2000/01 self-assessment forms published
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2000/01 self-assessment forms published

24y AccountancyAge.com

2000/01 self-assessment forms published

The Inland Revenue has published forms and notes for internet tax filing for 2000/2001. Read More...

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IR35: Contractors escape double tax hit
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IR35: Contractors escape double tax hit

24y Chris Quick

IR35: Contractors escape double tax hit

The taxman has made a last minute change to its notorious IR35 rules to save some building industry taxpayers from being stung with tax rates of up to...

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Tax Faculty clarifies IR35 situation
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Tax Faculty clarifies IR35 situation

24y AccountancyAge.com

Tax Faculty clarifies IR35 situation

The Tax Faculty has moved to clear up any confusion surrounding this week's IR35 judgement by publishing new guidance on its website. Read More...

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Avoidance scheme fails to impress judges
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Avoidance scheme fails to impress judges

24y Accountancy Age

Avoidance scheme fails to impress judges

A scheme under which directors of a company were paid delayed action bonuses in a bid to side-step PAYE national insurance liability has failed. Read ...

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Finance Bill hit by time squeeze
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Finance Bill hit by time squeeze

24y Gavin Hinks

Finance Bill hit by time squeeze

A general election in June will leave insufficient time to debate the government's 2001 Finance Bill. Read More...

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Taxman grants surprise hi-tech bonus
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Taxman grants surprise hi-tech bonus

24y Gavin Hinks

Taxman grants surprise hi-tech bonus

Hi-tech companies could be on the receiving end of an unexpected tax bonus after the government decided to be even more generous in proposed measures ...

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Tax comment: Heather Self
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Tax comment: Heather Self

24y rumo , Writer

Tax comment: Heather Self

By the time this appears in print, the Finance Bill 2001 will have been published. Read More...

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Contractors play the IR35 waiting game as judge weighs evidence.
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Contractors play the IR35 waiting game as judge weighs evidence.

24y rumo , Writer

Contractors play the IR35 waiting game as judge we...

IT contractors were fearing further delays this week as the IR35 High Court hearing closed for the judge to consider his ruling. Lawyers were locked i...

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Charities are amongst the few that dread a cut in tax rates
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Charities are amongst the few that dread a cut in tax rates

24y Accountancy Age

Charities are amongst the few that dread a cut in ...

Charities are amongst the few that dread a cut in tax rates so we are grateful that the chancellor has decided to reduce income tax through extension ...

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Inland Revenue urged to test IR35 rules
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Inland Revenue urged to test IR35 rules

24y Gavin Hinks

Inland Revenue urged to test IR35 rules

The Inland Revenue is being urged to stage a special test case to settle unresolved issues around IR35 after campaigners lost a High Court battle to o...

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Multinationals seek ACT damages
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Multinationals seek ACT damages

24y Gavin Hinks

Multinationals seek ACT damages

Foreign multinationals are attempting to claim hundreds of millions in damages over the now abolished advance corporation tax. Read More...

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IR35: Photos from the High Court
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IR35: Photos from the High Court

24y AccountancyAge.com

IR35: Photos from the High Court

Yesterday's High Court judgement on the fate of controversial tax rule IR35 didn't mark the end of the Professional Contractors Group's campaign, but ...

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Revenue must 'talk to professionals'
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Revenue must 'talk to professionals'

24y Gavin Hinks

Revenue must 'talk to professionals'

Regional and area directors appointed under the Inland Revenue's reorganisation have been told they must talk to professionals. Read More...

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IR35 ruling a blow to Brown, say Tories
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IR35 ruling a blow to Brown, say Tories

25y Matthew Gerry

IR35 ruling a blow to Brown, say Tories

Mr Justice Burton's IR35 judgement handed down in the High Court today is a personal blow to chancellor Gordon Brown, according to shadow chancellor o...

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Contractors defeated in IR35 battle
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Contractors defeated in IR35 battle

25y Accountancy Age

Contractors defeated in IR35 battle

The Professional Contractors Group has lost its High Court legal challenge to the government's controversial IR35 tax rules. Read More...

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PCG content despite High Court loss
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PCG content despite High Court loss

25y AccountancyAge.com

PCG content despite High Court loss

Despite today's High Court judgement that IR35 should remain in place, anti-IR35 body the Professional Contractors Group said the case has changed the...

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Ina dem ghetto with the AAT
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Ina dem ghetto with the AAT

25y Taking Stock

Ina dem ghetto with the AAT

Following on from the musical offerings that have come to light in recent weeks, TS hears news this week of Lords of the Ghetto, one of Botswana's big...

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Hefty Finance Bill disappoints critics
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Hefty Finance Bill disappoints critics

25y Gavin Hinks

Hefty Finance Bill disappoints critics

The 2001 Finance Bill runs to more than 290 pages dashing hopes of those who thought it might be a small document given the forthcoming election. Read...

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Difficult issues must be debated
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Difficult issues must be debated

25y Accountancy Age

Difficult issues must be debated

Amid the Budget Day press releases was a potentially highly radical proposal to review the taxation of small businesses. Read More...

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No substitute for fresh start
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No substitute for fresh start

25y Accountancy Age

No substitute for fresh start

The technical note A Review of Small Business Taxation, recently published by the Inland Revenue, seeks to simplify the reporting requirements for sma...

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ICI tax man to be voice of CBI
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ICI tax man to be voice of CBI

25y rumo , Writer

ICI tax man to be voice of CBI

The Confederation of British Industry has appointed a new chairman of its taxation committee. Read More...

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CBI chief warns of £750m rates bomb
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CBI chief warns of £750m rates bomb

25y Adriana Zea

CBI chief warns of £750m rates bomb

Confederation of British Industry chief Digby Jones yesterday spoke out against proposals to allow local authorities to levy supplementary business ra...

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Commons taxed over internet collection
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Commons taxed over internet collection

25y our parliamentary staff

Commons taxed over internet collection

Trading over the internet is a real threat to tax collection - according to the influential House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee. Read More...

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Judge sets date for IR35 ruling
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Judge sets date for IR35 ruling

25y AccountancyAge.com

Judge sets date for IR35 ruling

Judgement on the IR35 High Court battle is expected to be given on Monday 2 April. Read More...

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Renewed calls for tax simplification
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Renewed calls for tax simplification

25y Accountancy Age

Renewed calls for tax simplification

Complexities in the UK tax system are set to worsen, director general of the Institute of Directors George Cox has warned. Read More...

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IR35 case could handicap IT workers
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IR35 case could handicap IT workers

25y AccountancyAge.com

IR35 case could handicap IT workers

Employers may become reluctant to use the services of IT contractors after the judge ruling on the IR35 judicial hearing said contract staff may be en...

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Business rate 'top up' may be scrapped
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Business rate 'top up' may be scrapped

25y Philip Smith.

Business rate 'top up' may be scrapped

The government is believed to be considering backing down on proposals to allow local authorities to levy a supplementary business rate. Read More...

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