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Tax Avoidance

Danny Alexander

£100m NI tax loophole to close

National Insurance loophole to be closed in the Budget, says Danny Alexander

18 Mar 2013

Peter Harwood

UK strikes tax disclosure deal with Guernsey

Subject to approval by Guernsey's parliament, the Channel Island is to enter into a tax disclosure deal with the UK

15 Mar 2013

Jim Harra

Film tax scheme failed to function, tribunal finds

Investors in a film rights tax avoidance scheme end up out of pocket after a first-tier tribunal rules it did not function

04 Mar 2013

ICAEW right to defend taxman’s efforts to curb avoidance

The ICAEW was right to defend HMRC's track record on tackling tax avoidance following PAC criticism, writes Calum Fuller

01 Mar 2013

Tribunal shuts down £156m avoidance scheme

A tax avoidance scheme ring-fencing £156m from the taxman is shut down after defeat at the first-tier tribunal

27 Feb 2013

PAC not giving taxman enough credit - ICAEW

The ICAEW moves to defend HMRC's role in tackling tax avoidance after the Public Accounts Committee's criticism in its latest report

26 Feb 2013

Colin: The cat that lost the cream

Colin wonders what might be next for the Manx cat after the UK-Manx tax disclosure deal

25 Feb 2013

Beckham’s taxes to be scrutinised by French authorities

French tax authorities are to analyse David Beckham's tax affairs after he joined Paris Saint-Germain on a five-month deal

25 Feb 2013

Scottish businesses in line for £400m tax bill

Scottish companies using employee benefit trusts provided by Premier Strategies could face a collective £400m tax bill

25 Feb 2013

Colin: Drowning in debt or rolling in cash?

Colin takes a wry look at the revelation that UK water companies could be avoiding tax

20 Feb 2013

Seven fines in five years for undisclosed avoidance schemes

The taxman issues only seven fines for failure to comply with tax avoidance disclosure legislation

20 Feb 2013

HMRC should “name and shame” tax avoiders, says Hodge

Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge calls for a "more robust approach" from HM Revenue & Customs against tax avoidance

19 Feb 2013

UK water companies accused of tax avoidance

Six water companies avoided paying a total of £3.4bn in tax, a report by corporate research group Corporate Watch claims

15 Feb 2013

Multinationals' tax affairs "hurting" growth and investment - OECD

Following a report into the tax affairs of multinationals, the OECD is to draw up an action plan to increase yields

13 Feb 2013

Barclays to close tax planning unit

Barclays expected to close controversial tax structuring unit as part of an extensive strategic review of the business

11 Feb 2013

Public Accounts Committee not furthering tax avoidance debate, say readers

After a week of polling, Accountancy Age readers say the Public Accounts Committee has not furthered the tax avoidance debate

08 Feb 2013

Tailby: HMRC needs external help to fight tax avoidance

Former HMRC anti-avoidance director Chris Tailby says the taxman needs to hire external expertise, and listen to the thoughts of tax professionals

08 Feb 2013

Broader GAAR would cause “uncertainty”, Lords told

Wider GAAR would give HM Revenue & Customs too much discretion the Lords' Economic Affairs and Finance Bill Sub-Committee is told

05 Feb 2013

Taxman given green light to challenge Rangers ruling

HM Revenue & Customs receives permission to pursue tax claim against Rangers FC in the upper-tier tribunal

05 Feb 2013

MPs want to grill Charity Commission over avoidance scheme

MPs have questions for the Charity Commission, after a registered charity is alleged to have been a front for a tax avoidance scheme

01 Feb 2013

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To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

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

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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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