Pension funds win £200m victory
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Pension funds win £200m victory

25y Chris Quick

Pension funds win £200m victory

The UK pensions industry is celebrating a £200m victory after the Inland Revenue lost the last round of a prolonged legal battle with two of the count...

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Warning to 'tax planning industry' as Finance Bill becomes law
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Warning to 'tax planning industry' as Finance Bill becomes law

25y our parliamentary staff

Warning to 'tax planning industry' as Finance Bill...

Companies have been warned any attempt to abuse a late government U-turn on stamp duty on assets transferred out of subsidiaries leaving a group will ...

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Finance Bill receives Royal Assent
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Finance Bill receives Royal Assent

25y AccountancyAge.com

Finance Bill receives Royal Assent

The 2000 Finance Bill today completed its much-troubled passage through parliament and was given Royal Assent. Read More...

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Revenue not helping taxpayers, says UK 200 Group
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Revenue not helping taxpayers, says UK 200 Group

25y AccountancyAge.com

Revenue not helping taxpayers, says UK 200 Group

The Inland Revenue is 'incapable' of reacting positively to the concerns of taxpayers and tax experts, according to a survey out today. Read More...

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More Revenue manuals published online
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More Revenue manuals published online

25y AccountancyAge.com

More Revenue manuals published online

The Inland Revenue has published more of its main internal operational manuals online. Read More...

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No foreseeable end to Tax Rewrite Project
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No foreseeable end to Tax Rewrite Project

25y Gavin Hinks

No foreseeable end to Tax Rewrite Project

Inland Revenue officials say they can't predict an end to the Tax Law Rewrite Project on the day they launched its first product - a new Capital Allow...

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New TAS Book-keeper to tackle IR35
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New TAS Book-keeper to tackle IR35

25y AccountancyAge.com

New TAS Book-keeper to tackle IR35

Accounting software company TAS Software plc is claiming a first with a new version of software package Book-Keeper which tackles the government's con...

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E-filing: Rules on discounts clarified
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E-filing: Rules on discounts clarified

25y AccountancyAge.com

E-filing: Rules on discounts clarified

The English ICA Tax Faculty has been told that those seeking to use Filing By Internet (FBI), will still qualify for the £10 discount even if they do ...

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Customs faces rising gambling losses
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Customs faces rising gambling losses

25y AccountancyAge.com

Customs faces rising gambling losses

The amount of money lost by Customs as a result of tax-free offshore betting on the internet is increasing, according to a report in the Daily Telegra...

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Multinationals face overhaul despite government retreat.
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Multinationals face overhaul despite government retreat.

25y Gavin Hinks

Multinationals face overhaul despite government re...

Multinational businesses still face massive restructuring despite a government 'climbdown' over double tax relief, tax experts have said. Read More...

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Revenue notes make good holiday reading.
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Revenue notes make good holiday reading.

25y Heather Self.

Revenue notes make good holiday reading.

My aim this week is to persuade at least some of you to do some holiday reading. No, not the new Harry Potter! The Revenue has now issued its technica...

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CBI steps up multinational tax campaign
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CBI steps up multinational tax campaign

25y Accountancy Age

CBI steps up multinational tax campaign

Business leaders in the UK are to launch an inquiry into European Union member states multinational tax regimes as the next step in their battle with ...

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RIP Bill to give Revenue rare phone powers
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RIP Bill to give Revenue rare phone powers

25y our parliamentary staff

RIP Bill to give Revenue rare phone powers

The Inland Revenue is being given the power to 'reverse search' telephone directory databases in a bid to crack down on the black economy. Read More...

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IR35: Revenue is so arrogant
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IR35: Revenue is so arrogant

25y Accountancy Age

IR35: Revenue is so arrogant

The Inland Revenue has published an example of a deemed salary calculation under IR35 on its website. Read More...

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Revenue internal manuals put on the web
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Revenue internal manuals put on the web

25y AccountancyAge.com

Revenue internal manuals put on the web

The Inland Revenue has begun publishing its main internal operational manuals on their website. Read More...

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Re: Revenue is so arrogant
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Re: Revenue is so arrogant

25y Accountancy Age

Re: Revenue is so arrogant

Your correspondent 'IR35: Revenue is so arrogant' makes a very important point, and one which we have been explaining to clients for some time. Read M...

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EXCLUSIVE: Revenue reported to OFT
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EXCLUSIVE: Revenue reported to OFT

25y Alex Miller.

EXCLUSIVE: Revenue reported to OFT

The Inland Revenue has been reported to the Office of Fair Trading by a furious software provider in a move which may have implications for the govern...

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First president of AAT retires from council
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First president of AAT retires from council

25y AccountancyAge.com

First president of AAT retires from council

The first president of the Association of Taxation Technicians had retired from the ATT Council after serving for eleven years. Read More...

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Further amendment to Finance Bill
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Further amendment to Finance Bill

25y AccountancyAge.com

Further amendment to Finance Bill

The chancellor has tabled another amendment to the Finance Bill, this time to the Schedule 22 tonnage tax provisions. Read More...

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VAT ruling saves credit card companies £100m
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VAT ruling saves credit card companies £100m

25y Gavin Hinks

VAT ruling saves credit card companies £100m

The Court of Appeal has thrown out a Customs & Excise appeal in a decision which could save the financial services industry £100m in VAT payments....

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Finance Bill 2000: e-business - Tax boost for web name sales.
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Finance Bill 2000: e-business - Tax boost for web name sales.

25y our parliamentary staff

Finance Bill 2000: e-business - Tax boost for web ...

The Treasury has lifted a tax threat to dot.com millionaires who have made money from the sale of internet domain names. In the early days of the worl...

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CGT amendment to boost joint ventures
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CGT amendment to boost joint ventures

25y AccountancyAge.com

CGT amendment to boost joint ventures

The government has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill which will extend the benefit of the new business assets taper relief to cover cases where ...

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Analysis - No fairytale for Alice in Primarololand.
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Analysis - No fairytale for Alice in Primarololand.

25y Accountancy Age

Analysis - No fairytale for Alice in Primarololand...

Where can something be a government incentive and disincentive at the same time? Yes, you've guessed it. This is the story of Alice in Primarololand. ...

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Finance Bill 2000 - New tax offences.
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Finance Bill 2000 - New tax offences.

25y our parliamentary staff

Finance Bill 2000 - New tax offences.

More powers to prosecute capital gains tax cheats could follow income Read More...

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Customs' new duty probe.
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Customs' new duty probe.

25y rumo , Writer

Customs' new duty probe.

Taxation - Checklist - Draft regulations on stakeholder pensions; Read More...

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Push on tax revamp.
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Push on tax revamp.

25y Gavin Hinks

Push on tax revamp.

Rewrite project expected to introduce simpler income tax legislation Read More...

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Revenue criticised over SA 'fiasco'
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Revenue criticised over SA 'fiasco'

25y Alex Miller.

Revenue criticised over SA 'fiasco'

The ACCA has blasted the Inland Revenue - claiming the agency should take responsibility for its inability to process self-assessment forms on time. R...

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