Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' debate
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Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' debate

9y Andrew Goodall

Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' deba...

Andrew Goodall examines the Public Accounts Committee’s call for HMRC to introduce a new code of conduct for tax advisers Read More...

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Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax
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Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax

The taxman's ‘affluent unit' has collected £137.2m in extra tax from its probes in 2013/14, up from £85.7m the previous year Read More...

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HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs
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HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

Level of additional VAT from probes into small businesses by HMRC's local offices has now almost doubled in three years Read More...

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Colin: Tax powers could be a right old dog fight
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Colin: Tax powers could be a right old dog fight

9y Taking Stock

Colin: Tax powers could be a right old dog fight

Colin imagines how Scotland's new tax powers could play out Read More...

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Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high
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Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

Backlog of tax disputes waiting to be heard rises to a new record high of 27,246, Pinsent Masons says Read More...

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Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC
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Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ...

Claims consultant Richard Render disqualified as a company director for six years for failing to pay tax but paying himself instead Read More...

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HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of opposition
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HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of opposition

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of o...

Treasury's DRD plans now come with safeguards to prevent state abuse - such as taxpayers having the right of appeal at court before funds removed Read...

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London property amasses 90% of HMRCs high-end tax bonanza
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London property amasses 90% of HMRCs high-end tax bonanza

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

London property amasses 90% of HMRCs high-end tax ...

The latest figures show the taxman raised £100m through the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) in 2013-14, with the capital contributing £89m. R...

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Taxman probes two thirds of Britain's biggest companies
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Taxman probes two thirds of Britain's biggest companies

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxman probes two thirds of Britain's biggest comp...

Jennie Granger, the taxman's director general of enforcement and compliance, told an HMRC stakeholder conference that the majority of the probes cover...

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Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says ICAS
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Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says ICAS

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says...

In its submission to the Smith Commission - currently thrashing out which powers should be devolved following September's highly charged devolution vo...

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Montpelier CEO cleared of tax dodging after 'humiliating' HMRC climb down
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Montpelier CEO cleared of tax dodging after 'humiliating' HMRC climb down

10y Laura Miller

Montpelier CEO cleared of tax dodging after 'humil...

Watkin Gittins cleared of cheating the public revenue of £1m, as the long-running tax saga ends in ignominy for the CPS and HMRC Read More...

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CIoT welcomes Scot's tax law despite missing adviser details
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CIoT welcomes Scot's tax law despite missing adviser details

10y Richard Crump , Writer

CIoT welcomes Scot's tax law despite missing advis...

Passing of Scottish devolution Bill has permanently changed Scotland's tax landscape, tax institute says Read More...

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Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%
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Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%

10y Laura Miller

Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property ra...

Tax authority targets 1,165 prosecutions for tax evasion in 2014/15 Read More...

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HMRC pay up first powers could trigger 'wave of insolvencies'
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HMRC pay up first powers could trigger 'wave of insolvencies'

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC pay up first powers could trigger 'wave of in...

HMRC's ‘Accelerated Payment' rules due to come into force in July could trigger bankruptcies or insolvencies, Moore Stephens warns Read More...

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Fallout from Icebreaker...commercial censorship?
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Fallout from Icebreaker...commercial censorship?

10y Accountancy Age

Fallout from Icebreaker...commercial censorship?

Where is the line drawn on breach of contract with regards to Deloitte and client Icebreaker Management Limited? Jeremy Lederman gives his views Read ...

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ICAS: ‘Shouty’ tax debate obscures future Scottish plans
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ICAS: ‘Shouty’ tax debate obscures future Scottish plans

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAS: ‘Shouty’ tax debate obscures future Scottish...

Tax debate has meant Scotland's voters have little knowledge of key facts, warns ICAS Read More...

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ICAEW: HMRC could supersede insolvency law with new powers
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ICAEW: HMRC could supersede insolvency law with new powers

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

ICAEW: HMRC could supersede insolvency law with ne...

ICAEW Tax Faculty warns that HMRC could effectively make themselves a preferential creditor Read More...

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HMRC new account raiding powers are “draconian”
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HMRC new account raiding powers are “draconian”

10y Rachael Singh , Writer

HMRC new account raiding powers are “draconian”

HMRC new account seizing powers could be bad news because the taxman is prone to mistakes says ACCA Read More...

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Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers
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Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers

Cutting red tape and introducing RTI are policies that just don't fit together, says Kevin Reed Read More...

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IFS: Independent Scotland faces conflict over taxes
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IFS: Independent Scotland faces conflict over taxes

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IFS: Independent Scotland faces conflict over taxe...

IFS outlines fiscal challenges facing an independent Scotland Read More...

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Provider warns on HMRC’s ‘sharpened’ SSAS focus
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Provider warns on HMRC’s ‘sharpened’ SSAS focus

11y Accountancy Age

Provider warns on HMRC’s ‘sharpened’ SSAS focus

It should be mandatory for small self-administered pension schemes to have a professional trustee to avoid damaging tax charges, a provider has said R...

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Vodafone in multi-million pound tax deal with HMRC
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Vodafone in multi-million pound tax deal with HMRC

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Vodafone in multi-million pound tax deal with HMRC

Telecoms giant paid millions of pounds to HMRC to settle dispute over the tax paid by an Irish subsidiary, according to reports Read More...

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HMRC wins £68m stamp duty land tax case
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HMRC wins £68m stamp duty land tax case

11y Accountancy Age

HMRC wins £68m stamp duty land tax case

Taxman successfully challenges SDLT avoidance scheme in judgment affecting 87 follower cases Read More...

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Tax advisers could face £1m fines in HMRC crackdown
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Tax advisers could face £1m fines in HMRC crackdown

11y Laura Miller

Tax advisers could face £1m fines in HMRC crackdow...

HMRC launches crackdown on tax avoidance targeting scheme advisers and promoters - and plans penalties of up to £1m Read More...

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HMRC's five-year plan as renewal approaches on Capgemini's Aspire contract
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HMRC's five-year plan as renewal approaches on Capgemini's Aspire contract

11y Accountancy Age

HMRC's five-year plan as renewal approaches on Cap...

HMRC is moving from a monolithic IT systems architecture to a ‘multi-sourced model’ explains CIO, Mark Hall, and Capgemini’s Craig Mills Read More...

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OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for overhaul'
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OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for overhaul'

11y Owain Thomas

OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for o...

Office of Tax Simplification calls for radical overhaul of employee benefits tax and administration rules Read More...

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HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery
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HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery

11y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC updates tax fugitives’ gallery

Taxman updates rogues' gallery of alleged tax fraudsters in a bid to collect hundreds of millions of pounds of lost revenue Read More...

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