Evasion hotline rings off the hook
Personal Tax

Evasion hotline rings off the hook

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Evasion hotline rings off the hook

A tax evasion hotline set up by HMRC has gleaned a far greater public response than anticipated, with 74,000 calls Read More...

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Has the taxman tied itself into a moral knot?
Personal Tax

Has the taxman tied itself into a moral knot?

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Has the taxman tied itself into a moral knot?

While few would have a problem with the prosecution of tax evaders, has the taxman caused itself trouble by using allegedly stolen evidence? Read More...

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HMRC to net more than £800k in evasion case
Personal Tax

HMRC to net more than £800k in evasion case

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to net more than £800k in evasion case

A property millionaire has been found to have withheld as much as £430,000 from the taxman in an offshore account Read More...

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Taxman deploys more task forces
Corporate Tax

Taxman deploys more task forces

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman deploys more task forces

HMRC announces further task forces to tackle suspected tax avoidance and evasion Read More...

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Gang jailed for £38m VAT fraud on carbon credits
Corporate Tax

Gang jailed for £38m VAT fraud on carbon credits

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gang jailed for £38m VAT fraud on carbon credits

After defrauding the government of £38m in a VAT scam, a criminal gang has been jailed for 35 years Read More...

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Companies should reveal tax bills, says Umunna
Corporate Tax

Companies should reveal tax bills, says Umunna

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Companies should reveal tax bills, says Umunna

The shadow business secretary calls for businesses to publish their tax bills Read More...

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Taxman ramps up property searches in evasion crackdown
Corporate Tax

Taxman ramps up property searches in evasion crackdown

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman ramps up property searches in evasion crack...

The taxman more than doubles the number of property searches as part of its crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance Read More...

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Profumo to stand trial for tax fraud
Corporate Tax

Profumo to stand trial for tax fraud

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Profumo to stand trial for tax fraud

The Italian authorities are bringing claims against Alessandro Profumo and 19 of his colleagues after they were allegedly cheated of about £200m Read ...

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Taxman sets up taskforces to tackle tax dodgers
Corporate Tax

Taxman sets up taskforces to tackle tax dodgers

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman sets up taskforces to tackle tax dodgers

HMRC is targeting areas of trade it believes are engaging in tax evasion in order to recoup some £23m Read More...

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Plumber convicted of tax evasion
Personal Tax

Plumber convicted of tax evasion

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Plumber convicted of tax evasion

A plumber has been found guilty of tax evasion, owing £112,000 over a 14-year period Read More...

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Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed
Corporate Tax

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely fail...

The $2.7trn deposited in opaque offshore accounts has simply shifted since 2007, despite the most concerted global effort ever to tackle the issue Rea...

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CIOT’s president critical of tax system
Administration

CIOT’s president critical of tax system

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIOT’s president critical of tax system

The head of the Chartered Institute of Taxation criticises UK tax system, media and senior politicians in a speech to members Read More...

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HMRC investigates Amazon for possible tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

HMRC investigates Amazon for possible tax avoidance

12y Rachael Singh

HMRC investigates Amazon for possible tax avoidanc...

Amazon earned an estimated £7.6bn in sales revenue in the UK but, has not paid tax on any profits from those earnings Read More...

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Budget2012: GAAR - the devil will be in the detail
Corporate Tax

Budget2012: GAAR - the devil will be in the detail

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Budget2012: GAAR - the devil will be in the detail

Netting abusive tax schemes favoured by advisors, but how far will the net be thrown? Read More...

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Osborne's tax avoidance crackdown will target big business
Corporate Tax

Osborne's tax avoidance crackdown will target big business

12y Nick Huber

Osborne's tax avoidance crackdown will target big ...

Big business faces permanent tax crackdown on abusive avoidance schemes under plans to be unveiled in Wednesday's Budget. Read More...

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Taxman offers online traders six-month tax evasion amnesty
Personal Tax

Taxman offers online traders six-month tax evasion amnesty

12y Nick Huber

Taxman offers online traders six-month tax evasion...

Online traders given six months to come clean about tax owed under a new tax campaign by HM Revenue and Customs Read More...

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Tax amnesties: Big or small?
Personal Tax

Tax amnesties: Big or small?

12y Nick Huber

Tax amnesties: Big or small?

A general tax disclosure facility would be more effective than targeted amnesties, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation, but some experts ...

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Tax avoiders are obeying the law
Corporate Governance

Tax avoiders are obeying the law

12y Accountancy Age

Tax avoiders are obeying the law

It's not up to taxpayers to decide what's the 'right' amount of tax to pay - that's up to goverment Read More...

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Taxman to target motor trade and market stallholders
Corporate Tax

Taxman to target motor trade and market stallholders

12y Nick Huber

Taxman to target motor trade and market stallholde...

Motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers are among the latest industries to be targeted in a campaign against tax evasion Read More...

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Liechtenstein tax amnesty: Join now, pay less
Personal Tax

Liechtenstein tax amnesty: Join now, pay less

12y Nick Huber

Liechtenstein tax amnesty: Join now, pay less

Proposals to tighten Liechtenstein tax rules for offshore account holders could boost short term demand for the popular amnesty Read More...

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Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe
Legal

Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe

Names emerge of three men arrested as part of film financing tax investigation Read More...

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Tax authority pulls plug on electricians who don’t pay up
Personal Tax

Tax authority pulls plug on electricians who don’t pay up

12y Nick Huber

Tax authority pulls plug on electricians who don’t...

HM Revenue and Customs to offer electricians reduced penalties if they come clean about tax owed Read More...

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RBS bankers arrested in HMRC tax probe
Personal Tax

RBS bankers arrested in HMRC tax probe

12y Nick Huber

RBS bankers arrested in HMRC tax probe

Bankers at state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland among those arrested in tax fraud investigation focusing on use of film finance loophole Read More...

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The lure of Liechtenstein
Personal Tax

The lure of Liechtenstein

12y Nick Huber

The lure of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility extended for one more year as British taxpayers come clean about tax in return for favourable settlement terms Read ...

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Taxman: 'No regrets' over failed £8m case against Redknapp and Mandaric
Personal Tax

Taxman: 'No regrets' over failed £8m case against Redknapp and Mandaric

12y Nick Huber

Taxman: 'No regrets' over failed £8m case against ...

Acquittal of Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric marks ignominious end to five-year police and HMRC investigation into alleged football corruption that ...

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Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion
Legal

Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion

The Tottenham Hotspur manager was cleared by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of evading taxes on payments totalling £189,000 Read More...

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Taxman to target builders and home delivery tax cheats
Corporate Tax

Taxman to target builders and home delivery tax cheats

12y Nick Huber

Taxman to target builders and home delivery tax ch...

Builders join doctors and tutors in the taxman's sights Read More...

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