£1.4m pay packet for Associated British Foods FD
Company News

£1.4m pay packet for Associated British Foods FD

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

£1.4m pay packet for Associated British Foods FD

John Bason tops up £575,000 salary with £841,000 bonus Read More...

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Bishop Fleming adviser joins tax simplification team
Corporate Tax

Bishop Fleming adviser joins tax simplification team

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Bishop Fleming adviser joins tax simplification te...

Andy Richens joins panel probing small business taxation for Office of Tax Simplification 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 , Reporter

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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Regulators have neutered accounting rules says CIMA chief
Accounting Standards

Regulators have neutered accounting rules says CIMA chief

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Regulators have neutered accounting rules says CI...

Rule changes have made companies' preparation of financial accounts and the corresponding audits "very defensive and highly prescribed" says Charles T...

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Guarantees needed for UK tax swaps
Administration

Guarantees needed for UK tax swaps

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Guarantees needed for UK tax swaps

Advisers concerned confidential information passed to countries with weak governments will leak into criminal hands Read More...

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Is HMRC coping with the data mountain?
Personal Tax

Is HMRC coping with the data mountain?

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Is HMRC coping with the data mountain?

Information on offshore account holders is piling up, but questions are being asked if the taxman can handle it all Read More...

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1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple
Administration

1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

1,042 tax reliefs: not so simple

TAX BOD JOHN WHITING has never been afraid of hard work, but he and his simplification team have got a big job on their hands after identifying 1,042 ...

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Mixed business VAT blessings after ECJ ruling
Corporate Tax

Mixed business VAT blessings after ECJ ruling

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Mixed business VAT blessings after ECJ ruling

VAT can be refunded on overseas client expenses - but not in all cases - says Smith & Williamson Read More...

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Baker Tilly moves into London HQ
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly moves into London HQ

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Baker Tilly moves into London HQ

Top 10 firm moves all of its London staff into flagship offices today Read More...

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Tax experts identify more than 1,000 reliefs
Corporate Tax

Tax experts identify more than 1,000 reliefs

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Tax experts identify more than 1,000 reliefs

The Office of Tax Simplification braced for the mammoth task of taking complexity out of 1042 tax reliefs Read More...

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Year-long hangover for Thresher off-licences
Business Recovery

Year-long hangover for Thresher off-licences

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Year-long hangover for Thresher off-licences

Less than a third of the 1400 outlets affected by First Quench's collapse are trading as off-licences Read More...

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Co-op reps lobby against IASB dividend overhaul
Accounting Standards

Co-op reps lobby against IASB dividend overhaul

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Co-op reps lobby against IASB dividend overhaul

Co-operatives UK says proposals to treat dividends as refunds and deduct them from revenue, will batter accounts Read More...

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Gamers slam Cameron for lack of tax breaks
Corporate Tax

Gamers slam Cameron for lack of tax breaks

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Gamers slam Cameron for lack of tax breaks

Granting the reliefs would have spurred growth says critics Read More...

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Taxman exchanging data with Liberia
Corporate Tax

Taxman exchanging data with Liberia

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Taxman exchanging data with Liberia

African state will swap tax info with taxman Read More...

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PAYE chief leaves HMRC
Corporate Tax

PAYE chief leaves HMRC

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

PAYE chief leaves HMRC

Bernadette Kenny is stepping down from her position as director general of personal tax at HMRC. Read More...

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Contractor chief joins tax simplification panel
Corporate Tax

Contractor chief joins tax simplification panel

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Contractor chief joins tax simplification panel

Professional Contractors' Group's Chris Bryce to work with Office of Tax Simplification Read More...

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MPs grill Treasury boss Danny Alexander
Corporate Tax

MPs grill Treasury boss Danny Alexander

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

MPs grill Treasury boss Danny Alexander

Treasury chief secretary faces tough questions on savings drive and the workload for HMRC Read More...

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More aggression expected from taxman
Administration

More aggression expected from taxman

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

More aggression expected from taxman

Cut to the bone: a leaner taxman will be under great strain and more aggressive in its dealings, advisers fear Read More...

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Landlords' headache over tax relief tweaks
Personal Tax

Landlords' headache over tax relief tweaks

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Landlords' headache over tax relief tweaks

Targeting the young ones: headache for landlords and advisers as tax relief tweaks impact on student digs Read More...

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Shorter waiting times for advisers' tax forms
Administration

Shorter waiting times for advisers' tax forms

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Shorter waiting times for advisers' tax forms

Turnaround times will now include the time taken for applications to become effective, instead of processing times Read More...

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PKF warns Swiss account holders not to hide
Corporate Tax

PKF warns Swiss account holders not to hide

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

PKF warns Swiss account holders not to hide

PKF's John Cassidy says that UK residents with secret Swiss accounts should not wait for an amnesty because the taxman could catch them in the meantim...

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An unexpected Swiss roll
Corporate Tax

An unexpected Swiss roll

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

An unexpected Swiss roll

  Switzerland represents one of the biggest nuts to crack in terms of banking secrecy but the coalition government has pulled off something of a ...

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Norway and Saudi Arabia to join KPMG Europe
People In Practice

Norway and Saudi Arabia to join KPMG Europe

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Norway and Saudi Arabia to join KPMG Europe

KPMG's European network of firms will increase to 16 with the admission of Norway and Saudi Arabia Read More...

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Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off
Administration

Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off

The amount of debt HMRC believes it will not collect rises from £4.5bn to £6.3bn Read More...

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Footballers tax avoidance scheme hit again
Corporate Tax

Footballers tax avoidance scheme hit again

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

Footballers tax avoidance scheme hit again

HMRC clamps down on Employer-Financed Retirement Benefit Schemes Read More...

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£10bn haul likely from Swiss accounts
Corporate Tax

£10bn haul likely from Swiss accounts

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

£10bn haul likely from Swiss accounts

Swiss agreement to help UK authorities probe account holders who may have undeclared income stashed away could recoup £10bn for the Treasury Read Mor...

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PwC wins green light for £300m stamp duty battle
Corporate Tax

PwC wins green light for £300m stamp duty battle

13y David Jetuah , Reporter

PwC wins green light for £300m stamp duty battle

PwC advising on group litigation order against the taxman for stamp duty charged on cross- border share issues, a move which the firm says is unlawfu...

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