Government may lose billions in VAT ruling
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Government may lose billions in VAT ruling

22y Alex Miller.

Government may lose billions in VAT ruling

The European Court of Justice has issued a draft opinion, which could cost the UK government billions of pounds in retrospective VAT claims. Read More...

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Revenue to help with child support
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Revenue to help with child support

22y our parliamentary staff

Revenue to help with child support

The Inland Revenue can disclose information to help the Child Support Agency trace non-resident parents and pass on information about earnings and sel...

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Blow to Revenue outsourcing plans
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Blow to Revenue outsourcing plans

22y our parliamentary staff

Blow to Revenue outsourcing plans

Plans to privatise a key part of tax collection - the process of distraint - have come under fire in a Commons motion. Read More...

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LibDems want action on tax dodgers
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LibDems want action on tax dodgers

22y our parliamentary staff

LibDems want action on tax dodgers

Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Matthew Taylor has called on the Treasury to 'pull its finger out' and crack down on VAT and other indirect tax dod...

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Griffiths faces fresh office rental probe
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Griffiths faces fresh office rental probe

22y our parliamentary staff

Griffiths faces fresh office rental probe

A fresh allegation involving office rental claims made by Small Businesses minister Nigel Griffiths has been reported to newly appointed standards com...

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Revenue falling short on e-services
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Revenue falling short on e-services

22y Accountancy Age

Revenue falling short on e-services

The Inland Revenue is unlikely to meet its target of getting 50% take up of electronic services by 2005, because it has not made the option attractive...

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Up to £1bn lost in fuel fraud
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Up to £1bn lost in fuel fraud

22y Philip Smith.

Up to £1bn lost in fuel fraud

Fuel fraud could be costing the government up to £1bn a year according to latest estimates from Customs & Excise revealed in a report today. Read ...

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Europe resists US pressure on online VAT
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Europe resists US pressure on online VAT

22y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

Europe resists US pressure on online VAT

The European Union Council of Ministers has resisted pressure from the American government over its plans to reform VAT charged on digital products, i...

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Ten arrested in PC VAT swoop
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Ten arrested in PC VAT swoop

22y James Middleton

Ten arrested in PC VAT swoop

UK Customs and Excise officials have arrested 10 people allegedly involved in a major VAT fraud involving computer components. Read More...

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Revenue to name Doyle replacement in June
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Revenue to name Doyle replacement in June

22y Alex Miller.

Revenue to name Doyle replacement in June

The Inland Revenue this week confirmed the retirement of Father Ted's batty TV tealady Mrs Doyle from its self-assessment campaign and said a replacem...

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Revenue backs down over MoD payments
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Revenue backs down over MoD payments

22y Alex Miller.

Revenue backs down over MoD payments

The Inland Revenue this week headed off a potential Whitehall row after backing down in its disagreement with the Ministry of Defence over who should ...

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Revenue contraflow chaos
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Revenue contraflow chaos

22y Accountancy Age

Revenue contraflow chaos

When we reported last August that employers and fleet operators feared company car tax bills would be seriously inaccurate when the system takes effec...

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Revenue regrets overtime ban
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Revenue regrets overtime ban

22y Adriana Zea , Contributor

Revenue regrets overtime ban

The Inland Revenue has said its pay increase offer was 'fair and reasonable' and it regrets the overtime ban by its staff workers in the Public and Co...

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Revenue staff on overtime strike
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Revenue staff on overtime strike

22y Adriana Zea , Contributor

Revenue staff on overtime strike

Angry Inland Revenue staff are refusing to work overtime this week, despite the January 31 self-assessment deadline, and are demanding increased pay a...

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Customs faces massive VAT payout
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Customs faces massive VAT payout

22y Philip Smith.

Customs faces massive VAT payout

A VAT ruling being considered by the European Court of Justice could trigger a radical shake-up in UK legislation, leaving Customs & Excise open t...

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Brussels expands drive to fight tax evasion
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Brussels expands drive to fight tax evasion

22y Accountancy Age

Brussels expands drive to fight tax evasion

The European Commission is to step up its drive against tax evasion in the EU by extending the existing Fiscalis co-operative programme covering VAT a...

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Informers get £38,000 from Revenue
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Informers get £38,000 from Revenue

22y our parliamentary staff

Informers get £38,000 from Revenue

The Inland Revenue had paid out £38,000 in rewards to informers since 1998, paymaster general Dawn Primarolo has told the House of Commons. Read More...

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Revenue faces £2.25bn car tax headache
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Revenue faces £2.25bn car tax headache

22y Accountancy Age

Revenue faces £2.25bn car tax headache

A problem with the Inland Revenue's computer system is suspected to be the cause of incorrect coding for company car drivers that could result in over...

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Treasury unable to assess tax evasion fight
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Treasury unable to assess tax evasion fight

22y our parliamentary staff

Treasury unable to assess tax evasion fight

The Treasury has admitted complete ignorance about the success or failure of a stream of anti-avoidance tax legislation introduced in recent years. Re...

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Taxman gets tough over old debts
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Taxman gets tough over old debts

22y Philip Smith.

Taxman gets tough over old debts

Accountants are being urged to warn clients the taxman will show no mercy for persistent late payers, as the Inland Revenue moves to speed up tax coll...

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Go on, go on, get out
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Go on, go on, get out

22y Alex Miller.

Go on, go on, get out

Less than a month before the self-assessment deadline the Inland Revenue has announced it will terminate its advertising campaign headed by Mrs Doyle....

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Taxman gets tough on old debts
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Taxman gets tough on old debts

22y Philip Smith.

Taxman gets tough on old debts

Accountants are being urged to warn clients the taxman will show no mercy for persistent late payers, as the Inland Revenue moves to speed up tax coll...

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Treasury keeps quiet on tax alignment
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Treasury keeps quiet on tax alignment

22y Accountancy Age

Treasury keeps quiet on tax alignment

Treasury chief secretary Andrew Smith has declined to comment on progress made in aligning the treatment of benefits in kind for the purposes of natio...

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Revenue: IR35 'uncertainty' now over
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Revenue: IR35 'uncertainty' now over

22y Alex Miller.

Revenue: IR35 'uncertainty' now over

The Inland Revenue today said it was delighted at the IR35 verdict, claiming the 'uncertainty' caused by the case was now over. Read More...

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IR35: Punch-drunk, but undeterred
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IR35: Punch-drunk, but undeterred

22y Damian Wild , Reporter

IR35: Punch-drunk, but undeterred

It wasn't the present its members wanted, but the crushing defeat suffered by anti-IR35 crusadors the Professional Contractors Group in the Appeal Cou...

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Future of anti-IR35 battle unclear
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Future of anti-IR35 battle unclear

22y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Future of anti-IR35 battle unclear

It remains unclear whether the Professional Contractors Group will continue its anti-IR35 fight through the courts. Read More...

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Tax experts unsurprised by IR35 blow
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Tax experts unsurprised by IR35 blow

22y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Tax experts unsurprised by IR35 blow

Tax experts have expressed disappointed at the latest crushing blow to anti-IR35 campaginers but said the Court of Appeal ruling upholding the hated t...

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