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Tax Avoidance

HMRC Whitehall

HMRC transfer pricing investigations up nearly half

HMRC investigations into transfer pricing rise 47%

21 Jan 2013

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Leader: Tax arguments crystallised, but debate continues

Accountancy Age's tax avoidance debate proves a success: with the various arguments around the issue aired and documented. But the arguments continue..

21 Jan 2013

Richard Murphy and Stephen Herring

Debate illustrates schism on avoidance

After a week of debating tax avoidance, the only thing that is certain is the subject's capacity to split a room

21 Jan 2013

Tax avoidance debate finishes with close result

BDO's Stephen Herring narrowly wins Accountancy Age's tax avoidance debate

18 Jan 2013

Taxman defeats £77m avoidance scheme

A scheme that took advantage of tax reliefs meant for medical research has been defeated in a tribunal

18 Jan 2013

FSA publishes guidance on incentive schemes for mis-selling

FSA produces guidance on how financial firms can mitigate the risk of mis-selling financial products, including tax avoidance schemes

18 Jan 2013

Revenue expands scope of Affluent team

Around 100 more investigators will join HM Revenue & Customs' Affluent Unit

17 Jan 2013

Herring stays ahead of Murphy in tax avoidance debate

Hundreds of votes have been cast, but you can still join in at: AccountancyAge.com/Debates

16 Jan 2013

Amazon in $234m US tax dispute

The US Internal Revenue Service claims Amazon owes $234m in tax dating back to 2005

16 Jan 2013

Goldman Sachs rows back on bonus delay

Following widespread political pressure, Goldman Sachs decides not to delay the delivery of staff bonuses

16 Jan 2013

Herring takes narrow lead in tax avoidance debate

Herring and Murphy rejoin debate on Wednesday after guest speaker Ray McCann analyses arguments

15 Jan 2013

MPs’ anger as Goldman Sachs plans delay to bonuses

Plans to delay bonuses until after the top tax rate falls to 45p have angered Westminster

15 Jan 2013

Too close to call in first day of tax debate

After the first day of debating, the issue of tax avoidance has split readers down the middle

14 Jan 2013

Tax rate of FTSE100 companies drops for fourth year

The average effective tax rate for FTSE100 companies has fallen for the fourth consecutive year, says UHY Hacker Young

14 Jan 2013

Accountancy Age tax avoidance debate now live

Tax Justice Network founder Richard Murphy and BDO tax partner Stephen Herring to oppose each other on tax avoidance in Accountancy Age's first 'Debate'

10 Jan 2013

Taking Stock: The death of Facts

TS is shocked and saddened to hear of the demise of Facts

08 Jan 2013

IT companies underpaid tax by £800m, says Tory MP

Tory MP Charlie Elphicke accuses IT companies of underpaying their corporation tax

08 Jan 2013

HMRC's double taxation requests fall 40%

The number of requests for information made by HMRC under double taxation agreements fell significantly in 2011/12

07 Jan 2013

Goldman Sachs pays bonuses before fiscal cliff vote

Bonuses usually paid in January by Goldman Sachs were made before the new year as US Congress voted on higher taxes

03 Jan 2013

WPP CEO says corporation tax “question of judgement”

Sir Martin Sorrell says large corporations will pay tax out of sense of social responsibility and not legal requirements

02 Jan 2013

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Leader: Will younger generation push for a UK institute?

Will British institutes learn from a New Zealand/Australia merger - or have the Trans/Tasmans already learned from them?

Jo Swinson: More needed but insolvency reform step in the right direction

Consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson writes for Accountancy Age on the incoming reforms to insolvency practitioners’ regulation.

FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra

Concerns raised in the FRC's latest round of audit inspections sound strikingly familar. Why has the profession failed to address them?

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Don't COP out of guiding clients through tax mire

Anita Brook of Accounts Assist gives a hands-on guide to Code of Practice 9

Taking Stock: Accountancy and the sheriff of Cumbria

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Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle

Colin offers his assessment of the pressure on 'tax havens'

Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)

Colin succinctly rounds up the latest court ruling on tax avoidance and advisers' responsiblities

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