Taxman criticised for delays in issuing penalties
Corporate Tax

Taxman criticised for delays in issuing penalties

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Taxman criticised for delays in issuing penalties

Series of tribunal rulings attack HMRC for not acting as a "fair organ of state" Read More...

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Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Insolvency
Business Recovery

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Insolvency

13y Rachael Singh

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Insolvency

Are zombies killing off insolvency? Read More...

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High earners could flee UK because of top tax rate
Corporate Tax

High earners could flee UK because of top tax rate

13y Rachael Singh

High earners could flee UK because of top tax rate

UK workers keep just 60% of their wages after tax compared with 87% in Russia and 100% in Dubai, according to UHY International research Read More...

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Baker Tilly call lawyers to Portsmouth FC liquidation
Business Recovery

Baker Tilly call lawyers to Portsmouth FC liquidation

13y Rachael Singh

Baker Tilly call lawyers to Portsmouth FC liquidat...

Portsmouth FC liquidators Geoff Carton-Kelly and David Hudson have recruited Nick Oliver from Howes Percival to assist in it's investigation of the cl...

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Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC
Business Recovery

Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC

13y Rachael Singh

Baker Tilly appointed liquidators of Portsmouth FC

Geoff-Carton Kelly and David Hudson are appointed joint liquidators to collapsed club Portsmouth Read More...

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HMRC picks its tribunal battles
Administration

HMRC picks its tribunal battles

13y Nick Huber

HMRC picks its tribunal battles

Taxman to ignore ruling of first tier tribunal when it comes to roller blinds Read More...

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Taxpayers discouraged from deferring tax
Personal Tax

Taxpayers discouraged from deferring tax

13y Accountancy Age

Taxpayers discouraged from deferring tax

HMRC encouraging tax payers to explore all other avenues before deferring tax Read More...

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HMRC raises stakes on winding up orders
Business Recovery

HMRC raises stakes on winding up orders

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

HMRC raises stakes on winding up orders

Taxman represents a much greater proportion of winding up petitions in 2009, compared to a year earlier Read More...

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More aggression expected from taxman
Administration

More aggression expected from taxman

14y David Jetuah

More aggression expected from taxman

Cut to the bone: a leaner taxman will be under great strain and more aggressive in its dealings, advisers fear Read More...

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Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off
Administration

Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off

14y David Jetuah

Taxman estimates £6.3bn debt write-off

The amount of debt HMRC believes it will not collect rises from £4.5bn to £6.3bn Read More...

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Wine investors must beware IHT misunderstanding
Personal Tax

Wine investors must beware IHT misunderstanding

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wine investors must beware IHT misunderstanding

Wine investors missold how inheritance tax rules work on their purchases Read More...

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Accountancy Age Awards personality shortlist announced
Audit

Accountancy Age Awards personality shortlist announced

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy Age Awards personality shortlist annou...

Voting for Personality of the Year 2010 begins with shortlist announcement Read More...

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Tax convinces companies to think of moving overseas
Administration

Tax convinces companies to think of moving overseas

14y Accountancy Age

Tax convinces companies to think of moving oversea...

HMRC research reveals disquiet over tax system Read More...

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HMRC won't challenge Portsmouth CVA again
Business Recovery

HMRC won't challenge Portsmouth CVA again

14y Rachael Singh

HMRC won't challenge Portsmouth CVA again

A spokesman for the tax office has confirmed that HMRC will not take any further legal action against the Portsmouth administrators' CVA proposals Re...

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Portsmouth see off HMRC's CVA appeal
Business Recovery

Portsmouth see off HMRC's CVA appeal

14y Rachael Singh

Portsmouth see off HMRC's CVA appeal

Court decides in favour of Portsmouth Football Club in taxman's appeal aginst its CVA - administrators now fighting for £230k in costs for fighting t...

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Premier League defends preferential insolvency rule
Company News

Premier League defends preferential insolvency rule

14y Rachael Singh

Premier League defends preferential insolvency rul...

The Premier League gave its side of the story yesterday over preferential payments to football creditors in football administrations Read More...

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HMRC faces "millions" in costs if Portsmouth appeal fails
Business Recovery

HMRC faces "millions" in costs if Portsmouth appeal fails

14y Rachael Singh

HMRC faces "millions" in costs if Portsmouth appea...

HMRC's expected appeal against Portsmouth CVA could cost the taxman " millions" if it fails, warn administrators Read More...

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Negligence: an illegal defence?
Consulting

Negligence: an illegal defence?

14y Accountancy Age

Negligence: an illegal defence?

The illegality principle is no longer a strong defence for accountants sued by clients Read More...

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Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompey administrators with higher return
Business Recovery

Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompey administrators with hig...

14y Rachael Singh

Griffins Insolvency Practitioners challenges Pompe...

Insolvency firm claims it can offer creditors a return of 65p in the pound however it would mean the club would be relegated down to League 1 and 2 R...

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SMEs face double whammy in tax avoidance clampdown
Administration

SMEs face double whammy in tax avoidance clampdown

14y David Jetuah

SMEs face double whammy in tax avoidance clampdown

The government's tax avoidance clampdown could see small businesses suffer as they fight expensive disputes with HMRC Read More...

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Portsmouth CVA sees HMRC chase image rights payments
Business Recovery

Portsmouth CVA sees HMRC chase image rights payments

14y Rachael Singh

Portsmouth CVA sees HMRC chase image rights paymen...

HMRC increased its claim in the Portsmouth administration for unpaid taxes on image rights, according to latest CVA proposal Read More...

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Big business tax probes 18 times more lucrative than SME action
Corporate Tax

Big business tax probes 18 times more lucrative than SME action

14y David Jetuah

Big business tax probes 18 times more lucrative th...

Figures suggest that HMRC should avoid focusing on SMEs, says UHY Hacker Young Read More...

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Portsmouth FC heading for groundbreaking deal
Business Recovery

Portsmouth FC heading for groundbreaking deal

14y Rachael Singh

Portsmouth FC heading for groundbreaking deal

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for struggling football club Portsmouth as it is expected to enter into a company voluntary arrangement (...

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Insolvency practitioner to sit on Pompey creditor committee
Business Recovery

Insolvency practitioner to sit on Pompey creditor committee

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency practitioner to sit on Pompey creditor ...

Small local businesses band together to appoint a representative insolvency practitioner Read More...

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Pompey receives £2m to cover running costs
Business Recovery

Pompey receives £2m to cover running costs

14y Rachael Singh

Pompey receives £2m to cover running costs

Creditors report unveils payments to help with costs of administrations at Portsmouth FC Read More...

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Pompey administrator appoints CEO
Business Recovery

Pompey administrator appoints CEO

14y Rachael Singh

Pompey administrator appoints CEO

David Lampitt, who formerly worked at E&Y and Coopers & Lybrand, to become chief exec at Portsmouth FC Read More...

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HMRC drops Portsmouth administrator challenge
Business Recovery

HMRC drops Portsmouth administrator challenge

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

HMRC drops Portsmouth administrator challenge

Taxman paves the way for Andrew Andronikou to continue with Portsmouth's administration Read More...

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Pompey administrator investigate mystery payments
Business Recovery

Pompey administrator investigate mystery payments

14y Rachael Singh

Pompey administrator investigate mystery payments

Portsmouth insolvency practitioner unveils £1.5m in unexplained payments Read More...

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