Taxman told not to fiddle with oil taxes
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Taxman told not to fiddle with oil taxes

25y AccountancyAge.com

Taxman told not to fiddle with oil taxes

The introduction of a windfall tax on petrol would hurt independent oil companies, Enterprise Oil, the independent oil and gas company, has warned. Re...

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Pensioners face £200m tax gamble
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Pensioners face £200m tax gamble

25y Philip Smith.

Pensioners face £200m tax gamble

Inland Revenue officials have this week been accused of hardline tactics that force pension fund trustees to gamble with millions of pounds of pension...

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Interest-free home loans to escape tax
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Interest-free home loans to escape tax

25y Gavin Hinks

Interest-free home loans to escape tax

The government is to announce key tax incentives to boost its starter home initiative for teachers, policemen and other key workers within the next 48...

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The tax pendulum
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The tax pendulum

25y Accountancy Age

The tax pendulum

Employers rightly complain that the tax system imposes more and more burdens on them. But occasionally the pendulum swings employers' way, then it swi...

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Q&A: Setting up internet filing for agents
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Q&A: Setting up internet filing for agents

25y Accountancy Age

Q&A: Setting up internet filing for agents

Frank Haskew and Francesca Lagerberg of the ICAEW's tax faculty advise on self-assessment internet filing for agents. Read More...

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Public slow to adopt digital signatures
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Public slow to adopt digital signatures

25y Philip Smith.

Public slow to adopt digital signatures

Planned increases in online VAT returns are being hampered by the slow take-up of digital signatures, prompting action from the government's e-envoy. ...

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Revenue sets confiscation precedent
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Revenue sets confiscation precedent

25y Larry Schlesinger

Revenue sets confiscation precedent

The Inland Revenue has set a legal precedent by winning the right to claim all the company money a convicted tax fraudster diverted into hidden bank a...

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Care assistant jailed for tax fraud
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Care assistant jailed for tax fraud

25y AccountancyAge.com

Care assistant jailed for tax fraud

A woman who tried to obtain maximum working families tax credit for herself and her daughter by submitting fake employment details has been sent to ja...

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Revenue faces defeat in tax fight
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Revenue faces defeat in tax fight

25y Larry Schlesinger

Revenue faces defeat in tax fight

The Inland Revenue's long-running attempt to reclaim £200m in tax credits from pension schemes that benefited from share buy-backs has been dealt a bo...

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Scrap CGT on old assets, says IoD
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Scrap CGT on old assets, says IoD

25y Larry Schlesinger

Scrap CGT on old assets, says IoD

The Institute of Directors has called on the government to scrap all taxation calculations on assets, which a company has owned for five years or more...

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Verdict on IR35 remains 'solid'
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Verdict on IR35 remains 'solid'

25y Gavin Hinks

Verdict on IR35 remains 'solid'

Tax experts this week described the original High Court ruling on IR35 as solid amid growing pessimism that the Professional Contractors Group will be...

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More MPs fail tax return test
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More MPs fail tax return test

25y Gavin Hinks

More MPs fail tax return test

The number of MPs who do not complete their own self-assessment forms because of complexity has risen over the past year to 82%, according to a survey...

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London loses tax salary attraction
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London loses tax salary attraction

25y Accountancy Age

London loses tax salary attraction

London may lose its attraction for taxation specialists because of poor salary advatages, according to a survey conducted by recruitment consultants. ...

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Tax changes to transform car fleets
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Tax changes to transform car fleets

25y Accountancy Age

Tax changes to transform car fleets

Nearly half of companies with car fleets will change the structure of their motor pools as a result of proposed tax changes in the coming year, accord...

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Contractors to battle on against IR35
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Contractors to battle on against IR35

25y Matthew Gerry

Contractors to battle on against IR35

Anti-IR35 campaigners are to take their battle against the Inland Revenue to the Court of Appeal in an effort to have the controversial IR35 tax rules...

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Revenue response to CO2 car tax story
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Revenue response to CO2 car tax story

25y Accountancy Age

Revenue response to CO2 car tax story

Full transcript of the letter sent to Accountancy Age by Mary Braim, policy advisor on transport benefits at the Inland Revenue. Read More...

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Staff to take cash rather than car
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Staff to take cash rather than car

25y Larry Schlesinger

Staff to take cash rather than car

Employees could choose to take a cash allowance rather than a company cars when the new rules for taxing company cars are introduced in April 2002. Re...

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New staff may mean tax bill deluge
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New staff may mean tax bill deluge

25y Gavin Hinks

New staff may mean tax bill deluge

Concern is growing that small businesses could face unexpected tax bills as a result of the Inland Revenue taking on more than 1,200 new staff to tack...

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Tonga off OECD blacklist
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Tonga off OECD blacklist

25y AccountancyAge.com

Tonga off OECD blacklist

The OECD has said Tonga no longer meets the criteria of a tax haven set out in its report 'Harmful tax competition: An emerging global issue'. Read Mo...

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Freeserve turns up the heat in VAT row
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Freeserve turns up the heat in VAT row

25y James Middleton

Freeserve turns up the heat in VAT row

UK internet service provider (ISP) Freeserve is turning up the heat in its campaign against rival AOL, claiming that the US company is benefiting from...

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Transatlantic tax battle looms
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Transatlantic tax battle looms

25y AccountancyAge.com

Transatlantic tax battle looms

A new trade war between Europe and the US is on the cards after the World Trade Organisation ruled that an amended US tax scheme for multinationals wa...

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Company car tax system faces chaos
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Company car tax system faces chaos

25y Gavin Hinks

Company car tax system faces chaos

Employers and fleet operators fear company car tax bills will be seriously inaccurate when the new rules come into force next year. Read More...

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£20m VAT saving for travel industry
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£20m VAT saving for travel industry

25y Larry Schlesinger

£20m VAT saving for travel industry

A VAT tribunal ruling in favour of tour operator Simply Travel could see other travel companies following suit, resulting in millions of pounds in sav...

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VAT refunds for museums by Christmas
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VAT refunds for museums by Christmas

25y AccountancyAge.com

VAT refunds for museums by Christmas

The Treasury has published the list of museums and galleries which will benefit from the VAT refund scheme announced in the March Budget, which will a...

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IR invites comments on mileage allowances
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IR invites comments on mileage allowances

25y AccountancyAge.com

IR invites comments on mileage allowances

The Inland Revenue has issued a consultation document on draft regulations for National Insurance on mileage allowances. Read More...

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Treasury made oil tax 'pledge'
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Treasury made oil tax 'pledge'

25y AccountancyAge.com

Treasury made oil tax 'pledge'

Treasury officials last year promised oil companies that the government would not impose a windfall tax on profits, it was reported at the weekend. Re...

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Want to avoid tax? Get divorced!
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Want to avoid tax? Get divorced!

25y Taking Stock

Want to avoid tax? Get divorced!

Senior tax partner at Grant Thornton, Mike Warburton, has this week been handing out ingenious (almost) tips for avoiding tax. Read More...

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