Bad tax advice alert
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Bad tax advice alert

27y John Stylianou

Bad tax advice alert

Growing concern over bad tax advice has prompted the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIoT) to seek a ground-breaking partnership with the Inland Reve...

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IHT loophole closed off
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IHT loophole closed off

27y John Stylianou

IHT loophole closed off

A legal loophole to avoid inheritance tax was closed by the Court of Appeal this week, when the Inland Revenue won its fight against the estate of Lad...

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Costs fear over tax raids
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Costs fear over tax raids

27y John Stylianou

Costs fear over tax raids

Big business is nervous over zealous Revenue investigations. Read More...

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First draft of tax rewrite
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First draft of tax rewrite

27y John Stylianou

First draft of tax rewrite

The tax law rewrite committee has published its first exposure draft on trading income of individuals. The committee, which plans to revamp 6,000 page...

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Clubs hit by losses
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Clubs hit by losses

27y John Stylianou

Clubs hit by losses

The Premier League is awash with money, but can clubs sustain theirspending spree? Read More...

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Key VAT decision
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Key VAT decision

27y John Stylianou

Key VAT decision

A landmark VAT tribunal ruling could pave the way for the recognition of dozens of ‘professions’ for tax purposes. The Chartered Institute...

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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Large firms look north
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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Large firms look north

27y michael laydon

ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Large firms look north

Local professionals are under threat from Big Six and others movingin on both their business and their firms. Read More...

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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Baker Tilly's tax manager
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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Baker Tilly's tax manager

27y michael laydon

ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Baker Tilly's tax manage...

Corporate tax and VAT specialist James Darmon has been appointed tax manager at accountants Baker Tilly. Darmon joins the Manchester team from Baker T...

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Tax tribunal victory
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Tax tribunal victory

27y michael laydon

Tax tribunal victory

VAT tribunals will now go ahead despite ongoing criminal proceedings. Read More...

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TAXATION - TGWU fights tax 'fraud'
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TAXATION - TGWU fights tax 'fraud'

27y michael laydon

TAXATION - TGWU fights tax 'fraud'

Self-employed construction workers could be forced out of labour agencies if the government backs moves to remove their tax-efficient status. Official...

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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: PKF appoints tax partner
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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: PKF appoints tax partner

27y michael laydon

ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: PKF appoints tax partner

Malcolm Couch becomes a tax partner at the South Yorkshire practice of Pannell Kerr Forster, which has offices in Sheffield and Doncaster. Couch joine...

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TAXATION - Simplifying our tax measures
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TAXATION - Simplifying our tax measures

27y michael laydon

TAXATION - Simplifying our tax measures

Nigel Eastaway looks at international experience of anti-avoidancemeasures. Read More...

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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Cleared for take-off
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ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Cleared for take-off

27y michael laydon

ACCOUNTANCY IN THE NORTH: Cleared for take-off

Norman Renfrew, FD of Manchester Ringway Airport, is proud of makingmoney in difficult circumstances. Read More...

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Revenue rejects IVAs
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Revenue rejects IVAs

27y michael laydon

Revenue rejects IVAs

A survey by the Society of Practitioners of Insolvency revealed that tax debt is the main cause of self-employed insolvency. Just 24% of those surveye...

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Flood leads to tax request
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Flood leads to tax request

27y michael laydon

Flood leads to tax request

SNP MP Margaret Ewing is calling for Moray in the north of Scotland to be temporarily exempt from paying landfill tax while the area recovers from rec...

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Electronic returns
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Electronic returns

27y michael laydon

Electronic returns

Tax Returner, a specialist consultant operating in Peterborough, is offering a service to help practices set up systems to file self-assessment forms ...

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OPINION - Where's the magic in a 10% tax rate?
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OPINION - Where's the magic in a 10% tax rate?

27y michael laydon

OPINION - Where's the magic in a 10% tax rate?

The change of government has sparked off a change in tax rates. Thenew Chancellor seems to have a penchant for the figure 10, settingdividend tax rate...

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Finance bill furore
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Finance bill furore

27y michael laydon

Finance bill furore

Accusations fly as legislation is hurried to meet summer recessdeadline. Read More...

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Brown's tax credit plan under attack
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Brown's tax credit plan under attack

27y michael laydon

Brown's tax credit plan under attack

Experts are expressing fears that changes to the way pension fundsare financed could end up costing the Treasury (UK P)1bn. Read More...

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Jail for evaders in social security bill
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Jail for evaders in social security bill

27y michael laydon

Jail for evaders in social security bill

Involvement with fraudulent returns could mean prison for accountantsresponsible. Read More...

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BUDGET ANALYSIS - Private sector Budget boost
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BUDGET ANALYSIS - Private sector Budget boost

27y michael laydon

BUDGET ANALYSIS - Private sector Budget boost

With the benefit of reflection, advisers to owner-managed businesses think the private sector will be among the Budget’s major beneficiaries. Ac...

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Draft bill causes concern
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Draft bill causes concern

27y michael laydon

Draft bill causes concern

Experts welcome the publication of the draft Finance Bill, but urgecaution on making decisions too fast. Read More...

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LEADER: Judging Tim Smith fairly
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LEADER: Judging Tim Smith fairly

27y michael laydon

LEADER: Judging Tim Smith fairly

First a declaration of interest: Tim Smith is a long-standing friend of Accountancy Age. He wrote his first column for us in November 1982 and contrib...

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PARLIAMENT - Smith risks ICA expulsion
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PARLIAMENT - Smith risks ICA expulsion

27y michael laydon

PARLIAMENT - Smith risks ICA expulsion

Disgraced former MP Tim Smith faces a further investigation by the English ICA in the wake of the Downey report into ‘cash for questions’....

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THE BIG QUESTION - FDs give mixed reception to Brown's Budget
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THE BIG QUESTION - FDs give mixed reception to Brown's Budget

27y michael laydon

THE BIG QUESTION - FDs give mixed reception to Bro...

Finance directors regarded Gordon Brown’s first Budget as a mixed blessing. Almost half welcomed the bulk of last week’s announcements but...

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TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions
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TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions

27y michael laydon

TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions

Tax experts and the City have rounded on Gordon Brown’s decision to bar pension funds from reclaiming dividend tax credits. The move – whi...

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TAXATION - Luxembourg pushes for tax code of conduct
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TAXATION - Luxembourg pushes for tax code of conduct

27y michael laydon

TAXATION - Luxembourg pushes for tax code of condu...

Predatory tax competition in the European Union could be halted by a voluntary code of conduct for member states. Luxembourg, which until now has defe...

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