CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification
Accounting Standards

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

New qualification in preventing corruption and fraud to be offered by CIPFA in wake of new corporate corruption laws Read More...

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Panama commits to share financial account information
Administration

Panama commits to share financial account information

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Panama commits to share financial account informat...

Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu commit to share financial account information automatically with other countries Read More...

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Avoidance scheme crackdown sees HMRC net £494m
Administration

Avoidance scheme crackdown sees HMRC net £494m

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Avoidance scheme crackdown sees HMRC net £494m

Taxman’s Counter Avoidance Directorate behind the massive increase in revenue, law firm claims Read More...

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‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Advisers react to Panama leak
Administration

‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Advisers react to Panama lea...

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Profound concerns’ over HMRC’s data handling: Adv...

Tax experts give their verdict on the Mossack Fonseca scandal, with opinion spilt over whether HMRC will jump into action and bring evaders to justice...

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HMRC sees high ROI from investigations into UK’s wealthiest
Administration

HMRC sees high ROI from investigations into UK’s wealthiest

8y Idris Nagri

HMRC sees high ROI from investigations into UK’s w...

Investigations into the UK’s 6000 richest individuals now yielding nearly £30 for every £1 invested Read More...

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HMRC collects over £500m in crackdown on payroll taxes
Administration

HMRC collects over £500m in crackdown on payroll taxes

8y Idris Nagri

HMRC collects over £500m in crackdown on payroll t...

The taxman’s Counter-Avoidance Directorate steps up its efforts to clampdown on payroll abuses in the UK Read More...

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HMRC reassesses tax avoidance hallmarks
Administration

HMRC reassesses tax avoidance hallmarks

8y Idris Nagri

HMRC reassesses tax avoidance hallmarks

The taxman has reviewed its draft legislation on tax avoidance hallmarks after receiving multiple concerns from taxpayers Read More...

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Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC
Corporate Tax

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal rig...

Investors in Ingenious Media film schemes to appeal summer ruling over accelerated payments and partner payments notices Read More...

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Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling
Corporate Tax

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

A further round-up of reaction following the Court of Session's ruling that Rangers FC's EBT structure between 2001 and 2010 did not work Read More...

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Non-doms chip in £6.6bn in 12 months
Personal Tax

Non-doms chip in £6.6bn in 12 months

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Non-doms chip in £6.6bn in 12 months

Non-domiciles' income tax contributions rise 7% Read More...

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Labour's non-dom plans greeted with caution by practitioners
Personal Tax

Labour's non-dom plans greeted with caution by practitioners

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Labour's non-dom plans greeted with caution by pra...

Labours proposal to repeal non-domicile rules has been met with concern by practitioners over its economic impact Read More...

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Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' debate
Administration

Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' debate

9y Andrew Goodall

Analysis: PAC reignites tax 'code of conduct' deba...

Andrew Goodall examines the Public Accounts Committee’s call for HMRC to introduce a new code of conduct for tax advisers Read More...

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Losing their moral compass: Should accountants uphold the public interest?
Accounting Firms

Losing their moral compass: Should accountants uphold the public interest?

9y Jaimie Kaffash

Losing their moral compass: Should accountants uph...

The case of Deloitte and MG Rover has thrown the issue of the public interest into the limelight. But what duty - if any - do firms have to uphold thi...

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Advisers torn over greater regulation of tax profession
Corporate Tax

Advisers torn over greater regulation of tax profession

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers torn over greater regulation of tax profe...

Tax advisers and pundits in two minds over PAC's calls for greater regulation of tax profession Read More...

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Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax
Administration

Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxman's ‘affluent unit' nets more tax

The taxman's ‘affluent unit' has collected £137.2m in extra tax from its probes in 2013/14, up from £85.7m the previous year Read More...

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HMRC’s corporation tax yield up 25%
Corporate Tax

HMRC’s corporation tax yield up 25%

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC’s corporation tax yield up 25%

A combination of lower corporation tax and increased aggression from HMRC has seen a significant rise in yields Read More...

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Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%
Administration

Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property raids jump 12%

10y Laura Miller

Sleepless nights as HMRC's tax evasion property ra...

Tax authority targets 1,165 prosecutions for tax evasion in 2014/15 Read More...

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Swiss to hand HMRC tax ‘hit list’
Personal Tax

Swiss to hand HMRC tax ‘hit list’

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Swiss to hand HMRC tax ‘hit list’

A list of the top ten nations UK holders of Swiss bank accounts move money to is to be passed to HMRC Read More...

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Starbucks relocates European headquarters to UK
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Starbucks relocates European headquarters to UK

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Starbucks relocates European headquarters to UK

Starbucks to move European HQ to Chiswick Read More...

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Direct debt recovery to net HMRC £365m by 2019
Corporate Tax

Direct debt recovery to net HMRC £365m by 2019

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Direct debt recovery to net HMRC £365m by 2019

HMRC expects roughly £100m a year to come from direct debt recovery Read More...

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Clampdown on financial instruments yields 67% drop in underpaid tax
Corporate Tax

Clampdown on financial instruments yields 67% drop in underpaid tax

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Clampdown on financial instruments yields 67% drop...

HMRC makes significant inroads into corporate tax avoidance in 2013 Read More...

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New stats point to a more aggressive taxman
Corporate Tax

New stats point to a more aggressive taxman

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

New stats point to a more aggressive taxman

Tax take improves, but at what cost? Read More...

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HMRC clampdown on offshore trusts pays off
Corporate Tax

HMRC clampdown on offshore trusts pays off

10y Idris Nagri

HMRC clampdown on offshore trusts pays off

HMRC more than doubles its takings from investigations to £533m following offshore clampdown Read More...

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HMRC in £121m foreign bankers investigations yield
Personal Tax

HMRC in £121m foreign bankers investigations yield

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC in £121m foreign bankers investigations yield

Tax take from expat bankers and hedge fund managers rises Read More...

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Number of tax plans drops to record low
Personal Tax

Number of tax plans drops to record low

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Number of tax plans drops to record low

The number of tax avoidance schemes available drops to lowest level since records began Read More...

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Corporation tax collected through HMRC probes drops
Corporate Tax

Corporation tax collected through HMRC probes drops

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Corporation tax collected through HMRC probes drop...

Amount of corporation tax collected through investigating big business drops 8% Read More...

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Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double
Corporate Tax

Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax evasion criminal prosecutions more than double

HM Revenue & Customs targets middle-class professionals as it steps up its campaign against tax evasion Read More...

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Lords call for fundamental review of corporation tax system
Corporate Tax

Lords call for fundamental review of corporation tax system

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Lords call for fundamental review of corporation t...

A fundamental review of the way companies are taxed should be undertaken by the Treasury, says the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Read More...

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