Chancellor set to soften CGT blow
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Chancellor set to soften CGT blow

18y Gavin Hinks

Chancellor set to soften CGT blow

The chancellor is expected to heed criticism and announce changes this week to the reforms of capital gains tax revealed in October’s pre-Budget repo...

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Pension funds body urges VAT challenge
Corporate Tax

Pension funds body urges VAT challenge

18y David Jetuah

Pension funds body urges VAT challenge

National Association of Pensions Funds seeks support for a legal bid to make HMRC respond to an EU VAT ruling Read More...

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Oil and gas companies get tax concessions
Corporate Governance

Oil and gas companies get tax concessions

18y Penny Sukhraj

Oil and gas companies get tax concessions

Government gives oil and gas companies better tax terms in exchange for keeping North Sea fields running longer Read More...

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Advisers slam new family business tax rules
Corporate Tax

Advisers slam new family business tax rules

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Advisers slam new family business tax rules

Red tape looms for family businesses as new legislation is 'riddled with problems' Read More...

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Concerns escalate over Varney review obstacles
Corporate Tax

Concerns escalate over Varney review obstacles

18y rumo , Writer

Concerns escalate over Varney review obstacles

Business anxiously awaits guidance on how to achieve a 'low risk rating' under Varney review system Read More...

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EU VAT shake up to spur trade says KPMG
Corporate Tax

EU VAT shake up to spur trade says KPMG

18y David Jetuah

EU VAT shake up to spur trade says KPMG

Big Four firm predicts competition surge as sweeping new tax rules are hammered out by EU finance officials Read More...

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UK banks raise £234bn through charity trust scheme
Corporate Tax

UK banks raise £234bn through charity trust scheme

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK banks raise £234bn through charity trust scheme

Major banks create charitable trusts to raise funds but have not donated to the charities Read More...

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Lowest revenue from green tax in 13 years
Corporate Governance

Lowest revenue from green tax in 13 years

18y Penny Sukhraj

Lowest revenue from green tax in 13 years

Figures dropped from 7.7% of total tax revenue in 2006 to 7.3% in 2007 Read More...

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Companies' late tax filing costs £1.5bn
Corporate Tax

Companies' late tax filing costs £1.5bn

18y our parliamentary correspondent

Companies' late tax filing costs £1.5bn

Only 60% of companies pay corporation tax on time and only 50% of VAT receipts are received by the due date Read More...

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Kazakhstan to introduce oil production tax
Corporate Tax

Kazakhstan to introduce oil production tax

18y AccountancyAge.com

Kazakhstan to introduce oil production tax

To boost its budget revenues, oil rich Kazakhstan plans to introduce oil production tax which is certain to alarm investors Read More...

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EU VAT reform risks burdening business
Corporate Tax

EU VAT reform risks burdening business

18y Penny Sukhraj

EU VAT reform risks burdening business

Businesses could end up filing tax returns to 27 different tax authorities Read More...

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Former IRS commissioner sacked over affair
Corporate Tax

Former IRS commissioner sacked over affair

18y rumo , Writer

Former IRS commissioner sacked over affair

While Dave Hartnett steps up to the top job in the UK, his former counterpart in the US, Mark Everson, is down in the dumps. Everson, who was previous...

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EU to reform financial services VAT regime
Corporate Tax

EU to reform financial services VAT regime

18y Nicholas Neveling

EU to reform financial services VAT regime

Proposed changes will reduce uncertainty and remove inconsistency in VAT Read More...

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Boat tax bill puts yachting business at risk
Corporate Tax

Boat tax bill puts yachting business at risk

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Boat tax bill puts yachting business at risk

Yachting business faces insolvency after back-tax bill of £50,000 Read More...

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Let's punch the taxman, says HMRC 'website'
Corporate Tax

Let's punch the taxman, says HMRC 'website'

18y rumo , Writer

Let's punch the taxman, says HMRC 'website'

I think the phrase ‘disgruntled lemmings’ could become a convenient shorthand for HMRC staff from now on. I particularly like the idea of ...

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Aussie accountants call on Rudd for tax reform
Corporate Tax

Aussie accountants call on Rudd for tax reform

18y AccountancyAge.com

Aussie accountants call on Rudd for tax reform

Australian accountants were quick off the mark to call on the newly elected Rudd government to overhaul the tax system Read More...

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CBI warns Darling of tax 'rage' over CGT
Corporate Tax

CBI warns Darling of tax 'rage' over CGT

18y Nicholas Neveling

CBI warns Darling of tax 'rage' over CGT

Chancellor is warned that failure to reform CGT will inflame business rage Read More...

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Taxman issues 'confusing' Arctic Systems guidance
Corporate Tax

Taxman issues 'confusing' Arctic Systems guidance

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Taxman issues 'confusing' Arctic Systems guidance

Arctic Systems guidance issued, but advisers beware: it's not the document you were waiting for Read More...

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Gordon Brown defends CGT decisions
Corporate Tax

Gordon Brown defends CGT decisions

18y our parliamentary correspondent

Gordon Brown defends CGT decisions

Prime minister uses press conference to stand by his tax changes, despite Tory attacks Read More...

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Good news about the disc scandal
Corporate Tax

Good news about the disc scandal

18y rumo , Writer

Good news about the disc scandal

Is there anyone else hoping that the discs crisis at HM Revenue & Customs might yield one positive result? By that I mean the confusion over what ...

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CGT payers don't think about tax when investing
Corporate Tax

CGT payers don't think about tax when investing

18y rumo , Writer

CGT payers don't think about tax when investing

The CBI has some research figures out today that suggest entrepreneurs are considering selling up before April, a phenomenon that we are expecting but...

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Hartnett on the gilt strips scheme
Corporate Tax

Hartnett on the gilt strips scheme

18y rumo , Writer

Hartnett on the gilt strips scheme

The Mercury story has thrust ‘gilt strips’ back into the headlines. This was a scheme from a few years back and caused the government some...

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Business 'more angry than ever before' over CGT
Corporate Tax

Business 'more angry than ever before' over CGT

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Business 'more angry than ever before' over CGT

CBI chief warns the government that business is still fuming over CGT changes and red tape Read More...

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Hartnett takes reins after HMRC fiasco
Corporate Tax

Hartnett takes reins after HMRC fiasco

18y Alex Hawkes

Hartnett takes reins after HMRC fiasco

Ex-policy chief thought to be the first tax inspector to take over since the 1970s Read More...

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Bingo boss calls for VAT abolition
Corporate Tax

Bingo boss calls for VAT abolition

18y Nicholas Neveling

Bingo boss calls for VAT abolition

As 100 bingo halls prepare to close in the next six months, Riva gaming calls for VAT on bingo profits to be scrapped Read More...

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Readers offer CGT support
Corporate Tax

Readers offer CGT support

18y Alex Hawkes

Readers offer CGT support

Readers support the chancellor over his changes to CGT rules Read More...

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Kidsons partners retaliate against insurance hit
Corporate Tax

Kidsons partners retaliate against insurance hit

18y Penny Sukhraj

Kidsons partners retaliate against insurance hit

Lloyd's insurers refused to pay out on claims from HLB Kidsons relating to failed tax schemes Read More...

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