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

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

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

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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Customs asks EC to drop VAT rules
Corporate Tax

Customs asks EC to drop VAT rules

18y Alex Hawkes

Customs asks EC to drop VAT rules

Paymaster general applies to European Commission to drop VAT rules in order to deal with carousel fraudsters Read More...

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Bond House advisers: 'Stop slamming tax planning'
Corporate Tax

Bond House advisers: 'Stop slamming tax planning'

18y Alex Hawkes

Bond House advisers: 'Stop slamming tax planning'

Bond House advisers launch ferocious attack on HM revenue & Customs' attempt to link tax planning to carousel fraud Read More...

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Chancellor attacked over tax credits reform
Personal Tax

Chancellor attacked over tax credits reform

18y AccountancyAge.com

Chancellor attacked over tax credits reform

Commons Treasury committee warns Brown reform will be costly Read More...

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Primarolo launches identity theft offensive
Politics

Primarolo launches identity theft offensive

18y our parliamentary correspondent

Primarolo launches identity theft offensive

Primarolo announces joint HMRC, Home Office and banking sector offensive against identity fraud Read More...

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How to lose friends in tax
People Business

How to lose friends in tax

18y rumo , Writer

How to lose friends in tax

Occasionally TS goes through a bout of self-loathing. There’s just nothing else we can think of, other than what a terrible, horrible nasty gossip col...

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Can SMEs make their lives easier?
Company News

Can SMEs make their lives easier?

18y Accountancy Age

Can SMEs make their lives easier?

SMEs need only provide Companies House and HMRC with one set of financial details, writes John Redwood. If only it were that easy, reports Mark Saund...

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PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements
Accounting Firms

PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements

18y Alex Hawkes

PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements

Mid-tier firm makes public statement on carousel fraud, prompted by new HMRC initiative Read More...

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Arctic: same time next year?
Corporate Finance

Arctic: same time next year?

18y Alex Hawkes

Arctic: same time next year?

Director of Arctic Systems predicts problems for small family businesses when completing their tax returns next year Read More...

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Offshore clampdown to hit 15,000
Administration

Offshore clampdown to hit 15,000

18y Alex Hawkes

Offshore clampdown to hit 15,000

Special commissioners give the go-ahead for HMRC to seek extra data from bank in order to hit an expected 15,000 people with tax bills Read More...

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CIOT slates filing deadlines plan
Corporate Tax

CIOT slates filing deadlines plan

18y Alex Hawkes

CIOT slates filing deadlines plan

Proposal, backed by both government and Tories, would increase burdens on business not reduce them Read More...

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Taxman apologises for fine errors
Corporate Tax

Taxman apologises for fine errors

18y AccountancyAge.com

Taxman apologises for fine errors

HMRC has to repay fines issued by mistake Read More...

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PKF to join BDO in carousel statement
Accounting Firms

PKF to join BDO in carousel statement

18y Alex Hawkes

PKF to join BDO in carousel statement

Mid-tier firms line up to condemn MTIC fraud after government initiative Read More...

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Innocent victims shouldn't pay the price for taxman's VAT war
Corporate Tax

Innocent victims shouldn't pay the price for taxman's VAT war

18y Gavin Hinks

Innocent victims shouldn't pay the price for taxma...

VAT fraud is a thorny issue for HM Revenue and Customs. So thorny, in fact, that it is thought to have torn a ragged hole in the Treasury’s finances,...

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Arctic Systems 'relaxed' about challenge
Corporate Tax

Arctic Systems 'relaxed' about challenge

18y Alex Hawkes

Arctic Systems 'relaxed' about challenge

Geoff Jones talks to AccountancyAge.com about the couple's legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs Read More...

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Hartnett jumps Arctic gun
People Business

Hartnett jumps Arctic gun

18y rumo , Writer

Hartnett jumps Arctic gun

Everyone is eagerly awaiting HMRC’s decision on Arctic Systems, and nobody seems to know when it is coming. That includes,… Read More...

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Arctic decision means 'Friday 13th for small business'
Personal Tax

Arctic decision means 'Friday 13th for small business'

18y Alex Hawkes

Arctic decision means 'Friday 13th for small busin...

Decision is a 'great pity,' says adviser, as HMRC decision is greeted with disappointment Read More...

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Arctic decision expected today
Corporate Tax

Arctic decision expected today

18y Alex Hawkes

Arctic decision expected today

HMRC set to release decision on the case today, with a final deadline of Monday Read More...

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Bond House: the full coverage
Corporate Tax

Bond House: the full coverage

18y AccountancyAge.com

Bond House: the full coverage

All the news and analysis on the VAT case that scuppered a key Customs strategy on MTIC fraud Read More...

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Taxman wins offshore accounts battle
Personal Tax

Taxman wins offshore accounts battle

18y Alex Hawkes

Taxman wins offshore accounts battle

Special Commissioners back HMRC's attempt to get offshore account information Read More...

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Taxman apologises for ad
Administration

Taxman apologises for ad

18y Alex Hawkes

Taxman apologises for ad

An advert depicting a plumber hiding under the sink from the taxman has caused uproar Read More...

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Viewpoint: the Bond House verdict
Corporate Tax

Viewpoint: the Bond House verdict

18y Accountancy Age

Viewpoint: the Bond House verdict

John O'Donnell, director of indirect tax investigations at Chiltern, analyses the Bond House decision Read More...

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Primarolo promises new moves on carousel fraud
Corporate Tax

Primarolo promises new moves on carousel fraud

18y Alex Hawkes

Primarolo promises new moves on carousel fraud

Paymaster general gives government's response to Bond House verdict out today Read More...

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