HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes
Corporate Tax

HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes

Taxman struggling to win battle against black market, but investigations into cigarettes and alcohol are up 6% on last year Read More...

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Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC
Business Recovery

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

Beleaguered Championship football club Bolton Wanderers pays off remaining £2.2m owed to taxman Read More...

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Budget 2016: Bittersweet budget paves the way for sugar tax
Corporate Tax

Budget 2016: Bittersweet budget paves the way for sugar tax

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Budget 2016: Bittersweet budget paves the way for ...

Levy will apply to drinks with total sugar content above 5 grams per 100 millilitres, with a higher rate for more than 8 grams per 100 millilitres Rea...

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Budget 2016: More HMRC staff and £71m promised to boost digital tax roll-out
Corporate Tax

Budget 2016: More HMRC staff and £71m promised to boost digital tax roll-ou...

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Budget 2016: More HMRC staff and £71m promised to ...

Promise to improve existing telephone services and slash call waiting times by recruiting 800 new call centre staff 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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Bolton Wanderers secures new ownership deal as HMRC tax battle continues
Business Recovery

Bolton Wanderers secures new ownership deal as HMRC tax battle continues

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Bolton Wanderers secures new ownership deal as HMR...

Sports Shield consortium, fronted by ex-Bolton striker Dean Holdsworth, and Inner Circle, have taken control of Eddie Davies' 94.5% controlling share ...

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54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'
Accounting Standards

54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'

Nearly three-in-four IPs believe HMRC has made the insolvency process harder to manage over the past few years Read More...

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Stagecoach tax avoidance stopped in its tracks by HMRC
Corporate Tax

Stagecoach tax avoidance stopped in its tracks by HMRC

10y Fraser Simpson

Stagecoach tax avoidance stopped in its tracks by ...

HMRC clamps down on scheme used by the transport group and 11 other firms, which could see the taxman recoup £179m in avoided tax 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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HMRC focuses on self-employed with Making Tax Digital video
Corporate Tax

HMRC focuses on self-employed with Making Tax Digital video

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC focuses on self-employed with Making Tax Digi...

The taxman has released a new video on its YouTube channel on their digital transformation project Read More...

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Money launderer jailed after HMRC probe
Personal Tax

Money launderer jailed after HMRC probe

10y Fraser Simpson

Money launderer jailed after HMRC probe

The Bradford-based man, who has links to money laundering gangs, has been sentenced to 23 months in prison Read More...

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HMRC begins crackdown on alcohol tax evasion
Corporate Tax

HMRC begins crackdown on alcohol tax evasion

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC begins crackdown on alcohol tax evasion

The taxman advises alcohol retailers to sign up to its wholesaler registration scheme, as the department looks to tackle the industry’s £1.2bn a year ...

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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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Bolton secures extra time to defend itself from HMRC
Business Recovery

Bolton secures extra time to defend itself from HMRC

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Bolton secures extra time to defend itself from HM...

Solicitors at High Court to run through plans for a buy-out of club by consortium led by former striker Dean Holdsworth Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, digital tax and consulting
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, digital tax and consulting

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, d...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance Bill inquiry
Corporate Tax

House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance Bill inquiry

10y Fraser Simpson

House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance ...

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee says HMRC needs to communicate impending tax changes to the public more clearly and effectively Read More...

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Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corporation tax briefing
Corporate Tax

Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corporation tax briefing

10y Fraser Simpson

Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corpor...

Practitioners react to the taxman's latest policy paper, which tries to explain how it collects taxes from multinational corporations Read More...

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17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser
People Business

17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser

10y Fraser Simpson

17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser

Paul Jeffries spent more than 20 years with HMRC Read More...

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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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HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into avoidance schemes
Personal Tax

HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into avoidance schemes

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into a...

The taxman conducted 20 interviews with previous scheme users to gain an insight into why people enter into tax avoidance agreements 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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LITRG urges government to delay NI changes
Corporate Tax

LITRG urges government to delay NI changes

10y Fraser Simpson

LITRG urges government to delay NI changes

LITRG asks government to delay changes to NICs for the self-employed until OTS publishes its recommendations on merging NI and income tax Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG axing dozens of partners and HMRC's new CEO
People Business

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG axing dozens of partners and HMRC's new CEO

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG axing dozens of partne...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in
People Business

Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in

10y Taking Stock

Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in

When Colin heard HMRC's next CEO was an MOD man, he could only think one thing... Read More...

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Appointment of Jon Thompson could create tensions within HMRC
People Business

Appointment of Jon Thompson could create tensions within HMRC

10y Fraser Simpson

Appointment of Jon Thompson could create tensions ...

Practitioners and finance professionals from around the UK give their verdict on the taxman’s double appointment Read More...

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Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC
Administration

Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC

10y Fraser Simpson

Jon Thompson named as next boss of HMRC

Ministry of Defence civil servant appointed as HMRC's new CEO; Edward Troup promoted to executive chair Read More...

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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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