HMRC has to find the right exit strategy
Administration

HMRC has to find the right exit strategy

16y Accountancy Age

HMRC has to find the right exit strategy

Around £2.4bn in tax has now been deferred through HMRC’s Business Payment Support Service. And the figure is still climbing with around 135,000 indi...

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Budget sign-off plan splits profession
Administration

Budget sign-off plan splits profession

16y Judith Tydd

Budget sign-off plan splits profession

New rule insisting that finance directors, or senior accounting officers, personally certify that their accounting systems produce the right tax cal...

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Deloitte appoints insurance industry insider
Corporate Tax

Deloitte appoints insurance industry insider

16y Accountancy Age

Deloitte appoints insurance industry insider

New head of insurance tax team Read More...

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Cher sues Universal Music over 'creative accounting'
Corporate Tax

Cher sues Universal Music over 'creative accounting'

16y Accountancy Age

Cher sues Universal Music over 'creative accountin...

Cher claims UMG hid royalties owed to her and Sonny Bono by attributing income to international arm. Read More...

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HMRC's Hartnett backs charity's call for international tax changes
Corporate Tax

HMRC's Hartnett backs charity's call for international tax changes

16y Accountancy Age

HMRC's Hartnett backs charity's call for internati...

Christian Aid launches campaign for country-by-country tax reporting with emails and postcards to heads of Big Four. Read More...

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OECD removes last three jurisdictions from tax 'blacklist'
Corporate Governance

OECD removes last three jurisdictions from tax 'blacklist'

16y Accountancy Age

OECD removes last three jurisdictions from tax 'bl...

Andorra, Liechtenstein and Monaco removed from list of ‘uncooperative tax havens’ Read More...

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Pensions MP claimed £2,000 for accountancy advice
Corporate Tax

Pensions MP claimed £2,000 for accountancy advice

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Pensions MP claimed £2,000 for accountancy advice

Work and pensions minister Tony McNulty claimed expenses for accountancy advice Read More...

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MPs demand tax haven crack down
Administration

MPs demand tax haven crack down

16y our parliamentary correspondent

MPs demand tax haven crack down

MPs say havens aid tax evasion Read More

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EU cross-border research projects to get tax break
Corporate Tax

EU cross-border research projects to get tax break

16y Accountancy Age

EU cross-border research projects to get tax break

Large research projects to be exempted from VAT in tax breaks worth billions of pounds Read More...

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IRS triumphs in transfer pricing dispute
Corporate Tax

IRS triumphs in transfer pricing dispute

16y Judith Tydd

IRS triumphs in transfer pricing dispute

Silicon Valley chip manufacturer loses in court against US taxman Read More...

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Vodafone ruling prolongs CFC confusion
Administration

Vodafone ruling prolongs CFC confusion

16y Judith Tydd

Vodafone ruling prolongs CFC confusion

The Court of Appeal's ruling against Vodafone in the firm's ongoing tax dispute with the taxman leaves a 'big unanswered question' about the tax rule...

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Mercury Tax Group prepares damages claim
Company News

Mercury Tax Group prepares damages claim

16y Judith Tydd

Mercury Tax Group prepares damages claim

Mercury Tax Group to claim damages against HMRC following a court hearing that ruled the taxman had unlawfully obtained warrants to raid the firm’s ...

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PwC seeks refund on Lehmans' tax
Audit

PwC seeks refund on Lehmans' tax

16y David Jetuah

PwC seeks refund on Lehmans' tax

PwC hope to recover ‘a material sum’ by getting corporate tax refunds on the back of tax losses sustained after Lehman Brothers collapse Read More...

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Accenture relocating to Ireland
Corporate Tax

Accenture relocating to Ireland

16y David Jetuah

Accenture relocating to Ireland

Consultancy giant planning a move from Bermuda to the Emerald Isle Read More...

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Treasury closes £1bn loss relief loophole
Corporate Tax

Treasury closes £1bn loss relief loophole

16y Paul Grant

Treasury closes £1bn loss relief loophole

Finance bill amended to stop healthy companies claiming relief meant for closed businesses Read More...

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HMRC looks at MPs' tax advice expense claims
Corporate Tax

HMRC looks at MPs' tax advice expense claims

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

HMRC looks at MPs' tax advice expense claims

The taxman looks at MPs' tax advice expenses claims Read More...

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Finance directors fear scrutiny over tax controls
Company News

Finance directors fear scrutiny over tax controls

16y Accountancy Age

Finance directors fear scrutiny over tax controls

New rules foreshadowed in Budget Read More...

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Darling claimed expenses for tax advice
Corporate Tax

Darling claimed expenses for tax advice

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Darling claimed expenses for tax advice

Nine cabinet members have claimed tax advice expenses Read More...

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Vodafone loses UK tax avoidance case
Corporate Tax

Vodafone loses UK tax avoidance case

16y Accountancy Age

Vodafone loses UK tax avoidance case

Court of Appeal rules in favour of UK taxman in multi-billion pound tax dispute over foreign profits Read More...

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IR35 tax fails to bite
Corporate Tax

IR35 tax fails to bite

16y Accountancy Age

IR35 tax fails to bite

Hugely contentious tax on contractors raises just £1.5 million a year Read More...

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HMRC calls in the debt collectors
Corporate Tax

HMRC calls in the debt collectors

16y Accountancy Age

HMRC calls in the debt collectors

Repo men may end up chasing late tax payers Read More...

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Tax loss policy hits long-term investment
Administration

Tax loss policy hits long-term investment

16y Judith Tydd

Tax loss policy hits long-term investment

A number of experts claim that the UK tax system discourages companies from making long-term investement Read More...

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HMRC keeps its word and cuts number of SME inspections
Administration

HMRC keeps its word and cuts number of SME inspections

16y Nick Huber

HMRC keeps its word and cuts number of SME inspect...

HMRC has cut the number of inspections on small businesses, as promised Read More...

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MPs claim CGT advice on expenses
Corporate Tax

MPs claim CGT advice on expenses

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

MPs claim CGT advice on expenses

MPs pay no CGT after tax advice Read More

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VAT problems sorted for car scrappage scheme
Corporate Tax

VAT problems sorted for car scrappage scheme

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

VAT problems sorted for car scrappage scheme

Concerns over VAT and administration issues cleared up, so major car manufacturers begin working within the car scrappage scheme Read More...

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Offshore centers push multilateral TIEAs
Corporate Tax

Offshore centers push multilateral TIEAs

16y Judith Tydd

Offshore centers push multilateral TIEAs

OECD to play part in moving from bilateral arrangements to multilateral tax information exchanges Read More...

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AATV: MPs' expenses and tax reform
Corporate Tax

AATV: MPs' expenses and tax reform

16y rumo , Writer

AATV: MPs' expenses and tax reform

How should the MP expense scandal be handled and will tax reform save the economy? Read More...

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