Rubbed up the wrong way
People Business

Rubbed up the wrong way

18y rumo , Writer

Rubbed up the wrong way

TS never misses the opportunity to have a childish giggle, so we whooped with delight when we saw HMRC was hammering a massage parlour over its VAT bi...

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Lost excuse for not tipping
People Business

Lost excuse for not tipping

18y rumo , Writer

Lost excuse for not tipping

Over the past year, TS has been using the same excuse for not leaving tips at restaurants, namely that the money would most likely be used to illegall...

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Clients set to return after money laundering changes
Accounting Firms

Clients set to return after money laundering changes

18y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Clients set to return after money laundering chang...

Accountants to win more clients from lawyers due to altered regulations Read More...

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Plumbers force Revenue to change ad campaign
Administration

Plumbers force Revenue to change ad campaign

18y AccountancyAge.com

Plumbers force Revenue to change ad campaign

HMRC changes wording on anti-tax avoidance ad Read More...

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Taxman shuts M&S loophole
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Taxman shuts M&S loophole

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Taxman shuts M&S loophole

Ministers move to prevent companies liquidating subsidiaries to sidestep ECJ loss relief ruling Read More...

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Revenue U-turn on waiter tips
Personal Tax

Revenue U-turn on waiter tips

18y Paul Grant , Writer

Revenue U-turn on waiter tips

Restaurant staff will be able to use troncs to top up wage without paying NICs Read More...

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Private equity industry facing tax crackdown
Corporate Tax

Private equity industry facing tax crackdown

18y AccountancyAge.com

Private equity industry facing tax crackdown

Tax review considers higher tax rate for private equity ventures Read More...

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Brown's avoidance maze skews investor tax data
Company News

Brown's avoidance maze skews investor tax data

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Brown's avoidance maze skews investor tax data

Anti-avoidance rules could be causing more tax adjustments in the UK's top companies Read More...

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Tax institute releases carousel correspondence
Corporate Tax

Tax institute releases carousel correspondence

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Tax institute releases carousel correspondence

CIOT reveals letters it sent to Sir David Varney complaining about attempts to slur advisers over missing trader frauds Read More...

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Record number file tax returns online
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Record number file tax returns online

18y AccountancyAge.com

Record number file tax returns online

Robust e-tax system holds up under self assessment rush Read More...

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Brat camp for Varney?
People Business

Brat camp for Varney?

18y rumo , Writer

Brat camp for Varney?

Does Sir David Varney have some beef with MPs that we don’t know about? TS only asks because he often acts churlish with them at select committees, an...

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Lords rules on Pirelli tax case
Corporate Tax

Lords rules on Pirelli tax case

18y AccountancyAge.com

Lords rules on Pirelli tax case

House of Lords says Pirelli 'can't have their cake and eat it' Read More...

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UBS wins High Court battle with Revenue
Corporate Tax

UBS wins High Court battle with Revenue

18y Paul Grant , Writer

UBS wins High Court battle with Revenue

Tax credits case could net Swiss bank £58.3m Read More...

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Taxman told to improve self-assessment training
Administration

Taxman told to improve self-assessment training

18y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Taxman told to improve self-assessment training

Some £2.8bn lost through self-assessment errors Read More...

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Pensions levy set to drive debt markets
Corporate Finance

Pensions levy set to drive debt markets

18y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

Pensions levy set to drive debt markets

Companies with the largest deficits may raise debt to avoid a pension protection fund levy this year Read More...

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FSA bucks trend and rejects XBRL
Technology

FSA bucks trend and rejects XBRL

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

FSA bucks trend and rejects XBRL

HMRC and Companies House push ahead with XBRL, despite FSA's relectance Read More...

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A clear cut case of avoision
People Business

A clear cut case of avoision

18y rumo , Writer

A clear cut case of avoision

Is carousel fraud a question of tax avoidance or tax evasion?     That’s the quandary some advisers are supposed to be in (though TS has ye...

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Europe to rule on VAT powers
Corporate Tax

Europe to rule on VAT powers

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Europe to rule on VAT powers

HM Revenue & Customs could win powers to shut down VAT arrangements thought to be undertaken soley for the purposes of tax avoidance Read More...

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Tories join Arctic debate
Administration

Tories join Arctic debate

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Tories join Arctic debate

Shadow minister demands HMRC pays for Arctic court costs Read More...

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Sink or swim for SA system
People Business

Sink or swim for SA system

18y rumo , Writer

Sink or swim for SA system

TS understands that HMRC thinks that its self assessment online filing system is going to going to handle tonight’s inevitable deluge swimmingly...

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40% of corporation tax returns are wrong
Corporate Tax

40% of corporation tax returns are wrong

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

40% of corporation tax returns are wrong

Figure is 'no surprise' to Revenue, FT reports Read More...

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Self assessment system holds firm as deadline looms
Consulting

Self assessment system holds firm as deadline looms

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Self assessment system holds firm as deadline loom...

HMRC handles record numbers of online SA filings, as online system holds firm on deadline day Read More...

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Accountancy Big Brother?
People Business

Accountancy Big Brother?

18y rumo , Writer

Accountancy Big Brother?

TS has been watching the antics of cute and cuddly Pete Burns, Michael Barrymore et al in the Big Brother household with great interest, which has got...

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Beam me up, Scotty
People Business

Beam me up, Scotty

18y rumo , Writer

Beam me up, Scotty

TS hears HM Revenue & Customs compared to many things, mostly body parts and functions that should not be discussed in polite company. But a recen...

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Hi-tech industries face VAT overhaul first
Corporate Tax

Hi-tech industries face VAT overhaul first

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Hi-tech industries face VAT overhaul first

But move to account for VAT at buyer level rather than with the seller could extend to others if carousel frauds spread Read More...

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Profession braced for Panorama probe
Corporate Tax

Profession braced for Panorama probe

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Profession braced for Panorama probe

Investigative programme to look at carousel fraud this weekend, with some in the profession fearing government figures could again criticise advisers...

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Institutes slam taxman's slur as 'crass and stupid'
Accounting Standards

Institutes slam taxman's slur as 'crass and stupid'

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Institutes slam taxman's slur as 'crass and stupid...

Three main bodies refuse to sign an HMRC statement denouncing carousel fraud Read More...

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Self assessment slow-up provokes wrath of industry
Technology

Self assessment slow-up provokes wrath of industry

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Self assessment slow-up provokes wrath of industry

Advisers fear that HMRC's IT is ill-prepared to cope with increase in online filing Read More...

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