UK pressures OECD to tackle unhelpful tax jurisdictions
Administration

UK pressures OECD to tackle unhelpful tax jurisdictions

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK pressures OECD to tackle unhelpful tax jurisdic...

Nations that defy international tax agreements should be listed and punished accordingly, Osborne suggests Read More...

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HMRC victorious in Supreme Court film tax battle
Administration

HMRC victorious in Supreme Court film tax battle

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC victorious in Supreme Court film tax battle

Supreme Court rules in favour of taxman over long-running Eclipse 35 tax avoidance scheme Read More...

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Eclipse film tax avoidance scheme takes appeal to Supreme Court
Administration

Eclipse film tax avoidance scheme takes appeal to Supreme Court

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Eclipse film tax avoidance scheme takes appeal to ...

The tax avoidance scheme involves high-profile individuals, including Sir Alex Ferguson Read More...

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Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud
Administration

Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Harrow accountant convicted of Gift Aid fraud

HMRC investigation finds Harrow accountant guilty of Gift Aid and VAT fraud Read More...

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Devon firm saved from administration in connected party pre-pack deal
Accounting Firms

Devon firm saved from administration in connected party pre-pack deal

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Devon firm saved from administration in connected ...

MG Associates purchased by London accountancy firm in pre-pack deal, after being involved in “extensive litigation” for a number of years Read More...

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Montpelier Professional winding-up order withdrawn
Accounting Firms

Montpelier Professional winding-up order withdrawn

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Montpelier Professional winding-up order withdrawn

Winding-up order against Montpelier Professional withdrawn, CEO tells Accountancy Age Read More...

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CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation
Accounting Standards

CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Pape...

Taxation body welcomes departmental investigation into Panama Papers, but questions government’s approach to clampdown on corporate tax evasion Read M...

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How the new PSC Register will impact partnerships
Legal

How the new PSC Register will impact partnerships

8y Idris Nagri

How the new PSC Register will impact partnerships

?Daniel Sutherland, partner at Fox Williams, explains what the new PSC Register means for LLPs Read More...

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The red flags accountants must understand to combat money laundering
Legal

The red flags accountants must understand to combat money laundering

8y Idris Nagri

The red flags accountants must understand to comba...

Consistency is crucial in tackling the money laundering threat, writes Angela Foyle, partner (Financial Services) at BDO Read More...

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The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, costly and pointless
Business Recovery

The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, costly and pointless

8y Idris Nagri

The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, ...

Business recovery and reconstruction specialist Suzanne Jones has recently sought an opinion from the Pre-Pack Pool, one of just five applications mad...

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Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?
Administration

Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?

Colin thinks a new fashion trend will emerge following the Panama Papers leak Read More...

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Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore tax havens
Administration

Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore tax havens

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore ta...

Prime Minister discouraged former European council president from making offshore trusts subject to an EU tax crackdown Read More...

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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime
Business Recovery

R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptc...

Applications will now be assessed by a government adjudicator rather than a judge Read More...

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Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak
Administration

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from th...

Accountancy Age analyses the stumbling blocks that the taxman will encounter as it looks to claw back evaded tax following the Panama papers leak Read...

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‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Advisers react to Panama leak
Administration

‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Advisers react to Panama lea...

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Adv...

Tax experts give their verdict on the Mossack Fonseca scandal, with opinion spilt over whether HMRC will jump into action and bring evaders to justice...

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Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful
Administration

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of ric...

Over 11 million leaked documents from Panama law firm uncover how global elite use offshore systems to hide their millions Read More...

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Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers
Accounting Firms

Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers

Small businesses would rather turn to their accountant than risk high costs of using legal professionals, Federation of Small Businesses says Read Mor...

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Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair in Rangers fraud case
Legal

Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair in Rangers fraud case

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair i...

Charges dropped against David Whitehouse and Paul Clark over involvement with Rangers Read More...

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Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establish ‘increase in net deficiency'
Legal

Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establish ‘increase in net defi...

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establ...

Judge clarifes "apparently contradictory decisions that have caused controversy within the insolvency profession for a number of years" Read More...

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Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed
Business Recovery

Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed

The court heard that nine Midlands companies were involved in the fraudulent activity between November 1998 and July 2007. Read More...

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Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fails in its bid for zero VAT
Corporate Tax

Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fails in its bid for zero V...

8y Idris Nagri

Proof is in the pudding as Frozen Fruit Company fa...

Tax judges rule that an "All Fruit Frozen Dessert" should have a standard VAT rating, dismissing arguments that it should have a zero rating, like fro...

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HMRC wins ‘goodwill payments' tax battle against Smith & Williamson
Accounting Firms

HMRC wins ‘goodwill payments' tax battle against Smith & Williamson

8y Idris Nagri

HMRC wins ‘goodwill payments' tax battle against S...

HMRC appeal against investment management group Smith & Williamson over treatment of ‘goodwill payments' upheld Read More...

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Tax adviser to the stars jailed for five years for tax evasion
Legal

Tax adviser to the stars jailed for five years for tax evasion

8y Idris Nagri

Tax adviser to the stars jailed for five years for...

Dennis Christopher Carter Lunn jailed for five years after being found guilty of evading more than £6m in tax Read More...

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R3 disappointed by scrapping of ‘no win no fee’ exemption
Legal

R3 disappointed by scrapping of ‘no win no fee’ exemption

8y Richard Crump , Writer

R3 disappointed by scrapping of ‘no win no fee’ ex...

Ministry of Justice scraps an exemption for insolvency litigation from a 2012 crackdown on the way no-win-no-fee legal cases are funded Read More...

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Redundancy/insolvency consultation misses ‘workable solution’
Legal

Redundancy/insolvency consultation misses ‘workable solution’

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Redundancy/insolvency consultation misses ‘workabl...

Government's position remains that there is no conflict between insolvency law and employment law, but further discussions scheduled Read More...

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Colin: Rangers' EBT sees red
Corporate Tax

Colin: Rangers' EBT sees red

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: Rangers' EBT sees red

Colin's mind was sent reeling with football analogies after Rangers' EBT structure was ruled illegal Read More...

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Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling
Corporate Tax

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

A further round-up of reaction following the Court of Session's ruling that Rangers FC's EBT structure between 2001 and 2010 did not work Read More...

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