Paymaster general Dawn Primarolo is expected to announce today that talks on reforming the corporation tax regime will be extended for another year. R...
View articleSupporter-owned clubs should receive tax breaks - that will solve football's crisis, says Andy Burnham MP. It won't save them financially, says Damian...
View articleThousands of UK companies could receive VAT rebates worth millions of pounds following a European Commission decision that HM Customs had infringed EU...
View articleTax breaks for UK films are high on the agenda as investment from international distributors begins to dry up. Baker Tilly warns that funding from int...
View articleThe government looks set to axe 100% tax relief for the film industry, according to tax advisers. Read More...
View articleThe amnesty period granted to qualifying companies who have not yet registered for VAT purposes could be a dual-edged sword. Read More...
View articleBusinesses, especially small and medium-sized operations, could save as much as 20% on their business rates, if they make the most of an array of uncl...
View articleCompanies that invest in approved energy efficient plant and machinery equipment are entitled to 100% first year tax relief under the government's enh...
View articleFootball accountancy experts have welcomed news that MPs are lobbying the government to win tax breaks for supporter-owned football clubs, saying any ...
View articleIn response to the KPMG Fraud barometer, which shows an upturn in carousel fraud, Customs says measures announced in the Budget will target this abuse...
View articleCustoms & Excise is believed to be reconsidering proposals that would prevent hedge fund managers from reclaiming VAT on certain items, following ...
View articleThe Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry have launched a consultation exercise over plans to extend the scope of research and development...
View articleThe Treasury has dismissed calls from the Tories to delay reform of stamp duty on commercial property, saying it would only prolong tax avoidance. Rea...
View articleNew VAT laws governing non-EU companies trading over the internet come into force tomorrow, aimed at eliminating unfair tax advantages. Read More...
View articleCorporation and inheritance tax avoidance loopholes have been slammed shut today by paymaster general, Dawn Primarolo. Read More...
View articleA furious row has erupted over the extent to which the Inland Revenue arbitrarily truncated consultations on the most widespread reform of stamp duty ...
View articleThe decision by the Isle of Man to move to a uniform system of corporate taxation has won the full approval of Brussels. Read More...
View articleHigh-fat foods such as biscuits, cakes and processed meals could be subject to a 17.5% VAT-type charge, if proposals by the British Medical Associatio...
View articleTom Jones is among more than 1,000 European musicians, including Sir Elton John and Chris de Burgh, who have signed a petition to put pressure on the ...
View articleEuropean finance ministers have approved a €35m (£25m) tracking system designed to prevent alcohol and tobacco tax fraud. Read More...
View articleThe Big Four firm has called for a fresh debate on Budgetary measures introduced to tackle tax avoidance, amid concerns that business is being alienat...
View articleHundreds of illegal wine merchants could be put out of business for good after insolvency experts were employed in a groundbreaking project to pursue ...
View articleUK companies risk getting their fingers burnt if they don't fully investigate the introduction of the new stamp duty land tax proposed in the Finance ...
View articleThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's drive to improve the transparency of offshore financial centres, has been boosted after on...
View articleA future Tory government would consider extending the tax relief for 'covenanted gifts' given to charities to spontaneous giving such as putting coins...
View articleMobile operators that bid for 3G licences are taking steps to reclaim an estimated £3.9bn in VAT from Customs & Excise, but are facing a long hard fig...
View articleThe uptake of more than £500m in research and development tax credits has remained slow, despite a recent Revenue guidance note, because businesses ar...
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