Banks' tax transparency Bill launched
Corporate Tax

Banks' tax transparency Bill launched

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Banks' tax transparency Bill launched

Draft legislation to force financial institutions to disclose their worldwide corporation tax bills and their clients' accounts has been presented to ...

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HMRC budget cuts are "economics of the playground"
Corporate Tax

HMRC budget cuts are "economics of the playground"

13y Jaimie Kaffash

HMRC budget cuts are "economics of the playground"

The president of the Association of Revenue and Customs tells MPs that there is no rational argument behind Treasury cuts in HMRC's budget Read More...

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Northern Irish eyes are not smiling
Corporate Tax

Northern Irish eyes are not smiling

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Northern Irish eyes are not smiling

Plans to reduce corporation tax in Northern Ireland would bring a whole new set of troubles Read More...

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Government wants better tax impact discussions
Business Regulation

Government wants better tax impact discussions

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Government wants better tax impact discussions

David Gauke wants more detailed impact assessments as part of the tax consutlation process Read More...

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Is an NI/income tax merger likely?
Administration

Is an NI/income tax merger likely?

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Is an NI/income tax merger likely?

Elephant in the room: The OTS has mooted the possibility of combining income tax and national insurance but a merger would carry a huge political risk...

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Audit cool on reform
Accounting Firms

Audit cool on reform

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audit cool on reform

Cable’s plans to raise audit thresholds for small businesses may cut red tape – but harm the economy Read More...

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Government must improve financial management
Corporate Governance

Government must improve financial management

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Government must improve financial management

Despite progress, government departments have plenty of room for improvement in their financial management, according to the NAO Read More...

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Whitehall blasted for poor financial management
Politics

Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

Spending watchdog says financial management and accountancy skills not at the 'heart' of managing deficit Read More...

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What do you want to see in the Budget?
Administration

What do you want to see in the Budget?

13y Gavin Hinks

What do you want to see in the Budget?

Pass on your suggestions of what should be in next month's Budget statement and we'll tell the chancellor Read More...

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Chancellor asks for Budget ideas
Corporate Tax

Chancellor asks for Budget ideas

13y Paul Grant

Chancellor asks for Budget ideas

Online Budget portal set up for the public to send suggestions on how to boost the economy Read More...

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Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped
Business Regulation

Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped

Proposals to levy large retail stores in Scotland are scrapped as Parliament blocks move Read More...

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Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco
Corporate Tax

Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

Public Accounts Committee goes in hard on HMRC's "mismanagement" of the PAYE system Read More...

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IR35 and income tax/NI top advisers' bugbears
Administration

IR35 and income tax/NI top advisers' bugbears

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

IR35 and income tax/NI top advisers' bugbears

Office of Tax Simplification roadshow events highlight advisers' and SMEs' main issues with the UK's tax system Read More...

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Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolution
Corporate Governance

Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolution

13y Accountancy Age

Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolutio...

New PAC chairman Margaret Hodge wants the committee to encourage deaprtments to improve Read More...

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Johnson is Age's first Power List casualty
Corporate Governance

Johnson is Age's first Power List casualty

13y Accountancy Age

Johnson is Age's first Power List casualty

TS IS SORRY to see Alan Johnson step down. Self-deprecating but packing a punch, he was always good value – and now we’re left with front ...

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Taxman must stop micro-managing, say union leaders
Corporate Governance

Taxman must stop micro-managing, say union leaders

13y Nick Huber

Taxman must stop micro-managing, say union leaders

Ten years of cuts have seen HMRC morale plummet, a Treasury committee heard yesterday Read More...

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VAT rise 'least damaging option' says BCC chief
Corporate Tax

VAT rise 'least damaging option' says BCC chief

13y Nick Huber

VAT rise 'least damaging option' says BCC chief

British Chambers of Commerce chief David Frost said VAT increase was the best option if tax rises were needed in the current situation Read More...

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A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011
Business Recovery

A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011

13y Martin Williams

A mixed bag of economic indicators for 2011

HERE WE ALL ARE, ending an eventful year in which we’ve witnessed a change of government, the country coming out of recession, (albeit tentative...

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NAO approves new government financial forecasts
Audit

NAO approves new government financial forecasts

13y our parliamentary correspondent

NAO approves new government financial forecasts

National Audit Office approves Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts - before the role passes over to the OBR Read More...

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Former MP Chaytor admits false accounting charges
Corporate Governance

Former MP Chaytor admits false accounting charges

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Former MP Chaytor admits false accounting charges

David Chaytor admits to three charges of false accounting based on his expenses claims Read More...

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Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO
Audit

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualifi...

Social fund and legal service accounts qualified by auditor general Amyas Morse due to £207m worth of overpayments Read More...

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UK’s top banks sign up to tax avoidance code
Corporate Tax

UK’s top banks sign up to tax avoidance code

13y Paul Grant

UK’s top banks sign up to tax avoidance code

The 15 biggest banks in the UK sign up to code of practice on tax avoidance and avoid tougher inspections from the taxman Read More...

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Topshop faces protests over Sir Philip Green tax avoidance claims
Corporate Tax

Topshop faces protests over Sir Philip Green tax avoidance claims

13y Nick Huber

Topshop faces protests over Sir Philip Green tax a...

Arcadia Group, owner of Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge, to face activist protests over owner Sir Philip Green’s role in government cutbac...

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Government outlines plans to reform corporate tax
Corporate Tax

Government outlines plans to reform corporate tax

13y Nick Huber

Government outlines plans to reform corporate tax

George Osborne’s autumn statement reveals modernisation of CFC regime and reduction in corporate tax to 24% by 2014 Read More...

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Osborne: the only surprise is no surprise
Administration

Osborne: the only surprise is no surprise

13y Gavin Hinks

Osborne: the only surprise is no surprise

Chancellor reveals little we did not already know Read More...

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Osborne to outline multinational tax proposals
Corporate Tax

Osborne to outline multinational tax proposals

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Osborne to outline multinational tax proposals

George Osborne expected to use his Autumn statement to outline controlled foreign companies tax rules Read More...

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Stop retrospective tax law changes, says CIoT
Corporate Governance

Stop retrospective tax law changes, says CIoT

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Stop retrospective tax law changes, says CIoT

Government should set a principle of avoiding retrospective changes to tax legislation Read More...

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