Customs & Excise has been forced to increase a £100 compensation payment after it embarrassed a restaurant owner in front of his customers. Read More...
View articleThe Confederation of British Industry has called on the government to extend company tax credits to all spending on research and development, not just...
View articleOECD member states are due to meet today to confirm an agreement to ease demands placed on tax regimes of blacklisted countries in exchange for a full...
View articleThe government has said it will fight a ruling by a tribunal removing the VAT exemption for services provided by care homes for the elderly, mentally ...
View articleAlmost 50% of finance directors believe the Inland Revenue's attempt to improve its image by taking on advertising gurus Maurice and Charles Saatchi i...
View articleClare Short, international development secretary, is set to urge Belize to scrap controversial tax concessions which give certain companies tax-free s...
View articleThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has put off publishing a black list of tax havens while sensitive talks continue with the US...
View articleWhich? Online, the website of the Consumers' Association, has leaked the credit card details of more than 2,700 customers to an 'unauthorised third pa...
View articleA host of countries risk the threat of loss of trade with the EU and G7 nations after the Financial Action Task Force included them on its annual mone...
View articleCorrection: In our article Contractors offered IR35 insurance, on 31 May, we stated members of the Professional Contractors group could buy cover agai...
View articleI suspect all tax advisers would subscribe to the view that the UK's tax system is getting ever more complex. Read More...
View articleInheritance tax is often referred to as a ‘voluntary’ tax, in that you don’t need to pay if you are careful. If so, why are bereaved...
View articleContractors are still waiting for guidance on IR35 from the Inland Revenue before they make tax returns, bringing them dangerously close to the 19 Apr...
View articleThe Financial Action Task Force will this week decide which countries it deems unco-operative in its fight against international money laundering at i...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown must ensure foreign companies operating in Britain are not burdened by a costly and complex tax system, Big Five Firm Ernst &a...
View articleTechnology companies EzGov and EDS have combined to launch a secure platform for filing tax returns to the Inland Revenue via the internet. Read More...
View articleAs Bill Clinton slips from the world of politics, debate has been raging over whether the former president is now a 'statesman' or an 'entertainer'. A...
View articleNearly half a million business motorists appear to know nothing about the changes to company car taxes according to a recent survey by fleet finance c...
View articleA decision on Britain's idea for a VAT moratorium on digital goods in Europe has been postponed until after the presidency of the EU changes. Read Mor...
View articleCustoms & Excise has lost the last stage of a six-year legal fight after a decision which will save the banking industry millions of pounds every year...
View articleKPMG has slammed the Inland Revenue for misunderstanding the nature of UK GAAP in a consultation on reforming the taxation of intellectual property. R...
View articleLabour may decide that Child Benefit should be taxable for those who can afford it, according to specualtion about the government's second term in off...
View articleCampaigners calling for an international bill of taxpayers rights may have hit their first obstacle - the tax experts themselves. Read More...
View articleThe Professional Contractors Group will go back to its members to decide whether or not to pursue its legal action against IR35 in the Court of Appeal...
View articleThe Inland Revenue will lose its attempt next week to force insurers to pay annual income tax on high income bonds, according to the MD of a leading i...
View articleGordon Brown will today hope to cut the involvement of the European Commission in negotiations over taxing non-resident savings when he meets other EU...
View articleThe government and the European Commission has been warned it must introduce a moratorium for VAT on electronic goods or risk allowing unfair competit...
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