The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for
Personal Tax

The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: You get what you PAYE for

I will feel slightly awkward when I write to the client who is about to receive a large invoice from the PAYE expert, offering him the fee protection ...

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HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high
Personal Tax

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time hig...

IHT take up 17% in just a year as more estates pass tax threshold Read More...

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Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits
Corporate Tax

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits

8y AccountancyAge staff

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff be...

The Treasury is consulting on how businesses remunerate their staff to assess whether companies are artificially using benefits in kind to avoid tax R...

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Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process
Personal Tax

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment pr...

HMRC has launched a consultation on proposals to make changes to stamp duty land tax filing and payments processes Read More...

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle
Personal Tax

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refun...

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has lost his legal bid to claim a £1m tax refund Read More...

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Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected
Corporate Tax

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

Advisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...

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Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims
Personal Tax

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UH...

Sports professionals could be in line for a targeted tax clampdown with new restrictions being placed on their ability to claim back tax Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser '...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed talks about HMRC's so-called 'service standards for tax advisers'; Concerns over Companies House's plans to purge its dat...

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HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute
Personal Tax

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-runn...

Ingenious Film Partners and HMRC have both claimed to have won a victory in their long-running tax dispute in a ruling which could leave many investor...

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Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences
Accounting Firms

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

Prosecutors in Luxembourg have called for tougher sentences for two former PwC employees found guilty in the Luxleaks tax scandal Read More...

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IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector
Personal Tax

IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector

8y Richard Crump , Writer

IR35 reforms set to decimate public sector

Government services will be decimated if proposed reforms to IR35 in the public sector go ahead, a study has warned Read More...

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EQ Accountants appoints new partner
Accounting Firms

EQ Accountants appoints new partner

8y Richard Crump , Writer

EQ Accountants appoints new partner

Angela Haig, who specialises in personal and business taxation, takes up her position within the Forfar office of accountancy firm EQ Accountants Read...

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HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growth
Personal Tax

HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growt...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC extends date for withdrawal of transitional r...

HMRC intends to extend the date for withdrawal of transitional relief on investment growth from 30 November 2016 to 31 March 2017 Read More...

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Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'
Business Regulation

Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax ministe...

Jane Ellison to serve as 'tax minister' following ministerial responsibilities for public health. David Gauke become chief secretary to the Treasury R...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; audit market concentration; Top 40 Networks
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; audit market concentratio...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountants in government; ...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed discusses the accountants in the new cabinet; the FRC's report into audit market concentration; and the Top 40 Internatio...

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Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years
Corporate Tax

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

A team of film tax fraudsters, which involved accountants, have been jailed for 36 years Read More...

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Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE l...

HMRC left a tax tribunal red faced after a letter revealed a monumental error by the government department Read More...

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Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz
Accounting Firms

Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz

The latest edition of our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz is here Read More...

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Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund
Legal

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1...

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is looking to cast a spell over HMRC... Read More...

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UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reacts
Accounting Firms

UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reacts

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK votes to leave EU – accountancy profession reac...

The accountancy world has reacted to the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU Read More...

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Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole
Personal Tax

Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

8y Taking Stock

Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

Colin makes a wry observation on where the Treasury gets it's Brexit figures Read More...

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Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike
Personal Tax

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax ...

Geroge Osborne and Alistair Darling will today warn that the Treasury would be forced to unveil an emergency Budget to fill £30bn black hole if UK vot...

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Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s text
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s t...

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stoppe...

Peter Crouch must have felt three feet tall when he got a particularly distressing text from his accountant Read More...

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HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administration error
Administration

HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administration error

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HRMC loses £653,000 tax battle following administr...

The government department made a very costly administration error in a letter to a tax avoidance user Read More...

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Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing partner for tax
Accounting Firms

Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing partner for tax

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte announces Matt Ellis as new managing part...

Matt Ellis assumes the role from Andy Hodge, who has led the practice for the past five years and is retiring from the firm Read More...

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Government should rethink “digitally distracted” HMRC, ATT urges
Administration

Government should rethink “digitally distracted” HMRC, ATT urges

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Government should rethink “digitally distracted” H...

A thorough government review into the efficiency of HMRC is badly needed, the president of the ATT has claimed Read More...

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HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service
Personal Tax

HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC step closer to Verify authentication service

The authentication service citizens will need to access before entering their digital tax account is close to going live Read More...

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