False tax refunds cost IRS $17.5m
Personal Tax

False tax refunds cost IRS $17.5m

16y Judith Tydd

False tax refunds cost IRS $17.5m

US taxman pays out millions in incorrect refund and stimulus payments Read More...

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'Bandit' Burt Reynolds makes list of top tax evaders
Administration

'Bandit' Burt Reynolds makes list of top tax evaders

16y Paul Grant

'Bandit' Burt Reynolds makes list of top tax evade...

Smokey and the Bandit star owes Californian authorities $225,000 in unpaid taxes Read More...

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Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise
Administration

Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise

17y Judith Tydd

Number of transfer pricing enquiries to rise

Taxman expands activity investigating transfer pricing Read More...

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Warning over interest on VAT rebates
Administration

Warning over interest on VAT rebates

17y Judith Tydd

Warning over interest on VAT rebates

Rebates will be taxed, warns experts Read More...

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Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman
Administration

Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman

17y Nick Huber

Non-doms ‘confused’ by taxman

400 pages of guidance risks causing people to pay too much tax Read More...

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Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT
Administration

Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT

17y Judith Tydd

Draft Taxpayers' Charter 'inadequate': CIoT

Institute disappointed in content of draft Charter Read More...

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UK accounting student tops the world in exam
Administration

UK accounting student tops the world in exam

17y Accountancy Age

UK accounting student tops the world in exam

Top score in ACCA Advanced Taxation paper Read More...

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Four more countries commit to OECD tax standards
Corporate Tax

Four more countries commit to OECD tax standards

17y Judith Tydd

Four more countries commit to OECD tax standards

Remaining jurisdictions to comply with international information exchange Read More...

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New debt option gives relief to insolvency practitioners
Personal Tax

New debt option gives relief to insolvency practitioners

17y Rachael Singh

New debt option gives relief to insolvency practit...

Debt Relief Orders welcomed by insolvency practitioners by could see insolvency statistics spike Read More...

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PKF calls for development tax allowances
Corporate Tax

PKF calls for development tax allowances

17y Accountancy Age

PKF calls for development tax allowances

Current annual investment allowance not stimulating big business Read More...

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UBS bankers warned over tax investigation fears
Personal Tax

UBS bankers warned over tax investigation fears

17y Judith Tydd

UBS bankers warned over tax investigation fears

Private bankers banned from international travel Read More...

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ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’
Administration

ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’

17y Paul Grant

ITV report reveals HMRC ‘mess’

Tonight programme claims HMRC ignoring customer letters and cutting off phone calls Read More...

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Manufacturers' push for increased tax breaks
Corporate Tax

Manufacturers' push for increased tax breaks

17y Judith Tydd

Manufacturers' push for increased tax breaks

EEF is urging Alistair Darling to use the Budget to increase tax breaks for investment Read More...

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G20 summit agrees tax haven crackdown
Corporate Tax

G20 summit agrees tax haven crackdown

17y Accountancy Age

G20 summit agrees tax haven crackdown

World leaders agree to act against tax havens and back drive for global accounting standards Read More...

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AATV: Tax tribunals and SFO targets hedge funds
Administration

AATV: Tax tribunals and SFO targets hedge funds

17y rumo , Writer

AATV: Tax tribunals and SFO targets hedge funds

Gavin Hinks analyses the new tax tribunal system and finds out why the SFO is looking into hedge funds Read More...

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Tax havens defend deals ahead of G20
Personal Tax

Tax havens defend deals ahead of G20

17y Judith Tydd

Tax havens defend deals ahead of G20

International tax havens say the large number of tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) on the table are not being timed to impress G20 leaders ...

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HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe
Corporate Tax

HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe

17y Judith Tydd

HSBC reminds UK to heed Europe

Taxman falls foul of European law in latest case before ECJ concerning an acquisition by HSBC Read More...

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HMRC plans separate Liechtenstein amnesty
Administration

HMRC plans separate Liechtenstein amnesty

17y Judith Tydd

HMRC plans separate Liechtenstein amnesty

HMRC to work out details of an amnesty with Liechtenstein following the realisation that it had data on 300 UK residents with undisclosed accounts in...

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OECD commends Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Corporate Tax

OECD commends Channel Islands and Isle of Man

17y Accountancy Age

OECD commends Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man acknowledged for signing several tax information treaties Read More...

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Gibraltar signs tax information agreement with US
Corporate Tax

Gibraltar signs tax information agreement with US

17y Paul Grant

Gibraltar signs tax information agreement with US

Tax haven signs first agreement to share information as part of global push for greater tax transparency Read More...

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ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax
Corporate Tax

ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax

17y Judith Tydd

ECJ heavyweight backs HSBC on shares tax

Advocate general acting on behalf of the ECJ supports case brought by HSBC against HM Revenue and Customs concerning tax refund of £27m on a shares ...

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PKF calls for more commercial property tax breaks
Company News

PKF calls for more commercial property tax breaks

17y David Jetuah

PKF calls for more commercial property tax breaks

Property sector needs new tax reliefs to help boost commercial developments says PKF Read More...

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Think tank: Pubs need less tax and regulation
Business Recovery

Think tank: Pubs need less tax and regulation

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Think tank: Pubs need less tax and regulation

Think tank warns government about tax and regulation concerns for pubs Read More...

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Ten offshore havens agree to share tax data
Personal Tax

Ten offshore havens agree to share tax data

17y Judith Tydd

Ten offshore havens agree to share tax data

Brown set to announce tax information signings at G20 Read More...

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CIOT calls for tax moratorium in Budget
Corporate Tax

CIOT calls for tax moratorium in Budget

17y Paul Grant

CIOT calls for tax moratorium in Budget

Tax institute pleads for no major changes to tax system in April Budget Read More...

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Small biz says tax hikes will hit employment
Corporate Tax

Small biz says tax hikes will hit employment

17y David Jetuah

Small biz says tax hikes will hit employment

MacIntyre Hudson finds nine out of ten of 450 small and mid market companies expected employment to suffer because of plans to increase NI contributi...

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Ex-minister denies family firm used for tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

Ex-minister denies family firm used for tax avoidance

17y Accountancy Age

Ex-minister denies family firm used for tax avoida...

Adam Ingram fails to declare family firm but insists he will pay his fair share of tax when he takes money out of the company Read More...

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