One rule for MPs, 59 pages for everyone else
Personal Tax

One rule for MPs, 59 pages for everyone else

13y Jaimie Kaffash

One rule for MPs, 59 pages for everyone else

MPs are not giving themselves a tax loophole, but the need for a specific requirement for them in the disguised remuneration legislation shows the pro...

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MPs excluded from tax avoidance legislation
Personal Tax

MPs excluded from tax avoidance legislation

13y Jaimie Kaffash

MPs excluded from tax avoidance legislation

The Finance Bill makes specific exemptions for MPs from rules over disguised remuneration Read More...

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Treasury closes pension loophole
Personal Tax

Treasury closes pension loophole

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Treasury closes pension loophole

A clause in a tax agreement with Hong Kong that would allow people to make tax free withdrawals from their pensions accounts has been amended by the g...

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Treasury increases tax avoidance revenue estimate by 50%
Personal Tax

Treasury increases tax avoidance revenue estimate by 50%

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Treasury increases tax avoidance revenue estimate ...

Government estimates around the revenue to be collected through its disguised remuneration policy increased from £500m to £750m in three months Read M...

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Blog: A 'growth' Budget overshadowed by disappointing... growth
Administration

Blog: A 'growth' Budget overshadowed by disappointing... growth

13y Gavin Hinks

Blog: A 'growth' Budget overshadowed by disappoint...

The chancellor changes tack but will his new focus on growth work Read More...

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A growth Budget overshadowed by disappointing growth
Administration

A growth Budget overshadowed by disappointing growth

13y Gavin Hinks

A growth Budget overshadowed by disappointing grow...

SO WHERE DOES the Budget leave us? Take chancellor George Osborne’s own words: “From rescue to reform, from reform to recovery” as a...

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Budget2011: Osborne needs to do more for UK to be best tax regime in G20
Administration

Budget2011: Osborne needs to do more for UK to be best tax regime in G20

13y Gavin Hinks

Budget2011: Osborne needs to do more for UK to be ...

Chancellor told he needs to do more than cut corporation tax for the UK to be the most competitive tax regime in the G20 group of countries Read More...

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George Osborne's place in history
Politics

George Osborne's place in history

13y Phil Thornton

George Osborne's place in history

Has the chancellor done enough to go down in history as a great chancellor? Read More...

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Timetable for real time PAYE reporting questioned
Administration

Timetable for real time PAYE reporting questioned

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Timetable for real time PAYE reporting questioned

Pain of PAYE reform: the roll-out of HMRC's real time information programme is causing real concerns Read More...

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Dame Leslie scolded for thinking
Corporate Tax

Dame Leslie scolded for thinking

13y Taking Stock

Dame Leslie scolded for thinking

LIKE A NAUGHTY SCHOOLKID, the taxman appeared before the Treasury select committee. Chairman Mike Clasper knew his role well, taking heed of headmaste...

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Northern Ireland corporation tax in line for big cut
Corporate Tax

Northern Ireland corporation tax in line for big cut

13y Accountancy Age

Northern Ireland corporation tax in line for big c...

Speculation mounts that the government has accepted Northern Ireland should compete against the Republic on tax Read More...

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Union urges £260m investment in the taxman
Corporate Tax

Union urges £260m investment in the taxman

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Union urges £260m investment in the taxman

ARC wants hundreds of staff taken on to recoup lost taxes Read More...

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Treasury’s sabre-rattler
Administration

Treasury’s sabre-rattler

13y Gavin Hinks

Treasury’s sabre-rattler

Exchequer secretary David Gauke’s comments on tax have angered many and have shown up flaws he must address Read More...

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VAT change proposed as easy tax win for small business
Corporate Tax

VAT change proposed as easy tax win for small business

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

VAT change proposed as easy tax win for small busi...

Four areas could be improved in the tax system within a short timescale that would help small businesses - including VAT changes Read More...

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Breaking: Treasury closes machinery tax avoidance scheme
Corporate Tax

Breaking: Treasury closes machinery tax avoidance scheme

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Breaking: Treasury closes machinery tax avoidance ...

Plant and machinery tax avoidance scheme worth hundreds of millions of pounds closed by the Treasury 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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Review to propose NI/income tax merger
Administration

Review to propose NI/income tax merger

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Review to propose NI/income tax merger

Office of Tax Simplification to suggest merger of NI and income tax - in the second part of its report to the Treasury Read More...

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Institute calls for long-term growth plan
Administration

Institute calls for long-term growth plan

13y Gavin Hinks

Institute calls for long-term growth plan

ICAEW calls on George Osborne to think beyond short-termism and its "unintended consequences" Read More...

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Shining a light on companies and their taxes
Corporate Tax

Shining a light on companies and their taxes

13y Gavin Hinks

Shining a light on companies and their taxes

MORE transparency on tax, that’s what exchequer secretary David Gauke called for yesterday in a speech. What Gauke said was that it would be easier to...

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Biggest companies pay less tax
Corporate Tax

Biggest companies pay less tax

13y Gavin Hinks

Biggest companies pay less tax

Just 1% of companies pay 81% of corporation tax Read More...

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Treasury wants large business tax transparency
Corporate Governance

Treasury wants large business tax transparency

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Treasury wants large business tax transparency

Daivd Gauke says that misconceptions around large businesess' tax payments could be cleared up if their affairs were more transparent Read More...

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Banks could be forced to reveal corporation tax contributions
Corporate Tax

Banks could be forced to reveal corporation tax contributions

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Banks could be forced to reveal corporation tax co...

MPs are set to demand that UK banks disclose the extent of their corporation tax contributions as part of a report on the sector Read More...

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Help HMRC track tax evaders
Business Regulation

Help HMRC track tax evaders

13y David Gauke

Help HMRC track tax evaders

David Gauke wants advisers to help in the fight against tax evasion, as HMRC ramps up plans to monitor people with a record of non-compliance Read Mor...

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RICS urges housebuilding tax cuts to boost economy
Corporate Tax

RICS urges housebuilding tax cuts to boost economy

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

RICS urges housebuilding tax cuts to boost economy

Chancellor George Osborne told that lower taxes for the housebuilding industry will boost the UK economy 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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iXBRL decision criticised by tax bodies
Accounting Software

iXBRL decision criticised by tax bodies

13y Gavin Hinks

iXBRL decision criticised by tax bodies

Tax bodies disappointment at government decision to push ahead with 1 April iXBRL deadline Read More...

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HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable time
Accounting Standards

HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable time

13y Jaimie Kaffash

HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable ...

Treasury Select Committee told that HMRC staff cuts leave simple enquiries taking "months" to clear up Read More...

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