever & Struthers' Paul Wilson

Tax partner Paul Wilson explains how he managed to pick up a record-breaking 30 new clients in less than 12 months

27 Feb 2012

Can the UK control foreign companies?

Has the proposed tax reform for controlled foreign companies given the UK the competitive edge asks tax consultant Miles Dean

27 Feb 2012

A Pru move would not hurt tax take

The Treasury would not lose out even if Prudential moved out of its London HQ, says Bill Dodwell

27 Feb 2012

UK's largest companies up tax payout

PwC research finds the UK's largest companies have increased the tax paid to the Treasury

27 Feb 2012

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

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Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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