Offshore avoidance faces new penalties
Personal Tax

Offshore avoidance faces new penalties

13y Idris Nagri

Offshore avoidance faces new penalties

Penalties based on the transparency of the tax haven involved will come into force on 6 April Read More...

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The 22 tax exiles
Corporate Tax

The 22 tax exiles

13y Idris Nagri

The 22 tax exiles

LAST WEEK’S Last week’s news about advertising giant WPP ending its self-imposed tax exile to return to Britain got me thinking about the ...

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Advisers' protection dissolves after tax case
Personal Tax

Advisers' protection dissolves after tax case

13y Jane Howard

Advisers' protection dissolves after tax case

Pitt v Holt effectively overturns the protection that advisors enjoyed in negligence claims for trust advice Read More...

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Budget2011: Non-dom rules "are politically motivated"
Personal Tax

Budget2011: Non-dom rules "are politically motivated"

13y Idris Nagri

Budget2011: Non-dom rules "are politically motivat...

Increases in charges levied on non-domiciled individuals are unfair and the whole regime should be reviewed, says leading tax professional Read More...

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Chancellor urged to abolish Channel Island VAT relief
Corporate Tax

Chancellor urged to abolish Channel Island VAT relief

13y Idris Nagri

Chancellor urged to abolish Channel Island VAT rel...

The Forum of Private Business has said that a relief on small goods imported into the UK is harming local businesses Read More...

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Cable to investigate tax haven subsidiaries
Corporate Tax

Cable to investigate tax haven subsidiaries

13y Idris Nagri

Cable to investigate tax haven subsidiaries

The business secretary has announced there will be a crackdown on firms that fail to disclose subsidiaries based in tax havens Read More...

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HMRC targets footballers' image rights
Personal Tax

HMRC targets footballers' image rights

13y Idris Nagri

HMRC targets footballers' image rights

The taxman is in negotiations with Premier League clubs to claim players' unpaid tax accrued though image rights Read More...

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EC ruling could "significantly" hit UK tax take
Business Regulation

EC ruling could "significantly" hit UK tax take

13y Idris Nagri

EC ruling could "significantly" hit UK tax take

An EC request for the UK to withdraw two pieces of anti-avoidance tax legislation will harm the Exchequer Read More...

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Jersey risks tax take to stay on good side of the EU
Corporate Tax

Jersey risks tax take to stay on good side of the EU

13y Idris Nagri

Jersey risks tax take to stay on good side of the ...

Jersey had retained its 0% corporate tax rate, but has risked future tax take in order to remain a "good neighbour" to the EU Read More...

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Non-doms pay average tax of £48k a year
Personal Tax

Non-doms pay average tax of £48k a year

13y Idris Nagri

Non-doms pay average tax of £48k a year

The 123,000 people with non-domicile status paid £5.9bn a year in tax last year Read More...

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Non-doms face new levy
Personal Tax

Non-doms face new levy

13y Idris Nagri

Non-doms face new levy

Chancellor Osborne considers flat rate levy for all non-doms Read More...

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200% tax evasion penalties loom
Corporate Tax

200% tax evasion penalties loom

13y Idris Nagri

200% tax evasion penalties loom

HMRC could hit offshore tax evaders with 200% tax penalties Read More...

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Big Four criticised over tax haven offices
Corporate Tax

Big Four criticised over tax haven offices

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big Four criticised over tax haven offices

Big Four operates 81 offices in tax havens, according to research Read More...

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HSBC linked to US tax evasion case
Personal Tax

HSBC linked to US tax evasion case

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

HSBC linked to US tax evasion case

US prosecutors allege unnamed bankers helped a client evade tax through offshore bank accounts in India Read More...

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Tax system: cleaner required
Administration

Tax system: cleaner required

13y Idris Nagri

Tax system: cleaner required

Proposals to simplify the hugely complex UK tax system don’t go far enough - it needs more than just a spring clean Read More...

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Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion
Administration

Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion

13y Idris Nagri

Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion

Taxman gets tough: arrests over offshore accounts mark a new chapter in HMRC’s fight against tax evasion Read More...

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16,000 non-doms leave UK
Personal Tax

16,000 non-doms leave UK

13y Idris Nagri

16,000 non-doms leave UK

Non-doms paid around £162m in a new tax levy in 2008-2009, according to Treasury estimates, but many have left the UK Read More...

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Barclays chief denies committee's tax avoidance claim
Corporate Tax

Barclays chief denies committee's tax avoidance claim

13y Idris Nagri

Barclays chief denies committee's tax avoidance cl...

Bob Diamond refutes Treasury Select Committee accusation that the bank avoids UK tax Read More...

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Government set for £9bn offshore tax boost
Corporate Tax

Government set for £9bn offshore tax boost

13y Idris Nagri

Government set for £9bn offshore tax boost

The taxman's dealings with Liechtenstein and Switzerland set to boost Treasury coffers Read More...

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Beer giant accused of global tax dodge
Corporate Tax

Beer giant accused of global tax dodge

13y Idris Nagri

Beer giant accused of global tax dodge

SABMiller refutes allegations in report it deprives emerging nations of tax revenue Read More...

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Swiss to benefit from Irish tax increase
Corporate Tax

Swiss to benefit from Irish tax increase

13y Idris Nagri

Swiss to benefit from Irish tax increase

Increase in Irish corporation tax will push companies to Swizerland Read More...

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Tax: no laughing matter
Administration

Tax: no laughing matter

14y Idris Nagri

Tax: no laughing matter

Retiring Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz became an internet hit after collapsing in laughter during a speech in parliament – but he has been s...

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Swiss deal drives taxpayers to Liechtenstein amnesty
Administration

Swiss deal drives taxpayers to Liechtenstein amnesty

14y Idris Nagri

Swiss deal drives taxpayers to Liechtenstein amnes...

Information exchange agreement with Switzerland could drive taxpayers to Liechtenstein amnesty Read More...

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Swiss veto UBS accounts handover
Personal Tax

Swiss veto UBS accounts handover

14y Idris Nagri

Swiss veto UBS accounts handover

Swiss ministers reject handover of UBS accounts details to the Internal Revenue Service Read More...

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Hartnett targets Swiss accounts in fight against tax evasion
Administration

Hartnett targets Swiss accounts in fight against tax evasion

14y Idris Nagri

Hartnett targets Swiss accounts in fight against t...

HMRC's deal with information exchange deal with Liechtenstein may lead to further agreements with other tax havens Read More...

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UK tax havens urged to introduce VAT and corporate tax
Corporate Tax

UK tax havens urged to introduce VAT and corporate tax

15y Idris Nagri

UK tax havens urged to introduce VAT and corporate...

Deloitte study suggests a “compelling case” for introduction of key taxes Read More...

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Swiss using tax to woo FTSE 100 companies
Corporate Tax

Swiss using tax to woo FTSE 100 companies

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Swiss using tax to woo FTSE 100 companies

UK companies and their staff being tempted over to Switzerland to enjoy a more beneficial tax regime Read More...

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