Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global tax co-ordination
Corporate Tax

Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global tax co-ordination

10y Idris Nagri

Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global...

George Osborne welcomes direction of travel set by OECD members in fight against tax evasion Read More...

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Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in
Personal Tax

Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in

10y Idris Nagri

Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in

Colin was tickled when he realised how much harder tax evaders are to find life after the LDF limitations Read More...

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HMRC's tax evasion proposals ‘presume guilt’ warn advisers
Personal Tax

HMRC's tax evasion proposals ‘presume guilt’ warn advisers

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC's tax evasion proposals ‘presume guilt’ warn ...

Advisers raise concerns over proposed extensions to HMRC's powers in tackling offshore tax evasion Read More...

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Offshore tax evaders face new criminal offence
Personal Tax

Offshore tax evaders face new criminal offence

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Offshore tax evaders face new criminal offence

Failure to disclose offshore income and gains could be the subject of a new criminal offence under HMRC proposals Read More...

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Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%
Administration

Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%

10y Idris Nagri

Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property ra...

Tax authority targets 1,165 prosecutions for tax evasion in 2014/15 Read More...

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Advisers gravely concerned over HMRC debt collection plans
Accounting Standards

Advisers gravely concerned over HMRC debt collection plans

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers gravely concerned over HMRC debt collecti...

ICAEW members express significant concerns over HMRC direct debt recovery plans, at institute's Wyman Symposium Read More...

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UK no tax haven, say Accountancy Age readers
Corporate Tax

UK no tax haven, say Accountancy Age readers

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

UK no tax haven, say Accountancy Age readers

The suggestion the UK is in danger of becoming a tax haven given short shrift by Accountancy Age readers Read More...

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HMRC to withdraw ‘denial co-operation’ fraud dispute option
Corporate Tax

HMRC to withdraw ‘denial co-operation’ fraud dispute option

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to withdraw ‘denial co-operation’ fraud dispu...

The way HMRC deals with tax fraud is to be 'streamlined', the department confirms Read More...

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HMRC dawn raids drop 6%
Personal Tax

HMRC dawn raids drop 6%

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC dawn raids drop 6%

Number of dawn raids following tax evasion investigations down Read More...

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Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates
Personal Tax

Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates

10y Idris Nagri

Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates

Colin imagines HMRC's reaction to receiving further tax information from Swiss colleagues Read More...

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PR man Hillgrove spared prison after tax conviction
Corporate Tax

PR man Hillgrove spared prison after tax conviction

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PR man Hillgrove spared prison after tax convictio...

PR executive Richard Hillgrove spared prison after evading nearly £100,000 in tax Read More...

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HMRC crackdown generates record £24bn yield
Corporate Tax

HMRC crackdown generates record £24bn yield

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC crackdown generates record £24bn yield

HMRC brings in £23.9bn through campaign against avoidance and evasion Read More...

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Hillgrove to take tax evasion case to Court of Appeal
Corporate Tax

Hillgrove to take tax evasion case to Court of Appeal

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Hillgrove to take tax evasion case to Court of App...

PR man Richard Hillgrove files appeal against tax evasion conviction Read More...

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HMRC targets evasion in further powers push
Personal Tax

HMRC targets evasion in further powers push

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC targets evasion in further powers push

People holding undeclared accounts offshore could face prison terms even if they did not intend to evade tax under HMRC proposals Read More...

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Taking Stock: When tax is stranger than fiction
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: When tax is stranger than fiction

10y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: When tax is stranger than fiction

Sometimes you just can't make it up, TS finds Read More...

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UK steps up tax fight against offshore account holders
Corporate Tax

UK steps up tax fight against offshore account holders

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK steps up tax fight against offshore account hol...

HMRC launches offshore crackdown campaign, as G20 steps up co-ordination in tax information sharing accord Read More...

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HMRC issues letters to Cayman Islands evaders
Personal Tax

HMRC issues letters to Cayman Islands evaders

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC issues letters to Cayman Islands evaders

HMRC acts on information received through automatic information disclosure facility to contact evaders Read More...

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Nearly 700 tax cheats convicted in 2013
Corporate Tax

Nearly 700 tax cheats convicted in 2013

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Nearly 700 tax cheats convicted in 2013

HMRC convictions for tax fraud rise by more than 200 Read More...

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Get your FATCA facts right
Personal Tax

Get your FATCA facts right

10y Idris Nagri

Get your FATCA facts right

A number of investments require both accountants and banks to work together to stay on the right side of anti-tax evasion rules Read More...

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AS2013: HMRC to improve systems to cope with information exchanges
Corporate Tax

AS2013: HMRC to improve systems to cope with information exchanges

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

AS2013: HMRC to improve systems to cope with infor...

HMRC to be given further tools against offshore tax evasion Read More...

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Taking Stock: German tax authorities find Nazis’ looted art stash
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: German tax authorities find Nazis’ looted art stash

10y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: German tax authorities find Nazis’ l...

German tax authorities find a haul of 1,500 paintings looted by the Nazis during a tax investigation Read More...

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Government registry of beneficial ownership to come in
Business Regulation

Government registry of beneficial ownership to come in

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Government registry of beneficial ownership to com...

David Cameron announces register of UK company owners Read More...

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HMRC launches VAT taskforce
Corporate Tax

HMRC launches VAT taskforce

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC launches VAT taskforce

HMRC targets VAT evaders in Scotland and Northern Ireland Read More...

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HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estranged wife
Personal Tax

HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estranged wife

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estrange...

The wife of property and telecoms tycoon Scot Young claims HMRC gave her husband "bizarre support" in divorce proceedings Read More...

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HMRC targets company directors in clampdown
Personal Tax

HMRC targets company directors in clampdown

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC targets company directors in clampdown

HMRC launches a taskforce to target company directors withholding tax monies Read More...

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HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery
Administration

HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery

11y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery

Taxman updates rogues' gallery of alleged tax fraudsters in a bid to collect hundreds of millions of pounds of lost revenue Read More...

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Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double
Corporate Tax

Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double

HM Revenue & Customs targets middle-class professionals as it steps up its campaign against tax evasion Read More...

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