New VAT rates row erupts
Corporate Tax

New VAT rates row erupts

24y David Rae

New VAT rates row erupts

Sometimes it takes a mistake to open the floodgates. An article in last week's Accountancy Age prompted enormous interest when it mistakenly reported ...

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Employers face hike in NI
Corporate Tax

Employers face hike in NI

24y David Rae

Employers face hike in NI

Leading financial experts believe that national insurance will be increased by a further three pence in the pound by 2006 with the majority expected i...

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Brown under attack for oil tax plans
Corporate Tax

Brown under attack for oil tax plans

24y Larry Schlesinger

Brown under attack for oil tax plans

The chancellor has come under fire from business lobbying groups over the Treasury's plans to place an extra 10% tax on North Sea oil production. Read...

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Companies face likely tax hike
Corporate Tax

Companies face likely tax hike

24y David Rae

Companies face likely tax hike

Corporation tax may have to be raised again to cover the promised growth in public spending. Read More...

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Tax change to hit UK businesses for £900m
Corporate Tax

Tax change to hit UK businesses for £900m

24y David Rae

Tax change to hit UK businesses for £900m

A shake-up of UK corporation tax will cost UK companies £900m in its first year, while at the same time allowing the government to claw in revenue qui...

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Tax Law Rewrite Project
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Tax Law Rewrite Project

24y Accountancy Age

Tax Law Rewrite Project

For many the Tax Law Rewrite Project has seemed a dusty and esoteric affair. The aim was to rewrite the tax legislation so it was easier to understand...

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New tax law may hit Revenue for 'billions'
Corporate Tax

New tax law may hit Revenue for 'billions'

24y David Rae

New tax law may hit Revenue for 'billions'

A fundamental change to UK tax law could save multinationals vast sums of money and cost the Inland Revenue 'billions' of pounds. Read More...

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Take VAT!
Corporate Tax

Take VAT!

24y Accountancy Age

Take VAT!

First blood to Freeserve in its battle to force rival internet service provider to pay VAT on its UK service. Read More...

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Channel Islands to give tax secrets to US
Corporate Tax

Channel Islands to give tax secrets to US

24y Paul Grant

Channel Islands to give tax secrets to US

The two main Channel Islands, Jersey and Guernsey, have signed an agreement with the United States that will give the country's tax authorities greate...

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Tax relief for semi-political bodies
Corporate Tax

Tax relief for semi-political bodies

24y David Rae

Tax relief for semi-political bodies

A government shake-up of charity status laws will relieve tax burdens on semi-political campaigning bodies that deliver 'public benefit'. Read More...

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Winning start for Freeserve in VAT fight
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Winning start for Freeserve in VAT fight

24y Accountancy Age

Winning start for Freeserve in VAT fight

Freeserve yesterday won the first round of its High Court battle to force rival internet service provider AOL to pay UK VAT charges. Read More...

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British Energy wants exemption from eco-tax
Corporate Tax

British Energy wants exemption from eco-tax

24y Philip Smith.

British Energy wants exemption from eco-tax

British Energy is urging the government to exempt it from an eco-tax that is pricing the troubled nuclear power generator out of the electricity marke...

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EU threatens tax trade war with US
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EU threatens tax trade war with US

24y our parliamentary correspondent

EU threatens tax trade war with US

The EU has put products ranging from cereals to nuclear reactors on a draft list of items that could be subject to sanctions in a looming trade war ov...

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VAT change demanded after memorial fiasco
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VAT change demanded after memorial fiasco

24y AccountancyAge.com

VAT change demanded after memorial fiasco

A VAT expert are calling for a change in the law after a tactical withdrawal by Customs and Excise over a bill for maintaining a military memorial in ...

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Playing corporation tax 'catch-up'
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Playing corporation tax 'catch-up'

24y Accountancy Age

Playing corporation tax 'catch-up'

One of the imperatives for Gordon Brown's Treasury team, as it prepares for the impending pre-Budget statement, is the need for the UK government to p...

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EC declares tax coordination centres illegal
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EC declares tax coordination centres illegal

24y Keith Nuthall

EC declares tax coordination centres illegal

The European Commission has made it clear that it will not countenance the creation of certain special tax regimes within the European Union for so-ca...

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One million employees miss P11D deadline
Corporate Tax

One million employees miss P11D deadline

24y Larry Schlesinger

One million employees miss P11D deadline

The total number of employees that have not had their yearly expense forms - known as P11Ds - filed by their respective companies by the 6 July deadli...

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'VAT is harming UK tourist industry'
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'VAT is harming UK tourist industry'

24y AccountancyAge.com

'VAT is harming UK tourist industry'

The UK's 'extortionate' VAT rate is damaging UK tourism, with the tax adding to the woes of tourist-related businesses that are already reeling from t...

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Far reaching consequences for CGT changes
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Far reaching consequences for CGT changes

24y AccountancyAge.com

Far reaching consequences for CGT changes

Multinational companies and property investment companies will be the hardest hit if the Treasury moves to close tax loopholes on capital gains. Read ...

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Changes to capital gains tax planned
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Changes to capital gains tax planned

24y Larry Schlesinger

Changes to capital gains tax planned

The government has unveiled a consultation document aimed at introducing substantial reforms to corporate tax legislation in three areas, including th...

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Green tax gets yellow card
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Green tax gets yellow card

24y Accountancy Age

Green tax gets yellow card

Green taxes face an uncertain future after an MPs' inquiry found the £400m agency overseeing the landfill tax lacks accountability, transparency and r...

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Mail-order businesses face large VAT bill
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Mail-order businesses face large VAT bill

24y Larry Schlesinger

Mail-order businesses face large VAT bill

Mail-order retailers could be facing hefty retrospective tax bills after a decision in the House of Lords overturning a previous ruling on VAT. Read M...

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New tax to hit overseas banks
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New tax to hit overseas banks

24y AccountancyAge.com

New tax to hit overseas banks

UK bankers have expressed concern about a proposed new tax on overseas companies operating through branches in Britain. Read More...

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Think of a number ...
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Think of a number ...

24y Accountancy Age

Think of a number ...

The recent victory for Marks & Spencer in its VAT repayment dispute with HM Customs & Excise sees the government agency facing a hefty bill. Read More...

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Climate change levy slammed as stealth tax
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Climate change levy slammed as stealth tax

24y Philip Smith.

Climate change levy slammed as stealth tax

The Federation of Small Businesses has hit out at the government over the climate change levy, which it says creates another 'stealth tax' on smaller ...

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Spending review plans will not hit taxpayer
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Spending review plans will not hit taxpayer

24y Larry Schlesinger

Spending review plans will not hit taxpayer

Gordon Brown's three year spending plan, which pours money into stricken public services, will not result in a tax rise even if the economy slows down...

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Brown considers increase in Landfill Tax
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Brown considers increase in Landfill Tax

24y our parliamentary staff

Brown considers increase in Landfill Tax

Chancellor Gordon Brown has promised to consider a plea for a 'radical increase' in Landfill Tax in a bid to curb waste and introduce a new Incinerato...

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