Plumbers campaign yields £328,000
Personal Tax

Plumbers campaign yields £328,000

13y Idris Nagri

Plumbers campaign yields £328,000

The Plumbers Tax Safe Plan has yielded £328,756 from around 600 voluntary disclosures Read More...

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Swiss agreement 'not certain'
Personal Tax

Swiss agreement 'not certain'

13y Idris Nagri

Swiss agreement 'not certain'

A leading consultant has said that an agreement between Switzerland and the UK is likely, but is by no means certain Read More...

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Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"
Personal Tax

Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"

13y Idris Nagri

Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"

The second phase of the Tax Health Plan has begun, but the helplines were being staffed by one person to deal with 100 to 200 calls Read More...

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Liechtenstein amnesty: a £3bn+ success story
Personal Tax

Liechtenstein amnesty: a £3bn+ success story

13y Idris Nagri

Liechtenstein amnesty: a £3bn+ success story

The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility could exceed its £3bn target Read More...

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Crime investigations launched from tax amnesties
Personal Tax

Crime investigations launched from tax amnesties

13y Idris Nagri

Crime investigations launched from tax amnesties

HMRC reveals 16 criminal investigations have begun as a result of its various disclosure initiatives Read More...

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Liechtenstein deadline "will be pushed back"
Personal Tax

Liechtenstein deadline "will be pushed back"

13y Idris Nagri

Liechtenstein deadline "will be pushed back"

Deadline for Liechtenstein banks to investigate customers will almost certainly be extended Read More...

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Liechtenstein amnesty yields £300,000 per disclosure
Personal Tax

Liechtenstein amnesty yields £300,000 per disclosure

13y Idris Nagri

Liechtenstein amnesty yields £300,000 per disclosu...

The LDF yielded 475 successful disclosures up to March 2011, bringing in £140m for the Exchequer Read More...

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Government's tax clawback is higher than ever, says Hartnett
Corporate Tax

Government's tax clawback is higher than ever, says Hartnett

13y Idris Nagri

Government's tax clawback is higher than ever, say...

HMRC clawing back most ever in tax, parliamentary committee told Read More...

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Liechtenstein tax amnesty yields £140m so far
Personal Tax

Liechtenstein tax amnesty yields £140m so far

13y Idris Nagri

Liechtenstein tax amnesty yields £140m so far

The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility has a long way to go before hitting its target of £3bn, experts say Read More...

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Swiss agreement "to create 50% withholding tax"
Personal Tax

Swiss agreement "to create 50% withholding tax"

13y Idris Nagri

Swiss agreement "to create 50% withholding tax"

Agreement struck with Switzerland means Britons will pay witholding levy Read More...

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UK nears agreement with Switzerland
Personal Tax

UK nears agreement with Switzerland

13y Idris Nagri

UK nears agreement with Switzerland

HM Revenue & Customs is on the verge of announcing an agreement with Switzerland over unpaid taxes, reports suggest Read More...

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HMRC steps up plumbers campaign
Personal Tax

HMRC steps up plumbers campaign

13y Idris Nagri

HMRC steps up plumbers campaign

Around 50,000 plumbers will receive letters informing them of the opportunity to declare unpaid tax Read More...

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When tax planning goes wrong
Administration

When tax planning goes wrong

13y Paul Sutton

When tax planning goes wrong

Experts make tax planning sound easy, but it can go horribly wrong Read More...

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Connect for tax
Administration

Connect for tax

13y Idris Nagri

Connect for tax

Can HMRC break the habit of a lifetime and get different datasets singing together in harmony? Read More...

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Plumbers' amnesty may encourage evaders to come forward
Administration

Plumbers' amnesty may encourage evaders to come forward

13y Idris Nagri

Plumbers' amnesty may encourage evaders to come fo...

Taxman taps into evaders: HMRC’s plumber amnesty may encourage tax evaders of all professions to come forward Read More...

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Amnesty time period criticised
Corporate Tax

Amnesty time period criticised

13y Idris Nagri

Amnesty time period criticised

Tax experts have claimed that six months is not long enough for people to disclose their tax affairs Read More...

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Confusion over "general" amnesty
Corporate Tax

Confusion over "general" amnesty

13y Idris Nagri

Confusion over "general" amnesty

Accountants are claiming that the preferential rates given to plumbers will in fact apply to everyone Read More...

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Plumbers in the firing line for taxmen
Administration

Plumbers in the firing line for taxmen

13y Idris Nagri

Plumbers in the firing line for taxmen

A new amnesty for plumbers looks generous but experts say such offers should be used more widely Read More...

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Plumbers offered tax amnesty
Personal Tax

Plumbers offered tax amnesty

13y Idris Nagri

Plumbers offered tax amnesty

Plumbers will only have to pay undeclared tax for the past five years and pay penalties of 10%, Accountancy Age can reveal Read More...

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Offshore tax penalties could aid tax evaders
Corporate Tax

Offshore tax penalties could aid tax evaders

13y Idris Nagri

Offshore tax penalties could aid tax evaders

Lawyers warn that flagging up the locations of most concern to HMRC could encourage tax evaders to move funds to those areas Read More...

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Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion
Administration

Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion

13y Idris Nagri

Arrests herald HMRC's new stance on tax evasion

Taxman gets tough: arrests over offshore accounts mark a new chapter in HMRC’s fight against tax evasion Read More...

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More amnesties means more problems for HMRC and tax advisers
Corporate Tax

More amnesties means more problems for HMRC and tax advisers

13y David Jetuah

More amnesties means more problems for HMRC and ta...

HMRC is lining up more amnesties, but the taxman could bite off more than it can chew. There are implications too for advisers and their clients Read ...

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Tax: no laughing matter
Administration

Tax: no laughing matter

14y Idris Nagri

Tax: no laughing matter

Retiring Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz became an internet hit after collapsing in laughter during a speech in parliament – but he has been s...

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An unexpected Swiss roll
Corporate Tax

An unexpected Swiss roll

14y Idris Nagri

An unexpected Swiss roll

  Switzerland represents one of the biggest nuts to crack in terms of banking secrecy but the coalition government has pulled off something of a ...

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Audio: Does HMRC still have teeth on tax amnesties?
Administration

Audio: Does HMRC still have teeth on tax amnesties?

14y rumo , Writer

Audio: Does HMRC still have teeth on tax amnesties...

The taxman falls short on its target for those responding to it amnesty in Liechtenstein Read More...

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Taxman spins bold plan for litigation strategy
Administration

Taxman spins bold plan for litigation strategy

14y Idris Nagri

Taxman spins bold plan for litigation strategy

HMRC considers 'dispute resolution unit' to push through avoidance cases more quickly and add to the public coffers Read More...

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Amnesty deadline looming warns HMRC
Personal Tax

Amnesty deadline looming warns HMRC

14y Idris Nagri

Amnesty deadline looming warns HMRC

Taxman sends out last chance reminder letters to those intending to pay their dues by taking advantage of the New Disclosure Opportunity Read More...

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