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

Clampdown on financial instruments yields 67% drop in underpaid tax

12y 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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Late calls to ringfence pensions from Budget tax raid
Personal Tax

Late calls to ringfence pensions from Budget tax raid

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Late calls to ringfence pensions from Budget tax r...

Government set to lower lifetime allowance on pensions, despite calls to leave them untouched Read More...

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LLP tax changes to commence in April despite delay calls
Accounting Firms

LLP tax changes to commence in April despite delay calls

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

LLP tax changes to commence in April despite delay...

HMRC and Treasury confirm Lords' call for taxation easement will not be heeded Read More...

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Colin: Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Personal Tax

Colin: Lifestyles of the rich and famous

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Lifestyles of the rich and famous

Colin speculates on the impact of HMRC's 'pay up first' tax avoidance policy on celebrities Read More...

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Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms
Accounting Firms

Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee recommends delay in introduction of taxation changes for LLPs Read More...

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Election concerns likely to colour the Budget
Corporate Tax

Election concerns likely to colour the Budget

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Election concerns likely to colour the Budget

Despite the tendency for pre-election Budgets to be dull, George Osborne may still spring a surprise or two next week Read More...

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Taking Stock: Taxing times for Clapham Omnibus
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Taxing times for Clapham Omnibus

12y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Taxing times for Clapham Omnibus

Where has the man from the Clapham Omnibus got off? TS muses... Read More...

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Celebs to pay up for avoidance scheme ahead of court battle
Corporate Tax

Celebs to pay up for avoidance scheme ahead of court battle

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Celebs to pay up for avoidance scheme ahead of cou...

Film scheme investors first to fall foul of taxman's new avoidance policy Read More...

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Taxman scoops £110m in CGT underpayments
Personal Tax

Taxman scoops £110m in CGT underpayments

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Taxman scoops £110m in CGT underpayments

HMRC recoups a third more in CGT underpayments and penalties in the last year, compared to 2011/12 Read More...

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More austerity as Treasury faces £20bn black hole
Corporate Tax

More austerity as Treasury faces £20bn black hole

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

More austerity as Treasury faces £20bn black hole

Office for Budget Responsibility economic models find £20bn shortfall Read More...

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Government at odds with PAC over tax gap
Corporate Tax

Government at odds with PAC over tax gap

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Government at odds with PAC over tax gap

Government dismisses various Public Accounts Committee recommendations over tax gap and HMRC operations Read More...

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Ex-Bridge insolvency partner and accountant sent to prison
Business Recovery

Ex-Bridge insolvency partner and accountant sent to prison

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-Bridge insolvency partner and accountant sent t...

Ex-Bridge Business Recovery partner James Bradney and the firm’s former accountant Michael Worrall sentenced to prison terms Read More...

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Best Practice: Crunch Accounting's Darren Fell
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Crunch Accounting's Darren Fell

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: Crunch Accounting's Darren Fell

Crunch Accounting's Darren Fell talks Accountancy Age through sourcing the best talent and dealing with rapid growth Read More...

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LLP tax guidance could be too little, too late for firms
Corporate Tax

LLP tax guidance could be too little, too late for firms

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

LLP tax guidance could be too little, too late for...

HMRC's taxation of LLPs guidance may help firms' decisions, but 6 April deadline looms Read More...

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Insolvency partner and accountant both plead guilty to fraud
Business Recovery

Insolvency partner and accountant both plead guilty to fraud

12y Rachael Singh

Insolvency partner and accountant both plead guilt...

Ex-Bridge Business Recovery partner James Bradney and the firm’s former accountant Michael Worrall plead guilty to charges of fraud Read More...

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Tax debt disqualifications dominate Insolvency Service stats
Business Recovery

Tax debt disqualifications dominate Insolvency Service stats

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Tax debt disqualifications dominate Insolvency Ser...

Director disqualifications due to tax debts an increasingly large proportion of Insolvency Service figures - lawyers warn that the service is not deal...

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UK steps up tax fight against offshore account holders
Corporate Tax

UK steps up tax fight against offshore account holders

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

UK steps up tax fight against offshore account hol...

HMRC launches offshore crackdown campaign, as G20 steps up co-ordination in tax information sharing accord Read More...

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North-east tax expert to head up CIoT technical team
Accounting Standards

North-east tax expert to head up CIoT technical team

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

North-east tax expert to head up CIoT technical te...

Durham-based Stephen Relf to head up the CIoT tax technical team Read More...

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Bristol & West tax avoidance plan scuppered
Corporate Tax

Bristol & West tax avoidance plan scuppered

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bristol & West tax avoidance plan scuppered

Upper tribunal rejects avoidance scheme using discrepancy between two regimes Read More...

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Best Practice: Smith & Williamson's co-chief executives
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Smith & Williamson's co-chief executives

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Best Practice: Smith & Williamson's co-chief e...

David Cobb and Kevin Stopps outline the firm's growth strategy - and how they work together Read More...

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M&S claims further Supreme Court cross-border tax victory
Corporate Tax

M&S claims further Supreme Court cross-border tax victory

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

M&S claims further Supreme Court cross-border ...

Supreme Court rejects claims made by HMRC blocking cross-border loss relief Read More...

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Bank losses on firms at lowest level in four years
Accounting Firms

Bank losses on firms at lowest level in four years

12y Rachael Singh

Bank losses on firms at lowest level in four years

Professional service firms producing lowest bank write-offs since 2009 according to finance provider Syscap Read More...

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Tax exemption for Commonwealth Games
Corporate Tax

Tax exemption for Commonwealth Games

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax exemption for Commonwealth Games

Income tax exemptions to be put in place for international athletes Read More...

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Taking Stock: Partridge-esque Valentine’s message from taxman
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: Partridge-esque Valentine’s message from taxman

12y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Partridge-esque Valentine’s message ...

HMRC throws its hat in the ring for the most romantic Valentine's Day message yet Read More...

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Firms united in LLP taxation concern
Accounting Firms

Firms united in LLP taxation concern

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms united in LLP taxation concern

Firms feel impotent over impending changes to taxation of LLPs Read More...

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Flood victims offered tax reliefs by authorities
Corporate Tax

Flood victims offered tax reliefs by authorities

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Flood victims offered tax reliefs by authorities

Range of tax reliefs announced for victims of UK floods Read More...

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LLP legislation will affect succession planning, warn firms
Accounting Firms

LLP legislation will affect succession planning, warn firms

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

LLP legislation will affect succession planning, w...

Proposed changes to the taxation of partnerships will affect firms' approach to succession planning, stakeholders tell Accountancy Age Read More...

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Ex-Bridge partner's court date pushed back
Business Recovery

Ex-Bridge partner's court date pushed back

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-Bridge partner's court date pushed back

Preliminary hearing over fraud allegations against disqualified insolvency practitioner James Bradney and accountant Mike Worrall, pushed back Read Mo...

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