HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ‘publicity stunt’
Accounting Firms

HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ‘publicity stunt’

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC tax evasion raid of former KPMG partners was ...

HMRC is under fire for allegedly obtaining warrants unlawfully for the detainment of four former KPMG partners Read More...

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Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC battle
Administration

Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC battle

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC ...

Mexican takeaway chain Chilango has lost its £700,000-plus VAT refund battle with HMRC after the taxman secured victory in a first-tier tribunal Read ...

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‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caution
Personal Tax

‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caut...

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto en...

Report by the work and pensions select committee fears taxpayers losing retirement savings because of ‘unstable master trusts’ Read More...

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Postpone quarterly digital reporting by at least a year, HMRC urged
Accounting Software

Postpone quarterly digital reporting by at least a year, HMRC urged

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Postpone quarterly digital reporting by at least a...

The ATT has urged HMRC to push its digital project back 12 months in order to avoid ‘risk of embarrassment’ to both itself and the government if it go...

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HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue
Corporate Tax

HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue

Figures suggest government’s contrived tax system is tripping SMEs up and needs to be simplified, urges UHY Hacker Young Read More...

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CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification
Accounting Standards

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

New qualification in preventing corruption and fraud to be offered by CIPFA in wake of new corporate corruption laws Read More...

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OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy
Accounting Standards

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

The independent office looks to hear from taxpayers on how it can further simplify the UK's contrived tax system Read More...

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Panama commits to share financial account information
Administration

Panama commits to share financial account information

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Panama commits to share financial account informat...

Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu commit to share financial account information automatically with other countries Read More...

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Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns
Politics

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of bus...

Nearly a quarter of UK firms fear Brexit will have a significant financial impact on their business Read More...

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UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers whistleblower
Corporate Tax

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers ...

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion...

Panama Papers anonymous whistleblower 'John Doe' reaches out to government authorities, and has called on global powers to 'end financial secrecy' Rea...

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Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot
Politics

Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

8y Taking Stock

Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

Colin gets a sneak preview as to what the Brexit ballot paper will look like on June 23rd Read More...

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How Brexit will change the UK tax environment
Corporate Tax

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

8y Accountancy Age

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

Phillip Gershuny, senior tax partner at Hogan Lovells, outlines how a European exit could affect UK taxes Read More...

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Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, claims OECD
Administration

Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, claims OECD

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Britons in risk of ‘Brexit tax’ if UK leaves EU, c...

Brexit could hit UK GDP by as much as 3% by 2020, the international economic body has claimed Read More...

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‘Cause for serious concern’: Tyrie expresses Making Tax Digital fears
Administration

‘Cause for serious concern’: Tyrie expresses Making Tax Digital fears

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Cause for serious concern’: Tyrie expresses Makin...

Treasury committee chairman believes that large businesses could be adversely hit by HMRC’s latest digital initiative Read More...

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Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe
Administration

Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe

UK-led beneficial ownership plans adopted in over 20 jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, Isle of Man and Montserrat Read More...

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Colin: When it comes to education, the old excuses are the best
Politics

Colin: When it comes to education, the old excuses are the best

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: When it comes to education, the old excuses...

Colin imagines how the Department of Education might explain the error and uncertainty in its financial statements Read More...

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MoD defence target met through ‘creative accounting’
Politics

MoD defence target met through ‘creative accounting’

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

MoD defence target met through ‘creative accountin...

Department met Osborne’s defence spending pledge through what appears to be creative (albeit permissible) accounting Read More...

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Error in Department for Education’s financial statements ‘material and pervasive’
Accounting Standards

Error in Department for Education’s financial statements ‘material and perv...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Error in Department for Education’s financial stat...

National Audit Office report critical of Department for Education's financial statements, amid huge expansion of academies across England Read More...

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World bodies establish tax collaboration platform
Accounting Standards

World bodies establish tax collaboration platform

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

World bodies establish tax collaboration platform

Four of the world’s biggest organisations have teamed up to improve the way developing countries tax multinationals Read More...

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Bermuda falls in line with OECD tax reporting agreement
Administration

Bermuda falls in line with OECD tax reporting agreement

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Bermuda falls in line with OECD tax reporting agre...

British island territory agrees to sign OECD pact on tax co-operation, which has already been signed by 31 nations Read More...

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Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud
Politics

Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud

Fraud totalling over £103m was prevented by HMRC between 2014 and 2015, finds government cyber security report Read More...

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Five ways the European Commission can go further to combat tax avoision
Administration

Five ways the European Commission can go further to combat tax avoision

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Five ways the European Commission can go further t...

Tax experts suggest ways the European authority can build upon its country-by-country reporting announcement Read More...

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UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership
Administration

UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK leads charge for action on beneficial ownership

Osborne delivers ‘another hammer blow’ to offshore tax evasion by announcing data partnership with biggest European economies Read More...

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Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?
Politics

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

8y Nicholas Hallam

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

The EU's new VAT Action Plan plan could itself become a factor in whether Brexit occurs, writes Nicholas Hallam, chief executive of VAT consultancy Ac...

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CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation
Accounting Standards

CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Pape...

Taxation body welcomes departmental investigation into Panama Papers, but questions government’s approach to clampdown on corporate tax evasion Read M...

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Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fisher
Accounting Firms

Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fisher

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Osborne publishes tax return with help of HW Fishe...

Chancellor releases tax return following the controversy surrounding tax affairs of politicians, reveals connection with accountancy firm HW Fisher &a...

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Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax evasion
Administration

Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax evasion

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Cameron to announce new corporate offence for tax ...

Prime minister set to make announcement on companies which encourage tax evasion, while he launches joint taskforce with HMRC to deal with Panama Pape...

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