Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?
Politics

Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?

5y Dave Beach

Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) analyses the future Tory leaders’ fiscal policies including changes to national insurance and corporation tax Re...

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Top City barrister appointed to fiscal institute
Personal Tax

Top City barrister appointed to fiscal institute

27y John Stylianou

Top City barrister appointed to fiscal institute

Leading City tax lawyer Malcolm Gammie, a partner with Linklaters & Paines, has joined the Institute of Fiscal Studies on a part-time basis. Gammi...

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IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recession
Corporate Tax

IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recession

12y Accountancy Age

IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recessi...

Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests tax cuts vital to avoid threat of recession Read More...

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Think tank says reforms will increase tax complexity
Administration

Think tank says reforms will increase tax complexity

13y Gavin Hinks

Think tank says reforms will increase tax complexi...

Institute for Fiscal Studies concludes tax proposals will add complexity to the system Read More...

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Think tank's tax shake-up gets cool reception
Administration

Think tank's tax shake-up gets cool reception

13y David Jetuah

Think tank's tax shake-up gets cool reception

Profession highlights flaws in the Institute for Fiscal Studies sweeping tax reform paper Read More...

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Tax figure in line to replace Budd
Corporate Tax

Tax figure in line to replace Budd

14y Accountancy Age

Tax figure in line to replace Budd

Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in line for prominent role Read More...

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Scrapping zero VAT rate will help poor families, says IFS
Corporate Tax

Scrapping zero VAT rate will help poor families, says IFS

16y Paul Grant

Scrapping zero VAT rate will help poor families, s...

Institute for Fiscal Studies claims money raised by abolishing zero and reduced VAT rates could be used more effectively to help poor Read More...

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Treasury heads towards breaking golden rule
Politics

Treasury heads towards breaking golden rule

16y Penny Sukhraj

Treasury heads towards breaking golden rule

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the chances of a breach was 50/50, a probability that would increase if Mr Darling extended his proposa...

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Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fraud'
Corporate Tax

Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fraud'

17y Alex Hawkes

Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fr...

Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests a single EU VAT rate across the whole of the supply chain to beat carousel fraud Read More...

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Tax credits 'to cost billions'
Administration

Tax credits 'to cost billions'

23y AccountancyAge.com

Tax credits 'to cost billions'

The government's new employment tax credit for low-wage workers and the integrated child credit for families with children could cost around Pounds 2....

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UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 due to fuel duty freeze and rise of electric vehicles
UK Treasury

UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 due to fuel duty freeze an...

1m Accountancy Age

UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 d...

A decade of frozen rates takes a toll Successive Conservative governments have maintained a freeze on fuel duty since 2011, a policy that has proven p...

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Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?
Budget

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?

2m Robert Marchant

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in nex...

Is there headroom for tax cuts in next week’s Budget, and if so, what will they be? The ‘headroom’ is, of course, a wholly fictitious number, created ...

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What to look out for in the Spring Budget, according to the accounting market
Budget

What to look out for in the Spring Budget, according to the accounting mark...

1y Sam Alberti

What to look out for in the Spring Budget, accordi...

Though likely to be lacking in headline-grabbing policies, the 2023 Spring Budget could prove critical for the UK economy Read More...

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Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed
Budget

Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed

2y Sam Alberti

Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed

Market participants have welcomed the “huge victory”, but warned that the government mustn’t waste time in making its next move Read More...

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Corporation tax hike: Business bears cost of pandemic
Brexit & Economy

Corporation tax hike: Business bears cost of pandemic

3y Tom Lemmon

Corporation tax hike: Business bears cost of pande...

Tax on profits will rise to 25 percent in 2023 Read More...

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A brief history of taxation
Tax

A brief history of taxation

3y Accountancy Age

A brief history of taxation

Dr Richard Willis of the University of Sussex travels back a few thousand years to map out a history of tax Read More...

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UK tax crunch widely expected
Brexit & Economy

UK tax crunch widely expected

3y Tom Lemmon

UK tax crunch widely expected

£394bn deficit means tax rises will be necessary to pay off coronavirus costs Read More...

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IFS director says OBR’s economic forecasts are ‘extraordinarily optimistic’
Brexit

IFS director says OBR’s economic forecasts are ‘extraordinarily optimistic’

4y Tom Lemmon

IFS director says OBR’s economic forecasts are ‘ex...

UK set to wait years before GDP returns to pre-pandemic levels Read More...

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Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion as VAT holiday ends
Business

Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion as VAT holiday ends

4y Leanna Reeves

Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion ...

Businesses clamber for advice ahead of 2021 VAT tax bill Read More...

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Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study
Business

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study

5y Chris Jewers

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC t...

One-fifth of self-employed sole traders don’t survive one year, and the majority don’t survive five. Read More...

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Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution is looming
Tax

Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution is looming

5y Richard Asquith

Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution...

In his monthly column, Avalara's Richard Asquith takes a look at the Labour Party's fiscal plans under shadow chancellor John McDonnell, including VAT...

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Women in Finance: 16-20 revealed!
People In Business

Women in Finance: 16-20 revealed!

5y Beth McLoughlin

Women in Finance: 16-20 revealed!

Our second Women in Finance ranking spotlights influential women across various sectors, including government, business, finance and accountancy, who ...

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Conservative and Labour tax policies likely to disappoint businesses
Politics

Conservative and Labour tax policies likely to disappoint businesses

7y Accountancy Age

Conservative and Labour tax policies likely to dis...

With the June 8 election fast approaching, we take a look at the tax policies outlined in the Conservative and Labour manifestos and how businesses ar...

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CIOT warns government against ‘rushing’ Finance Bill
Politics

CIOT warns government against ‘rushing’ Finance Bill

7y Accountancy Age

CIOT warns government against ‘rushing’ Finance Bi...

With the general election on 8 June, CIOT has warned against rushing through extensive legislation without adequate scrutiny and an appropriate timefr...

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Spring Budget leaves HNWIs considering their options
Personal Tax

Spring Budget leaves HNWIs considering their options

7y Accountancy Age

Spring Budget leaves HNWIs considering their optio...

Richard Le Tocq, head of Locate Guernsey, discusses the chancellor’s approach to high net worth individuals, and why relocation is increasingly attrac...

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Budget is a 'springboard' for tax policy reform, says new report
Corporate Tax

Budget is a 'springboard' for tax policy reform, says new report

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Budget is a 'springboard' for tax policy reform, s...

Report argues that the government must change the way it makes tax and budget decisions Read More...

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Tyrie on Finance Bill 2017: ‘Making Tax Policy Better’
Consulting

Tyrie on Finance Bill 2017: ‘Making Tax Policy Better’

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Tyrie on Finance Bill 2017: ‘Making Tax Policy Bet...

Andrew Tyrie airs views on the Finance Bill, 'Making Tax Policy Better' report, and Brexit Read More...

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Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike
Personal Tax

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax hike

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Osborne and Darling warn of £15bn post-Brexit tax ...

Geroge Osborne and Alistair Darling will today warn that the Treasury would be forced to unveil an emergency Budget to fill £30bn black hole if UK vot...

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