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View articleLobbyists for the farming community are hoping that next months Budget will be used to take action over a tax break in inheritance tax regulation. Rea...
View articleThe government has been slammed for not giving National Audit Office head, Sir John Bourn, the power to check that employers are correctly paying tax ...
View articleEntrepreneurs and small business owners, aged 50 and over, wanting to take advantage of special capital gains tax relief, must sell their businesses s...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown is being urged to steer clear of proposed tax changes to life insurance policies in his next Budget, which would leave up to t...
View articleThe tax law rewrite project is on course to produce its third bill covering income tax by the middle of next year, paymaster general Dawn Primarolo ha...
View articleThe Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging families to apply for new tax credits now, while at the same time expressing concerns at the complexity ...
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View articleIt would be stating the obvious to point out that the Inland Revenue is nobody's favourite government department. Sure, Sir Nick Montagu, Revenue chai...
View articleFourteen Inland Revenue offices have achieved the Charter Mark award this year in recognition of their 'excellence in public service'. Read More...
View articleA recent appeal court case has exposed a capital gains tax loophole that will allow companies to reclaim hundreds of thousands of pounds of tax paid o...
View articleThe blizzard which brought much of the UK's transport system to a halt could come to the rescue of late self-assessment filers. Read More...
View articleThe Inland Revenue has reported a massive increase in the number of people filing their self-assessment forms online, saying that ahead of the 31 Janu...
View articleThe Treasury has admitted it does not know if bosses called out as reservists for a war in Iraq will lose tax perks under a key share incentive scheme...
View articlePublic sector staff, whose London congestion charge is reimbursed, will have to pay income tax on it, financial secretary Ruth Kelly has ruled in the ...
View articleServices to help contractors determine their employment status are being launched as the deadline for filing self assessment tax returns approaches, a...
View articleTaxpayers trying to beat the 31 January self-assessment deadline have been thrown into panic because of the Inland Revenue's decision not to accept fa...
View articleThe Inland Revenue is poised to launch a new scheme allowing inheritance tax to be paid out of a deceased's estate before probate is granted. Read Mor...
View articleCompany directors and other senior executives are set for significant refunds from the Inland Revenue, following its decision not to contest a ruling ...
View articleAn Essex-based chartered accountant is standing firm against the Inland Revenue with 'no intention' of paying a tax bill unless he receives a guarante...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown claims the new child tax credit to be introduced in April will transfer up to £2bn from 'dads to mums'. Read More...
View articleThe Inland Revenue has promised immunity to chefs that pay outstanding tax on money they received from 'backhander' payments made by food suppliers. R...
View articleThe founder of contractor lobby group the Professional Contractors Group has admitted defeat in the fight against IR35, but now wants to help freelanc...
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