OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance Bill launches
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OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance Bill launches

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS efficiency pinpointed as inquiry into Finance ...

Finance Bill Sub-Committee to assess decision to establish a permanent OTS Read More...

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CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer charter
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CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer charter

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

CIoT president joins HMRC to oversee customer char...

Chris Jones appointed by HM Revenue & Customs to supervise its reinvigorated customer Charter Read More...

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HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Montpelier tax scheme
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HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Montpelier tax scheme

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC reverses APN decision for participants in Mon...

HMRC admits 2,000 pay up front tax demands should never have been issued Read More...

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HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion claims
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HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion cla...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot f...

Lin Homer admits it is 'unlikely' there will be prosecutions over claims HSBC's Swiss bank helped wealthy clients evade tax Read More...

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Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this month
Administration

Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this month

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Parliament to debate digital tax accounts this mon...

Introduction of quarterly digital tax accounts for small businesses and self-employed gets parliamentary hearing Read More...

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Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it
Administration

Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Collecting tax is a dirty job, but someone...

Whoever steps in to the fill the space left by Lin Homer will inherit a most challenging position Read More...

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‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers react to Lin Homer departure
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‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers react to Lin Homer departure

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Someone needs to move HMRC forward’: Advisers rea...

Outgoing HMRC boss unfairly criticised by MPs, senior tax figure tells Accountancy Age Read More...

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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot
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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after secu...

The much-derided Homer - made a Dame in the New Year's Honours - spent more than four years in the role Read More...

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The Financial Power List 2016
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The Financial Power List 2016

8y Accountancy Age , Reporters

The Financial Power List 2016

A crucial year for HMRC sees Lin Homer top Accountancy Age's annual list of individuals to watch in the profession this year Read More...

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SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, UK200Group assures
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SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, UK200Group assures

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

SMEs won’t have to submit quarterly tax returns, U...

UK200Group responds to fears HMRC will force SMEs and the self-employed into submitting quarterly tax returns Read More...

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HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New Year’s honours
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HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New Year’s honours

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC boss criticised for receiving Damehood in New...

Lin Homer picks up gong in New Year's honours despite often being savaged by MPs over HMRC's performance Read More...

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HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters
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HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggre...

High Steet accountants hit with 'aggressive' letters from the taxman warning of tax avoidance suspicions Read More...

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Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital
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Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

Practitioners sceptical over HMRC's ability to deliver a fully digital tax system by 2020, finds Fraser Simpson Read More...

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A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?
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A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?

8y Accountancy Age

A re-organised HMRC: Friend or foe?

A major reorganisation has been announced at HMRC, including the closure of 137 offices nationwide. Robert Maas, tax expert with City-based Carter Bac...

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HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent’ taxpayers
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HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent’ taxpayers

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC doubles headcount at unit targeting ‘affluent...

Cost of inspectors wages up by 68% to £13.1m, Moore Stephens claims Read More...

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Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud
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Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Escort agency fraudster jailed for tax fraud

HMRC investigation reveals £312,000 tax fraud Read More...

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HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regional centres
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HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regional centres

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC to close 170 local offices in favour of regio...

Staff at HMRC braced for news of radical overhaul as tax authority plans office closures across the UK Read More...

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PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn
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PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn

Pinsent Masons says much of the gap will relate to avoidance and evasion Read More...

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Taking Stock: Accounting goes to pot
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Taking Stock: Accounting goes to pot

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Accounting goes to pot

An accounting error in Colorado's 2014 total tax collections automatically triggered the suspension of the majority of taxes on recreational cannabis ...

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ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser
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ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a rev...

Income tax/NI merger would fail to receive ACCA's support if used by government to raise revenues Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer' service issues
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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer' service issues

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer...

Accountancy Age deputy editor Richard Crump looks at the issues affecting the profession this week Read More...

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HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling
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HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruli...

HMRC seeks to take £1bn Littlewoods VAT ruling to Supreme Court Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly rebrands as RSM
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Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly rebrands as RSM

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly rebrands as RSM

Accountancy Age deputy editor Richard Crump discusses Baker Tilly rebranding as RSM; whether HMRC should be reviewed and ramifications of HSBC conside...

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HMRC hamstrung by resource cuts, say Accountancy Age readers
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HMRC hamstrung by resource cuts, say Accountancy Age readers

9y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC hamstrung by resource cuts, say Accountancy A...

Poll of Accountancy Age readers finds majority feel resource cuts have hamstrung HMRC’s ability to deliver an adequate service Read More...

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HMRC to hire consultants to advise on 400 new post-Aspire outsourcing contracts
Administration

HMRC to hire consultants to advise on 400 new post-Aspire outsourcing contr...

9y Accountancy Age

HMRC to hire consultants to advise on 400 new post...

£20m tender issued for consultants to help HMRC find 400 partners to help in shift from Aspire Read More...

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Ten years of HMRC has been a qualified success
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Ten years of HMRC has been a qualified success

9y Accountancy Age

Ten years of HMRC has been a qualified success

Since HMRC was created by 'mating the C&E terrier with the IR retriever', the taxman continues to be dogged by divided opinion Read More...

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HMRC halves use of external debt collectors
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HMRC halves use of external debt collectors

9y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC halves use of external debt collectors

Public concerns about debt collectors appear to have led to HMRC curtailing their use Read More...

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