HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly tax returns
Accounting Software

HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly tax returns

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC slammed by business community over quarterly ...

A business group that advises HMRC on small businesses has criticised the taxman’s digital tax plans Read More...

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Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak
Administration

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from the Panama data leak

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Why HMRC will struggle to gain convictions from th...

Accountancy Age analyses the stumbling blocks that the taxman will encounter as it looks to claw back evaded tax following the Panama papers leak Read...

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Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful
Administration

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of ric...

Over 11 million leaked documents from Panama law firm uncover how global elite use offshore systems to hide their millions Read More...

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An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget
Accounting Firms

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

8y Richard Crump , Writer

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

George Osborne's Budget on 16 March had no discernible theme, write Robert Maas Read More...

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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance
Accounting Standards

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

8y Accountancy Age

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

Key British accounting associations shy away from taking stance over Brexit, finds Keith Nuthall Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and analysis
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and analysis

8y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and an...

Accountancy Age correspondent Calum Fuller discusses and analyses key elements of the Budget 2016 Read More...

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Budget 2016: Corbyn slams Budget as failure with "unfairness at its core"
Corporate Tax

Budget 2016: Corbyn slams Budget as failure with "unfairness at its core"

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Budget 2016: Corbyn slams Budget as failure with "...

Labout leader launches broadside at Osborne legacy of less for the less well off, and tax cuts for big business Read More...

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Live Blog: Budget 2016
Corporate Tax

Live Blog: Budget 2016

8y Accountancy Age

Live Blog: Budget 2016

Welcome to our live blog of the Budget 2016 Read More

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Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO
Politics

Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO

8y Fraser Simpson

Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO

65% of mid-market firms want to stay in Europe as it would be harder to run their business if the UK cuts ties with Brussels Read More...

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Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans
Politics

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans

8y Fraser Simpson

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital ta...

Chairman of Treasury Committee publishes correspondence with Gauke - one day after the financial secretary defends making tax digital Read More...

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Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC
Administration

Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC

8y Fraser Simpson

Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC

Ministry of Defence civil servant appointed as HMRC's new CEO; Edward Troup promoted to executive chair Read More...

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Tax breaks needed to save UK oil industry, urges trade body
Corporate Tax

Tax breaks needed to save UK oil industry, urges trade body

8y Fraser Simpson

Tax breaks needed to save UK oil industry, urges t...

Oil and Gas UK calls on government to reform special taxes paid by the industry after revealing that exploration for North Sea reserves remains at an ...

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NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' interests over the public
Audit

NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' interests over the public

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' inter...

Accounting officers face greater pressure from ministers than taxpayers, risking value for public money, NAO finds Read More...

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HMRC redundancies may spark strike action, PCS threatens
Administration

HMRC redundancies may spark strike action, PCS threatens

8y Fraser Simpson

HMRC redundancies may spark strike action, PCS thr...

Public sector union threatening to strike after HMRC admits it “no longer needs” 150 administrative staff Read More...

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Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing
Corporate Tax

Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing

8y Fraser Simpson

Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing

Looking past the “grandstanding and bear-baiting” from the PAC, there are a handful of things that can be taken away from the hearing with Google and ...

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Big Four among most frequent providers of hospitality to senior civil servants
Accounting Firms

Big Four among most frequent providers of hospitality to senior civil serva...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Big Four among most frequent providers of hospital...

PwC,a major supplier to government, named as second largest provider of hospitality to civil servants Read More...

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Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe
Audit

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie raises "number of concerns" over FRC's supervision of KPMG's role in HBOS collapse Read More...

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Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance ministry, claims ICAEW
Accounting Standards

Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance ministry, claims ICAEW

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance minist...

ICAEW argues restructuring of the Treasury and greater oversight of its contribution would aid its contribution to government policy Read More...

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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
Audit

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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EC steps up efforts to clamp down on multinational tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

EC steps up efforts to clamp down on multinational tax avoidance

8y Richard Crump , Writer

EC steps up efforts to clamp down on multinational...

EC calls on member states to take a stronger and more coordinated stance against tax avoidance Read More...

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European Commission could investigate Google deal, says Vestager
Corporate Tax

European Commission could investigate Google deal, says Vestager

8y Fraser Simpson

European Commission could investigate Google deal,...

EU competition commission Margrethe Vestager opens door to potential investigation in Google's tax affairs Read More...

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Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal, demands French MEP
Corporate Tax

Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal, demands French MEP

8y Fraser Simpson

Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal,...

The chancellor and head of Google should explain tax deal in front of European Parliamentary Committee Read More...

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DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment
Politics

DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment

8y Fraser Simpson

DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment

The Department for Work & Pensions has effectively implemented auto-enrolment for large firms, but will struggle to do the same for SMEs Read More...

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Treasury Select Committee to lead review of UK tax system
Corporate Tax

Treasury Select Committee to lead review of UK tax system

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury Select Committee to lead review of UK tax...

Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie confirms investigation into UK's tax system following Google's £130m settlement with HMRC Read More...

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FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit
Accounting Firms

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS audit

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC considers plans to investigate KPMG over HBOS ...

Accounting watchdog examines why KPMG afforded HBOS a 'going concern' status a year before the bank's catastrophic failure Read More...

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CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride of public service
Accounting Standards

CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride of public service

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride ...

'Whatever Mrs Thatcher or subsequent governments have done, they haven't taken away the enormous sense of pride people that people have in public serv...

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HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion claims
Administration

HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot free' over tax evasion cla...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC boss accused of letting HSBC get away 'scot f...

Lin Homer admits it is 'unlikely' there will be prosecutions over claims HSBC's Swiss bank helped wealthy clients evade tax Read More...

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