Tax amnesties: Big or small?
Personal Tax

Tax amnesties: Big or small?

12y Nick Huber

Tax amnesties: Big or small?

A general tax disclosure facility would be more effective than targeted amnesties, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation, but some experts ...

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Ten Budget day predictions
Administration

Ten Budget day predictions

12y Nick Huber

Ten Budget day predictions

With the Budget only two weeks away the tax-and-spending rumour mill is in full flow. Accountancy Age rounds up accountancy firms' predictions. Read M...

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OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share schemes
Corporate Tax

OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share schemes

12y Nick Huber

OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share...

Self-certified employee share schemes would be quicker to set up and would encourage staff to take a stake in their company, Office of Tax Simplificat...

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Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor countries £4bn
Corporate Tax

Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor countries £4bn

12y Nick Huber

Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor...

Planned Treasury changes to tax rules for multinational companies will cost governments in poor countries up to £4bn a year in revenue, a development ...

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Lib Dems ready to scrap 50p tax rate
Personal Tax

Lib Dems ready to scrap 50p tax rate

12y Nick Huber

Lib Dems ready to scrap 50p tax rate

Libreal Democrats prepared to scrap the 50p tax rate in return for a new tax on expensive home Read More...

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Schemes could fall through GAAR net
Corporate Tax

Schemes could fall through GAAR net

12y Nick Huber

Schemes could fall through GAAR net

Creating a general tax avoidance rule that strikes the right balance between simplicity and precision will be hard to achieve Read More...

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Government wrote off £10.9bn in unpaid tax in 2010
Audit

Government wrote off £10.9bn in unpaid tax in 2010

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Government wrote off £10.9bn in unpaid tax in 2010

The Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Margaret Hodge, published the first audited Whole of Government Accounts Read More...

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Colin: Treasury surprise
Audit

Colin: Treasury surprise

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Treasury surprise

Colin realises the true meaning of WGA Read More

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OTS: Treasury should consider scrapping marriage allowance
Personal Tax

OTS: Treasury should consider scrapping marriage allowance

12y Nick Huber

OTS: Treasury should consider scrapping marriage a...

Treasury-commissioned report expected to say that married couple's allowance and 10% tax rate on savings are not widely used and complicate people's t...

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Green tax strategy slated by MPs
Corporate Governance

Green tax strategy slated by MPs

12y Rachael Singh

Green tax strategy slated by MPs

MP condemn government refusal to define what green taxes are Read More...

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Treasury unaware of tax write off
Practice Regulation

Treasury unaware of tax write off

12y Nick Huber

Treasury unaware of tax write off

Treasury "surprised" to learn that £10.9bn of unpaid tax had been written off by HM Revenue and Customs in one year, according committee of MPs Read M...

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Top civil servants to have tax deducted at source
Personal Tax

Top civil servants to have tax deducted at source

12y Nick Huber

Top civil servants to have tax deducted at source

Chief secretary to the Treasury said CEO of Student Loans Company will pay tax at source Read More...

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Treasury calls for review of top civil servants’ tax affairs
Personal Tax

Treasury calls for review of top civil servants’ tax affairs

12y Accountancy Age

Treasury calls for review of top civil servants’ t...

Chief secretary to the Treasury calls for "urgent review" of civil servants tax affairs Read More...

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NI holiday scheme hasn't worked, admits Cameron
Corporate Tax

NI holiday scheme hasn't worked, admits Cameron

12y Jaimie Kaffash

NI holiday scheme hasn't worked, admits Cameron

Prime Minister says the scheme was too complicated and poorly targeted Read More...

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NI holiday scheme slammed by Labour
Corporate Tax

NI holiday scheme slammed by Labour

12y Jaimie Kaffash

NI holiday scheme slammed by Labour

Admin costs are double the money saved by businesses, says Opposition Read More...

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NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000
Corporate Tax

NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000

12y Jaimie Kaffash

NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000

Scheme take-up figures remain low despite HMRC campaign Read More...

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Financial services 'paid more than 12% of total tax take'
Corporate Tax

Financial services 'paid more than 12% of total tax take'

12y Accountancy Age

Financial services 'paid more than 12% of total ta...

City of London report claims banking and finance sector contributed £63bn to the Exchequer last year Read More...

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R&D reforms will encourage innovation, say advisors
Corporate Tax

R&D reforms will encourage innovation, say advisors

12y Jaimie Kaffash

R&D reforms will encourage innovation, say adv...

Patent Box to offer reduced rate of tax on profits derived from inventions Read More...

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Controlled foreign companies reform 'will boost UK'
Corporate Tax

Controlled foreign companies reform 'will boost UK'

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Controlled foreign companies reform 'will boost UK...

New rules on offshore financing will attract businesses to the UK, say advisors Read More...

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Finance Bill 'a result of simplification', says Whiting
Administration

Finance Bill 'a result of simplification', says Whiting

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Finance Bill 'a result of simplification', says Wh...

Consultation means Finance Bill remains manageable, says Office of Tax Simplification tax director Read More...

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Residency test to be delayed
Personal Tax

Residency test to be delayed

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Residency test to be delayed

Draft 2012 Finance Bill includes no reference to statutory residency test Read More...

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Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'
Corporate Tax

Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'

Capital allowances of 100% should have been extended to all zones, experts say Read More...

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AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a year
Corporate Tax

AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a year

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a y...

Chancellor announces shock increase to bank levy to raise £310m a year Read More...

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AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year
Corporate Tax

AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year

Clarifying rules around asset-based pensions schemes will benefit businesses, say advisors Read More...

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AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance
Personal Tax

AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance

Osborne targets tax avoidance based on pensions in an effort to raise £500m a year Read More...

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EU threatens to sue UK over Swiss tax deal
Personal Tax

EU threatens to sue UK over Swiss tax deal

12y Accountancy Age

EU threatens to sue UK over Swiss tax deal

Account holder secrecy contradicts EU Savings Directive, lawyers claim Read More...

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European businesses criticise Tobin Tax proposals
Corporate Tax

European businesses criticise Tobin Tax proposals

12y Accountancy Age

European businesses criticise Tobin Tax proposals

Business leaders say financial transaction tax could be "disastrous" for Europe Read More...

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