Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore tax havens
Administration

Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore tax havens

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Cameron letter urged Europe to protect offshore ta...

Prime Minister discouraged former European council president from making offshore trusts subject to an EU tax crackdown Read More...

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Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax
Personal Tax

Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

9y Taking Stock

Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

The news HMRC had made £1.6bn from its sin tax crackdown conjured quite a vivid image fro Colin Read More...

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Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax crackdown
Administration

Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax crackdown

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Taxman collects over £150m in capital gains tax cr...

HMRC continues its battle against marketed CGT avoidance schemes with £154m intake Read More...

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Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful
Administration

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of rich and powerful

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Panama data leak uncovers global tax havens of ric...

Over 11 million leaked documents from Panama law firm uncover how global elite use offshore systems to hide their millions Read More...

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An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget
Accounting Firms

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

9y Richard Crump , Writer

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

George Osborne's Budget on 16 March had no discernible theme, write Robert Maas Read More...

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Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature
More News

Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature

9y Fraser Simpson

Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll ...

ACCOUNTANCY SOFTWARE group FreeAgent claims its new bulk payroll platform will allow accountants to cut through bundles of red tape and save hours of ...

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Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books
Corporate Tax

Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books

9y Fraser Simpson

Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books

Leicestershire fast food vendor jailed for 28 months for evading income tax and VAT Read More...

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MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and Ikea over taxes
Corporate Tax

MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and Ikea over taxes

10y Fraser Simpson

MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and ...

We've paid every cent of tax due": Apple vice-president defends tax practices Read More...

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Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup
Personal Tax

Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup

Entrepreneur's relief, lifetime ISAs and Class 2 NICs: All appeared on the chancellor's radar in the Budget 2016 Read More...

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Businesses expect Budget action plan, top six poll finds
Corporate Tax

Businesses expect Budget action plan, top six poll finds

10y Fraser Simpson

Businesses expect Budget action plan, top six poll...

Firms feel restricted by complexity of tax law and red tape, and are calling on Osborne to invest in UK productivity Read More...

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Seven things that could be mentioned in the Budget
Corporate Tax

Seven things that could be mentioned in the Budget

10y Fraser Simpson

Seven things that could be mentioned in the Budget

Brexit, business rates and tax avoidance will catch the attention of practitioners Read More...

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Banks’ £135m tax avoidance scheme shutdown by authorities
Corporate Tax

Banks’ £135m tax avoidance scheme shutdown by authorities

10y Fraser Simpson

Banks’ £135m tax avoidance scheme shutdown by auth...

HMRC terminates bonus scheme used by major banks to avoid PAYE and NIC payments, and is now on the hunt for an additional £30m in avoided tax Read Mor...

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Jail for waste boss over £1.1m tax fraud
Corporate Tax

Jail for waste boss over £1.1m tax fraud

10y Fraser Simpson

Jail for waste boss over £1.1m tax fraud

The Cambridgeshire recycling boss produced £350,000 worth of fake invoices following an investigation from HMRC Read More...

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Tax code complexity could damage economy, warns think tank
Corporate Tax

Tax code complexity could damage economy, warns think tank

10y Fraser Simpson

Tax code complexity could damage economy, warns th...

UK tax code is 12 times longer than King James Bible, and its intricacy encourages tax avoidance, a new report has found Read More...

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OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs
Corporate Tax

OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs

10y Fraser Simpson

OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs

The recommendations call for greater small business support from HMRC, as well as the sharing of information between government departments Read More...

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Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans
Politics

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans

10y Fraser Simpson

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital ta...

Chairman of Treasury Committee publishes correspondence with Gauke - one day after the financial secretary defends making tax digital Read More...

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Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019
Technology

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

All filings with Companies House to be digital within three years Read More...

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£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts
Personal Tax

£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts

10y Fraser Simpson

£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts

Income tax receipts from highest earners up £8bn between 2013 and 2014, the first year in which the rate was slashed from 50p to 45p, HMRC stats revea...

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Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief
Personal Tax

Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief

City law firm warns inheritance tax relief could be disallowed by HMRC in certain situations Read More...

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Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company over £100K tax debt
Accounting Firms

Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company over £100K tax debt

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company ...

The London mayoral hopeful who founded the company in 2007, used the firm to process his earnings from London-based Iranian state TV channel, Press TV...

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France pursues £1.3bn tax settlement from Google
Corporate Tax

France pursues £1.3bn tax settlement from Google

10y Fraser Simpson

France pursues £1.3bn tax settlement from Google

The French government seeks a deal ten times greater than the one Google struck with HMRC, with the PAC labelling the £130m sum as “disproportionally ...

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BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation
Accounting Standards

BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation

10y Fraser Simpson

BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation

One of only 20 solutions currently accredited by ICAEW, BlackLine is the first company to be recognised in the Online Financial Controls and Automatio...

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'Impossible' to judge Google tax deal, MPs claim
Corporate Tax

'Impossible' to judge Google tax deal, MPs claim

10y Fraser Simpson

'Impossible' to judge Google tax deal, MPs claim

Public Accounts Committee frustrated by lack of information forthcoming from HMRC and Google's tax settlement Read More...

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SMEs set to take advantage of dividend pay-outs
Personal Tax

SMEs set to take advantage of dividend pay-outs

10y Fraser Simpson

SMEs set to take advantage of dividend pay-outs

Over a quarter of the UK’s five million SME owners plan to pay themselves a special dividend before the government raises the tax rate later this year...

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Ipswich Town avoids winding up order
Corporate Tax

Ipswich Town avoids winding up order

10y Fraser Simpson

Ipswich Town avoids winding up order

The Championship club describe the order as a 'storm in a teacup' as it claims to have already paid its tax bill to HMRC Read More...

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Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair in Rangers fraud case
Legal

Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair in Rangers fraud case

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Charges dismissed against Duff & Phelps pair i...

Charges dropped against David Whitehouse and Paul Clark over involvement with Rangers Read More...

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High Court grants Bolton Wanderers two week stay of execution
Business Recovery

High Court grants Bolton Wanderers two week stay of execution

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

High Court grants Bolton Wanderers two week stay o...

The Trotters announced on Friday that it had sold its training ground to Wigan Athletic Read More...

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Colin: Wiki tax policy
Corporate Tax

Colin: Wiki tax policy

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Wiki tax policy

Colin was rather tickled to discover Wikipedia's role in shaping tax policy Read More...

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