Lib Dems want NI/income tax merger
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Lib Dems want NI/income tax merger

23y AccountancyAge.com

Lib Dems want NI/income tax merger

The Liberal Democrats are to continue campaigning for the merger of national insurance with income tax, but the party does not expect the government t...

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Revenue keeps quiet on ISP breach
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Revenue keeps quiet on ISP breach

23y our parliamentary staff

Revenue keeps quiet on ISP breach

The Inland Revenue have flung a veil of secrecy over the identity of the internet service provider it blames for the breach of security which forced i...

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'Double cab' drivers face tax threat
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'Double cab' drivers face tax threat

23y AccountancyAge.com

'Double cab' drivers face tax threat

Drivers of double cab 4 x 4 pickups - trucks typically featuring extended four-door cabins instead of two - could be heading for tax trouble. Read Mor...

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Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction
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Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction

23y Alex Miller.

Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction

The Revenue is wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money to persuade us to file our tax returns online. Read More...

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Scientist wins race to promote self assessment
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Scientist wins race to promote self assessment

23y Adriana Zea

Scientist wins race to promote self assessment

The Inland Revenue has revealed that Adam Hart-Davis, the scientist presenter of the BBC's Tomorrow's World will promote its online self-assessment ta...

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IR35 puts contractors out of work
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IR35 puts contractors out of work

23y Accountancy Age

IR35 puts contractors out of work

The controversial tax measure IR35, aimed predominantly at IT contractors, has increased the number of contractors out work, while doubling the number...

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Even accountants avoid Revenue website
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Even accountants avoid Revenue website

23y Larry Schlesinger

Even accountants avoid Revenue website

Despite a massive campaign to get taxpayers filing their self-assessment returns online, the vast majority of accountants are not choosing to 'go on, ...

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Government denies plans for new stamp duty
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Government denies plans for new stamp duty

23y our parliamentary staff

Government denies plans for new stamp duty

Claims that chancellor Gordon Brown is planning to impose a new stamp duty on sellers disposing of their homes has been dismissed as 'complete blather...

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Fresh IHT risk for new home buyers
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Fresh IHT risk for new home buyers

23y Larry Schlesinger

Fresh IHT risk for new home buyers

With house prices set to rise by up to 20% this year, the Chartered Institute of Taxation is once again warning homebuyers of the inheritance tax risk...

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Commons row over mandatory e-filing
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Commons row over mandatory e-filing

23y our parliamentary staff

Commons row over mandatory e-filing

Government plans for mandatory e-filing by taxpayers caused an angry row to break out amongst the Finance Bill Committee just an hour before it comple...

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Revenue SA website back online - for now
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Revenue SA website back online - for now

23y Larry Schlesinger

Revenue SA website back online - for now

The Inland Revenue's self-assessment website, which has an estimated 75,000 users, has finally returned after being sidelined for more than a month. R...

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Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor
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Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor

23y Alex Miller.

Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor

The Inland Revenue is set to reveal the successor to downtrodden tealady Mrs Doyle, as it prepares for its new self-assessment advertising campaign, e...

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EDS escapes blame for Revenue website
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EDS escapes blame for Revenue website

23y Alex Miller.

EDS escapes blame for Revenue website

The Inland Revenue said this week that despite the continued suspension of its online tax return website following security problems, no blame would b...

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No date yet for return of Revenue website
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No date yet for return of Revenue website

23y Larry Schlesinger

No date yet for return of Revenue website

The Inland Revenue has refused to say when its suspended online self assessment website will return. Read More...

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The corridors of power
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The corridors of power

23y Accountancy Age

The corridors of power

Anyone who doubts that art and business don't sit well together need only consider the example of Dennis Kozlowski, until recently chairman of Tyco In...

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Revenue ends tax deals with wealthy
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Revenue ends tax deals with wealthy

23y Gavin Hinks

Revenue ends tax deals with wealthy

The Inland Revenue has ordered its staff to stop striking deals with wealthy individuals after a court ruled the tax authority had been wrong to reach...

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E-security issue dogs Revenue
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E-security issue dogs Revenue

23y Alex Miller.

E-security issue dogs Revenue

Accountants this week piled pressure on the Inland Revenue's troubled online tax filing system, after 55% said they did not have confidence in the age...

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Anger as rich get away with it
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Anger as rich get away with it

23y Accountancy Age

Anger as rich get away with it

Anyone looking at their own payslip or personal tax computation cannot help but notice the rather large sum that falls under the heading of tax. Read ...

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Questions & Answers on self-assessment
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Questions & Answers on self-assessment

23y Accountancy Age

Questions & Answers on self-assessment

Frank Haskew, of the ICAEW's tax faculty, answers your questions on self-assessment. Read More...

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Homeowners 'dodging' stamp duty
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Homeowners 'dodging' stamp duty

23y AccountancyAge.com

Homeowners 'dodging' stamp duty

Increasing numbers of homeowners are selling their house for under£250,000 to avoid the 3% stamp duty charge, according to figures fromthe Land Regist...

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Revenue blames ISP for security breach
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Revenue blames ISP for security breach

23y Accountancy Age

Revenue blames ISP for security breach

The security hole that forced the Inland Revenue to shut its self assessment online service this week is believed to be have been caused by a single i...

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Revenue moves to cure problem site
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Revenue moves to cure problem site

23y Alex Miller.

Revenue moves to cure problem site

Officials at the under-fire Inland Revenue, have today stated they are 'working around the clock' to cure security problems on its suspended online ta...

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Government to use tax records for census
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Government to use tax records for census

23y our parliamentary staff

Government to use tax records for census

The government is considering extracting information from computerised tax records instead of conducting a census in 2011. Read More...

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Revenue tax filing website suspended
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Revenue tax filing website suspended

23y Alex Miller.

Revenue tax filing website suspended

The Inland Revenue has suspended its online tax filing system 'as a matter of security', following a possible security problem. Read More...

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Rural areas get help with double taxation
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Rural areas get help with double taxation

23y Larry Schlesinger

Rural areas get help with double taxation

Taxpayers working in rural areas are to receive a Guidance Note from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, to reduce the doub...

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Softening the blow of Gordon Brown's NI hike
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Softening the blow of Gordon Brown's NI hike

23y Accountancy Age

Softening the blow of Gordon Brown's NI hike

While New Labour apparatchiks claimed that the government wouldn't increase taxes, it rapidly became clear that NI - which technically isn't a tax - w...

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Treasury clueless on millionaire numbers
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Treasury clueless on millionaire numbers

23y our parliamentary staff

Treasury clueless on millionaire numbers

The Treasury have formally claimed in the Commons to have no idea how many millionaires live in Britain - let alone have any specific knowledge about ...

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