Customs humiliated over lunch
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Customs humiliated over lunch

24y our parliamentary staff

Customs humiliated over lunch

Customs & Excise has been forced to increase a £100 compensation payment after it embarrassed a restaurant owner in front of his customers. Read More...

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Give tax credits for all R&D, says CBI
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Give tax credits for all R&D, says CBI

24y Larry Schlesinger

Give tax credits for all R&D, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry has called on the government to extend company tax credits to all spending on research and development, not just...

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OECD set for new tax havens policy
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OECD set for new tax havens policy

24y Larry Schlesinger

OECD set for new tax havens policy

OECD 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...

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Government to fight care home VAT ruling
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Government to fight care home VAT ruling

24y our parliamentary staff

Government to fight care home VAT ruling

The 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 ...

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FDs pan Revenue over make-over
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FDs pan Revenue over make-over

24y Gavin Hinks

FDs pan Revenue over make-over

Almost 50% of finance directors believe the Inland Revenue's attempt to improve its image by taking on advertising gurus Maurice and Charles Saatchi i...

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Short urges Belize tax reform
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Short urges Belize tax reform

24y Philip Smith.

Short urges Belize tax reform

Clare Short, international development secretary, is set to urge Belize to scrap controversial tax concessions which give certain companies tax-free s...

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OECD's tax haven black list delayed
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OECD's tax haven black list delayed

24y Gavin Hinks

OECD's tax haven black list delayed

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has put off publishing a black list of tax havens while sensitive talks continue with the US...

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TaxCalc leaks credit card info
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TaxCalc leaks credit card info

24y Larry Schlesinger

TaxCalc leaks credit card info

Which? Online, the website of the Consumers' Association, has leaked the credit card details of more than 2,700 customers to an 'unauthorised third pa...

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FATF 'bad boys' risk trade losses
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FATF 'bad boys' risk trade losses

24y Larry Schlesinger

FATF 'bad boys' risk trade losses

A 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...

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News in brief.
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News in brief.

24y rumo , Writer

News in brief.

Correction: In our article Contractors offered IR35 insurance, on 31 May, we stated members of the Professional Contractors group could buy cover agai...

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For and Against - Tax sounding board is needed.
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For and Against - Tax sounding board is needed.

24y rumo , Writer

For and Against - Tax sounding board is needed.

I suspect all tax advisers would subscribe to the view that the UK's tax system is getting ever more complex. Read More...

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Personal Finance - How to keep family heirlooms.
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Personal Finance - How to keep family heirlooms.

24y Accountancy Age

Personal Finance - How to keep family heirlooms.

Inheritance 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...

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Deadline danger hits IR35 taxpayers.
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Deadline danger hits IR35 taxpayers.

24y Gavin Hinks

Deadline danger hits IR35 taxpayers.

Contractors are still waiting for guidance on IR35 from the Inland Revenue before they make tax returns, bringing them dangerously close to the 19 Apr...

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FATF to meet over blacklisted havens
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FATF to meet over blacklisted havens

24y Larry Schlesinger

FATF to meet over blacklisted havens

The Financial Action Task Force will this week decide which countries it deems unco-operative in its fight against international money laundering at i...

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Brown urged to address UK tax climate
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Brown urged to address UK tax climate

24y Larry Schlesinger

Brown urged to address UK tax climate

Chancellor Gordon Brown must ensure foreign companies operating in Britain are not burdened by a costly and complex tax system, Big Five Firm Ernst &a...

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EDS muscles in on e-filing software
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EDS muscles in on e-filing software

24y AccountancyAge.com

EDS muscles in on e-filing software

Technology companies EzGov and EDS have combined to launch a secure platform for filing tax returns to the Inland Revenue via the internet. Read More...

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Clinton: statesman or artiste?
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Clinton: statesman or artiste?

24y Adriana Zea

Clinton: statesman or artiste?

As 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...

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Motorists baffled by car tax changes
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Motorists baffled by car tax changes

24y Accountancy Age

Motorists baffled by car tax changes

Nearly 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...

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EU delays decision on VAT moratorium
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EU delays decision on VAT moratorium

24y Gavin Hinks

EU delays decision on VAT moratorium

A 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...

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Taxman loses six-year VAT battle
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Taxman loses six-year VAT battle

24y Chris Quick

Taxman loses six-year VAT battle

Customs & 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...

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Revenue does not get GAAP, says KPMG
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Revenue does not get GAAP, says KPMG

24y Gavin Hinks

Revenue does not get GAAP, says KPMG

KPMG has slammed the Inland Revenue for misunderstanding the nature of UK GAAP in a consultation on reforming the taxation of intellectual property. R...

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Tax speculation starts after Labour win
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Tax speculation starts after Labour win

24y Gavin Hinks

Tax speculation starts after Labour win

Labour 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...

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Experts split on bill of taxpayer rights
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Experts split on bill of taxpayer rights

24y Gavin Hinks

Experts split on bill of taxpayer rights

Campaigners calling for an international bill of taxpayers rights may have hit their first obstacle - the tax experts themselves. Read More...

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Funding could halt PCG progress
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Funding could halt PCG progress

24y Matthew Gerry

Funding could halt PCG progress

The 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...

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Insurers determined to win tax fight
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Insurers determined to win tax fight

24y Gavin Hinks

Insurers determined to win tax fight

The 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...

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Brown leads Europe tax debate
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Brown leads Europe tax debate

24y AccountancyAge.com

Brown leads Europe tax debate

Gordon Brown will today hope to cut the involvement of the European Commission in negotiations over taxing non-resident savings when he meets other EU...

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UK seeks e-bus VAT moratorium
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UK seeks e-bus VAT moratorium

24y Gavin Hinks

UK seeks e-bus VAT moratorium

The 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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