Osborne: Budget will be harshest for 30 years
Corporate Tax

Osborne: Budget will be harshest for 30 years

15y Nick Huber

Osborne: Budget will be harshest for 30 years

Chancellor George Osborne lays out a tough Emergency Budget that he claims will hit the rich harder than the poor Read More...

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Holiday home VAT exemption boost for private builders
Corporate Tax

Holiday home VAT exemption boost for private builders

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Holiday home VAT exemption boost for private build...

VAT now recoverable on holiday homes building for private purposes Read More...

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Osborne plans NIC break for new companies in deprived areas
Personal Tax

Osborne plans NIC break for new companies in deprived areas

15y Paul Grant

Osborne plans NIC break for new companies in depri...

Tax break aims to minimise impact of spending cuts in regions heavily dependent on public sector employment Read More...

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Swiss government agrees deal to hand UBS details to the US
Personal Tax

Swiss government agrees deal to hand UBS details to the US

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Swiss government agrees deal to hand UBS details t...

UBS Warburg's US client details to be handed over by Switzerland to the US Read More...

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Capital gains tax plans sour for Alan Sugar
Corporate Tax

Capital gains tax plans sour for Alan Sugar

15y David Jetuah

Capital gains tax plans sour for Alan Sugar

Lord Sugar says entrepreneurs relief does not provide enough incentive Read More...

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MPs clash on accountants' role in tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

MPs clash on accountants' role in tax avoidance

15y David Jetuah

MPs clash on accountants' role in tax avoidance

John Pugh MP hits out at profession for facilitating tax avoidance, a claim which was shot down by accountant Nigel Mills MP Read More...

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Capital gains tax avoidance costs Treasury £1bn a year, says Cameron
Corporate Tax

Capital gains tax avoidance costs Treasury £1bn a year, says Cameron

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Capital gains tax avoidance costs Treasury £1bn a ...

CGT avoidance a billion pound problem, says prime minister Read More...

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Capital gains tax and VAT red tape hurts SMEs, say advisers
Corporate Tax

Capital gains tax and VAT red tape hurts SMEs, say advisers

15y David Jetuah

Capital gains tax and VAT red tape hurts SMEs, say...

Politicians, business groups and advisers come out in opposition to hikes in VAT and capital gains tax Read More...

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Gibraltar completes tax regime overhaul
Corporate Finance

Gibraltar completes tax regime overhaul

15y David Jetuah

Gibraltar completes tax regime overhaul

Gibraltar makes moves to lift "tax haven" tag which includes ending distinction between onshore and offshore business Read More...

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Taxman's convictions fall by 28%
Personal Tax

Taxman's convictions fall by 28%

15y David Jetuah

Taxman's convictions fall by 28%

HMRC secures 157 criminal convictions to 30 Sep 2009 compared to 219 the previous year, law firm McGrigors finds Read More...

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Budget confirmed for 12:30 start
Corporate Tax

Budget confirmed for 12:30 start

15y David Jetuah

Budget confirmed for 12:30 start

Emergency budget brought forward to 12:30 George Osborne confirms Read More...

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Tesco FD warns against VAT rise
Corporate Tax

Tesco FD warns against VAT rise

15y David Jetuah

Tesco FD warns against VAT rise

Laurie McIlwee urges coalition to hold off raising VAT to 20% because it would dent the "fragile" economy Read More...

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Businesses fear CGT confusion, warns BCC
Corporate Tax

Businesses fear CGT confusion, warns BCC

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Businesses fear CGT confusion, warns BCC

British Chambers of Commerce members fear CGT changes could sees non-business and business assets confusion Read More...

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12:30pm Budget decision imminent
Corporate Tax

12:30pm Budget decision imminent

15y David Jetuah

12:30pm Budget decision imminent

Decision will be taken tomorrow which may see George Osborne's 22 June emergency Budget speech brought forward by three hours to 12:30pm Read More...

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Tax evasion on cigarette duty lands former football CEO in jail
People Business

Tax evasion on cigarette duty lands former football CEO in jail

15y Rachael Singh

Tax evasion on cigarette duty lands former footbal...

Former Halesowen Town chief Guy Simpson pleaded guilty to £4.5m tax evasion on cigarette duty when he tried to smuggle fake Regal cigarettes through ...

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Oxford professor backs CGT hike
Corporate Tax

Oxford professor backs CGT hike

15y David Jetuah

Oxford professor backs CGT hike

Professor Michael Devereux says 18% capital gains tax rate should rise to income tax levels and no relief should be given when disposing of assets he...

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HMRC chief awarded Dame in Queen's Honours
Personal Tax

HMRC chief awarded Dame in Queen's Honours

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

HMRC chief awarded Dame in Queen's Honours

HM Revenue & Customs chief Lesley Strathie named a Dame in Queen's Birthday Hounours List Read More...

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17,000 sign up to CGT petition
Corporate Tax

17,000 sign up to CGT petition

15y David Jetuah

17,000 sign up to CGT petition

Daily Telegraph petition shows wall of resistance to government's plans for capital gains tax Read More...

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Swiss veto UBS accounts handover
Personal Tax

Swiss veto UBS accounts handover

15y David Jetuah

Swiss veto UBS accounts handover

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

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Accountants call for restraint in the Budget
Corporate Tax

Accountants call for restraint in the Budget

15y Paul Grant

Accountants call for restraint in the Budget

MGI members look for help from George Osborne to continue economic recovery Read More...

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Baroness Noakes insists CGT rise unwanted
Corporate Tax

Baroness Noakes insists CGT rise unwanted

15y Accountancy Age

Baroness Noakes insists CGT rise unwanted

Tory peer warns chancellor on capital gains tax Read More...

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CIoT calls for tax law overhaul
Accounting Standards

CIoT calls for tax law overhaul

15y David Jetuah

CIoT calls for tax law overhaul

Taxation institute wants a revamp of tax law policy, warning many facets of the process need improvement Read More...

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Cameron makes CGT climbdown
Personal Tax

Cameron makes CGT climbdown

15y David Jetuah

Cameron makes CGT climbdown

Over 65's likely to be spared government raid on business assets, which wants gains made on holdings such as second homes to be taxed closer to 40% t...

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Brazil and Indonesia win OECD tax backing
Administration

Brazil and Indonesia win OECD tax backing

15y David Jetuah

Brazil and Indonesia win OECD tax backing

Two countries now ranked in OECD category of jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard Read More...

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Clegg signals backtracking on CGT
Administration

Clegg signals backtracking on CGT

15y our parliamentary correspondent

Clegg signals backtracking on CGT

Sustained attack on impending CGT reform takes its toll Read More...

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Care home residents could be caught in CGT trap
Personal Tax

Care home residents could be caught in CGT trap

15y David Jetuah

Care home residents could be caught in CGT trap

Those who hang on to their old houses, classified as a secondary residence, are in line to pay tax if they sell a property which has increased in val...

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Up to 100,000 overpaid tax, admits HMRC
Personal Tax

Up to 100,000 overpaid tax, admits HMRC

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Up to 100,000 overpaid tax, admits HMRC

As many as 100,000 could have paid too much tax Read More...

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