Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies
Corporate Tax

Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies

Bullock spent 20 years working in tax litigation Read More...

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Beckett takes Pinsent Masons FD role
People Business

Beckett takes Pinsent Masons FD role

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Beckett takes Pinsent Masons FD role

Charlotte Beckett appointed director of finance at international law firm Read More...

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HMRC's Profit Diversion Compliance Facility: what do businesses need to know?
HMRC

HMRC's Profit Diversion Compliance Facility: what do businesses need to kno...

5y Idris Nagri

HMRC's Profit Diversion Compliance Facility: what ...

Jason Collins (partner) and Catherine Robins (partner) at Pinsent Masons write for Accountancy Age Read More...

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Disguised Remuneration Schemes costing 25,500 taxpayers
HMRC

Disguised Remuneration Schemes costing 25,500 taxpayers

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Disguised Remuneration Schemes costing 25,500 taxp...

Pinsent Masons has revealed that thousands of taxpayers must settle with HMRC before April 2019 in order to avoid tax charges Read More...

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125 CFOs fined by HMRC this year
HMRC

125 CFOs fined by HMRC this year

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

125 CFOs fined by HMRC this year

International law firm, Pinsent Masons, has reported that this is a 9% increase in fines when compared to previous year Read More...

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3 years to settle tax disputes with large businesses
HMRC

3 years to settle tax disputes with large businesses

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

3 years to settle tax disputes with large business...

Pinsent Masons has released a statement revealing that HMRC is taking longer to settle complex tax disputes involving larger businesses Read More...

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£59m in fines for UK's largest businesses
HMRC

£59m in fines for UK's largest businesses

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

£59m in fines for UK's largest businesses

Pinsent Masons has released a statement detailing the latest surge in a portion of tax revenue generated by HMRC in the past year Read More...

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Tax evasion referrals jump 24% for individual taxpayers
Tax

Tax evasion referrals jump 24% for individual taxpayers

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Tax evasion referrals jump 24% for individual taxp...

According to Pinsent Masons, HMRC could investigate 27 ‘serious’ tax evasion claims against some of the UK’s biggest businesses Read More...

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HMRC rate of return on large business investigations increases by 17%
HMRC

HMRC rate of return on large business investigations increases by 17%

6y Idris Nagri

HMRC rate of return on large business investigatio...

The return on investment per pound spent by HMRC on large business investigations has increased by 17% in the year ending 31 March, according to law f...

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Blick Rothenberg appoints corporate tax partner
People In Practice

Blick Rothenberg appoints corporate tax partner

6y Idris Nagri

Blick Rothenberg appoints corporate tax partner

Heather Self has previously held positions at Pinsent Masons, HMRC and EY Read More...

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Tax fraud loses HMRC £16bn
Corporate Tax

Tax fraud loses HMRC £16bn

7y Idris Nagri

Tax fraud loses HMRC £16bn

A total of £16bn was lost through tax fraud last year, according to estimates released by Pinsent Masons Read More...

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SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settlement
Business Regulation

SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settlement

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settleme...

Partner at Pinsent Masons says Serious Fraud Office has secured 'one of the top ten enforcement actions of all time' Read More...

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Jump in serious tax evasion cases for HMRC
Corporate Tax

Jump in serious tax evasion cases for HMRC

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Jump in serious tax evasion cases for HMRC

HMRC referred 3,000 suspected instances of tax evasion for specialist investigation between 2015/16, Pinsent Masons has revealed Read More...

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PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn
Administration

PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PAYE and self-assessment tax gap grows to £8.5bn

Pinsent Masons says much of the gap will relate to avoidance and evasion Read More...

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Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high
Administration

Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

Backlog of tax disputes waiting to be heard rises to a new record high of 27,246, Pinsent Masons says Read More...

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HMRC reclaims £3.65bn in unpaid taxes
Corporate Tax

HMRC reclaims £3.65bn in unpaid taxes

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC reclaims £3.65bn in unpaid taxes

HMRC specialist takes record yield, law firm Pinsent Masons finds Read More...

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Taking Stock: Unleash the (tax lawyer) hounds
Legal

Taking Stock: Unleash the (tax lawyer) hounds

11y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Unleash the (tax lawyer) hounds

It was accountants versus lawyers at a lively Pinsent Masons debate on legal professional privilege Read More...

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Taxman increases tax take from highly paid foreign bankers
Personal Tax

Taxman increases tax take from highly paid foreign bankers

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman increases tax take from highly paid foreign...

Data from law firm Pinsent Masons shows a 23% rise in taxes from foreign ex-pats over two years Read More...

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HMRC admits mistakes in more than half of complaints
Corporate Tax

HMRC admits mistakes in more than half of complaints

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC admits mistakes in more than half of complain...

Nearly 60% of complaints made to HMRC in 2010/11 were upheld at least in part, according to research by Pinsent Masons Read More...

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HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax investigations  
HMRC

HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax investigations  

2m Idris Nagri

HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax...

  HMRC has collected £1bn in extra revenue from investigations into underpaid landfill tax over the past 5 years, with £281m collected in the las...

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HMRC suspects big firms of underpaying £1.4bn in employment taxes through IR35 rules
Tax

HMRC suspects big firms of underpaying £1.4bn in employment taxes through I...

2y Rebecca Whittaker

HMRC suspects big firms of underpaying £1.4bn in e...

HMRC intends to crack down on both self-employed workers and those who are paid through a personal service company (PSC) Read More...

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HMRC takes “more aggressive” approach as transfer pricing investigations soar
Tax Avoidance

HMRC takes “more aggressive” approach as transfer pricing investigations so...

2y Sam Alberti

HMRC takes “more aggressive” approach as transfer ...

Increased scrutiny of corporate profit shifting by HMRC generates its record rise in transfer pricing tax yield Read More...

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Industry participants critique ‘draconian’ UK tax system
Tax

Industry participants critique ‘draconian’ UK tax system

3y Sam Alberti

Industry participants critique ‘draconian’ UK tax ...

Current status tests not fit for purpose, according to sources Read More...

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35 Under 35 2019: 35 - 27 revealed!
People In Business

35 Under 35 2019: 35 - 27 revealed!

4y Shannon Moyer

35 Under 35 2019: 35 - 27 revealed!

Showcasing the industry's rising talent, the first installment of our 35 Under 35 rankings highlights nine young UK professionals who are making great...

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HMRC’s yield from investigations into wealthy individuals hits record
Personal Tax

HMRC’s yield from investigations into wealthy individuals hits record

5y Leanna Reeves

HMRC’s yield from investigations into wealthy indi...

HMRC has experienced an increase in its revenue due to further investigations in the year 2018/19. Read More...

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HMRC issuing ‘nudge letters’ nationwide in bid to catch offshore tax evaders
HMRC

HMRC issuing ‘nudge letters’ nationwide in bid to catch offshore tax evader...

5y Shannon Moyer

HMRC issuing ‘nudge letters’ nationwide in bid to ...

The regulatory body is continuing to crack down on undeclared offshore assets, finances and underreported taxes. Read More...

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HMRC loses £13.2bn in tax to criminals 
HMRC

HMRC loses £13.2bn in tax to criminals 

5y Dave Beach

HMRC loses £13.2bn in tax to criminals 

HMRC statistics on the tax gap for 2017-2018 reveal overall underpaid tax has risen from £33bn in 2016-17 to £35bn, or 5.6% of all expected tax revenu...

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European Commission notified about more than 380 potentially unlawful tax breaks in the last five years
Tax

European Commission notified about more than 380 potentially unlawful tax b...

5y Tom Lemmon

European Commission notified about more than 380 p...

The European Commission has been made aware of around 385 tax breaks which may be unlawful under State aid rules over the last five years, according t...

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