Leader: Advisers will welcome Election certainty, but new questions raised
Accounting Firms

Leader: Advisers will welcome Election certainty, but new questions raised

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Advisers will welcome Election certainty, ...

Most accounting professionals will see the election result as 'business as usual'. But continuing austerity and a non-Coalition government not necessa...

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Tories pledge to establish OTS 'permanently'
Corporate Tax

Tories pledge to establish OTS 'permanently'

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tories pledge to establish OTS 'permanently'

Office of Tax Simplification would see role expanded and resource bolstered in next parliament should the Conservatives win election, party pledges Re...

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Advisers back OTS recommendations on employment status
Corporate Tax

Advisers back OTS recommendations on employment status

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers back OTS recommendations on employment st...

Professionals and self-employed workers back reform of employment status' tax treatment Read More...

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OTS report attacks lack of clarity of self-employment
Corporate Tax

OTS report attacks lack of clarity of self-employment

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

OTS report attacks lack of clarity of self-employm...

Office of Tax Simplification recommends greater clarity on self-employment status for tax purposes Read More...

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Analysis: NI and Scots tax devolution steps closer
Corporate Tax

Analysis: NI and Scots tax devolution steps closer

9y Andrew Goodall

Analysis: NI and Scots tax devolution steps closer

Andrew Goodall summarises progress to date on the devolution of tax powers to Northern Ireland and Scotland Read More...

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OTS says HMRC needs head of partnerships
Corporate Tax

OTS says HMRC needs head of partnerships

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

OTS says HMRC needs head of partnerships

Partnerships under-represented at HMRC, OTS claims Read More...

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Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know
Corporate Tax

Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know

9y Accountancy Age

Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know

Alastair Kendrick walks through the new landscape for workers engaged through intermediaries, and finds that clients might not have up-to-scratch syst...

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The Practitioner: R&D tax credit boon awaits clients
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: R&D tax credit boon awaits clients

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: R&D tax credit boon awaits c...

The Practitioner is gobsmacked at the opportunities for tax savings that R&D credits will bring for clients Read More...

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Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015
Personal Tax

Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015

Upping the 10p and 40p rate to new thresholds on the cards if Conservatives re-elected Read More...

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Budget 2014: Simplification has impact on policy
Corporate Tax

Budget 2014: Simplification has impact on policy

10y Accountancy Age

Budget 2014: Simplification has impact on policy

Office of Tax Simplification's John Whiting outlines the body's role in the Budget Read More...

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Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers
Administration

Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: RTI's burden hangs over SMEs and advisers

Cutting red tape and introducing RTI are policies that just don't fit together, says Kevin Reed Read More...

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OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for overhaul'
Administration

OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for overhaul'

11y Owain Thomas

OTS employee benefits review: Taxation 'ripe for o...

Office of Tax Simplification calls for radical overhaul of employee benefits tax and administration rules Read More...

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Taking Stock: It's not just Tolley's Tax Guide that grows
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: It's not just Tolley's Tax Guide that grows

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: It's not just Tolley's Tax Guide tha...

Increasing tax complexity has seen firms' pamphlets become unwieldy, TS has noticed Read More...

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Disabled trust tax law receives cautious welcome
Personal Tax

Disabled trust tax law receives cautious welcome

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Disabled trust tax law receives cautious welcome

Low Incomes Tax Reform Group pleased that key changes to disability allowances have been reflected in tax treatment of disabled trust beneficiaries Re...

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Leader: George too comfy in flip-flops
Business Regulation

Leader: George too comfy in flip-flops

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: George too comfy in flip-flops

Lack of tax consistency shows a creaking austerity policy, which doesn't do advisors any favours Read More...

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Can't we tax foreigners the same as UK businesspeople?
Corporate Tax

Can't we tax foreigners the same as UK businesspeople?

11y Accountancy Age

Can't we tax foreigners the same as UK businesspeo...

The non-domicile tax regime is confusing, and mostly not required, claims Henry Ejdelbaum Read More...

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Tax breaks key to driving green energy investment
Corporate Governance

Tax breaks key to driving green energy investment

12y Will Nichols

Tax breaks key to driving green energy investment

Developers call for tax breaks for investments in smaller clean energy projects as way of bridging funding gap Read More...

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Wealth Tax: What the papers say
Personal Tax

Wealth Tax: What the papers say

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wealth Tax: What the papers say

Accountancy Age rounds up the latest thoughts and views to Nick Clegg's plan for a wealth tax Read More...

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Name and shame tax scheme users, says Gauke
Corporate Tax

Name and shame tax scheme users, says Gauke

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Name and shame tax scheme users, says Gauke

Treasury minister David Gauke wants more disclosure from tax scheme providers, including details of their clients Read More...

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Knee + jerk = government's tax strategy
Corporate Tax

Knee + jerk = government's tax strategy

12y Accountancy Age

Knee + jerk = government's tax strategy

Conflicting signals and back-tracking are the biggest sins that a government can commit when it comes to tax, says Andy White Read More...

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Leader: Cool-off needed to stop hot pasty tax repeat
Business Regulation

Leader: Cool-off needed to stop hot pasty tax repeat

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Cool-off needed to stop hot pasty tax repe...

Think before legislating. It's worked OK so far on the tax front, says Accountancy Age Read More...

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IR35: A year of testing tests looms
Personal Tax

IR35: A year of testing tests looms

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IR35: A year of testing tests looms

New IR35 guidelines have prompted a gloomy response. But it seems advisors will have to go through the process of trying out the 12 new tax tests Read...

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Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary
People In Practice

Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary

Throwaway comments about the profession are harmful. So stop it please, says Accountancy Age Read More...

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UK Plc - bruised, battered, but still worth investing in
Corporate Finance

UK Plc - bruised, battered, but still worth investing in

12y Accountancy Age

UK Plc - bruised, battered, but still worth invest...

The UK is still an attractive place for investment from overseas despite the tough economic conditions, argues Michael Davis Read More...

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Sole Survivor: Cash accounting - the hidden burden
Corporate Tax

Sole Survivor: Cash accounting - the hidden burden

12y Accountancy Age

Sole Survivor: Cash accounting - the hidden burden

In an ongoing series of articles aimed at smaller practices, Elaine Clark questions the morality, and complexity, issues that rise from cash accountin...

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HMRC faces up to advisors' woes
Administration

HMRC faces up to advisors' woes

12y Santhie Goundar

HMRC faces up to advisors' woes

Senior tax advisors welcome the first stage of the taxman's attempts to improve service delivery, with visits to each others' turf proving an eye-open...

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Tax can't be simple with a heavyweight finance bill
Corporate Tax

Tax can't be simple with a heavyweight finance bill

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Tax can't be simple with a heavyweight finance bil...

Despite better tax consultations, a huge finance bill suggests a more complex system, despite government rhetoric Read More...

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