Tories worried by plans to share Revenue data
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Tories worried by plans to share Revenue data

22y Idris Nagri

Tories worried by plans to share Revenue data

The Tories have voiced 'grave reservations' about government plans to share confidential data in Inland Revenue and Customs' databanks with other gove...

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£10m earmarked for IT bidders
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£10m earmarked for IT bidders

22y Idris Nagri

£10m earmarked for IT bidders

The Inland Revenue has admitted it could cost up to £10m to encourage companies to bid for the £4bn IT contract to run the UK's tax systems. Read More...

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Montagu lives up to the challenge
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Montagu lives up to the challenge

22y Idris Nagri

Montagu lives up to the challenge

TS was thrilled to see Sir Nick Montagu, head of the Inland Revenue and Accountancy Age personality of the year, reliving his student years on BBC 2's...

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Zoos await VAT ruling
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Zoos await VAT ruling

22y Idris Nagri

Zoos await VAT ruling

Zoos across the UK are expected to hear on Thursday whether they'll be able to claim back as much as £30m in VAT when the European Court of Justice is...

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Treasury under fire over VAT data
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Treasury under fire over VAT data

22y Idris Nagri

Treasury under fire over VAT data

Treasury ministers have come under attack for failing to speed up the use of VAT data to replace monthly demands for information on turnover for gover...

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Getting the tax system you need
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Getting the tax system you need

22y Idris Nagri

Getting the tax system you need

Both business and the government believe that we should have a competitive tax system. This means a system which is business-friendly, and which makes...

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Revenue's intangible reform
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Revenue's intangible reform

22y Idris Nagri

Revenue's intangible reform

The Inland Revenue is expected to announce at the end of November the outcome of consultation into the taxation of intellectual property, goodwill and...

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VAT computer system behind schedule
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VAT computer system behind schedule

22y Idris Nagri

VAT computer system behind schedule

A £12.6m new computer system for the collection of VAT is running behind schedule, the government has admitted today in Commons. Read More...

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

22y Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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

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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 Idris Nagri

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

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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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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

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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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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 Idris Nagri

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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