HMRC records £143m Court of Appeal win against NT Advisors
HMRC has won its tenth successive case against tax avoidance schemes promoted by NT Advisors. The Court of Appeal has ruled that NT ... read more
Tax Avoidance
Economic activity carried out in the UK must be taxed accordingly
Lord Howard Leigh of Hurley discusses the government’s initiatives to mitigate tax avoidance and evasion
HMRC widens APN applications
HMRC is now targeting over 1000 different types of tax planning schemes for the issuing of Accelerated Payment Notices (APN’s). HMRC has recently ... read more
European Commission to draw up list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
The European Commission is to draw up a first common EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions based on a scoreboard
EU competition head Vestager defends Apple tax ruling
EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has defended the decision to order technology giant Apple to pay €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes to the Irish government
Investors sue Ingenious Media over tax losses
A group of investors in film schemes HMRC has determined as tax avoidance are suing Ingenious Media, the company that offered the schemes, and leading banks after losing more than £100m
HMRC collects £3bn through accelerated payment notices
HMRC has collected £3bn by forcing those under investigation for tax avoidance to pay up disputed tax immediately
Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountants; and the Top 50
The Apple Tax situation; Accountants replaced by robots; and The Accountancy Age Top 50+50; all discussed by head of editorial Kevin Reed
Crunchers becomes the first accounting service awarded Fair Tax Mark
Crunchers South London, a licensee of Crunchers Accountants, has become the first accounting service in the UK to receive the Fair Tax Mark award for reporting and paying fair corporation tax
Fewer companies aggressively tax plan as HMRC tightens loopholes
Companies reported increased levels of scrutiny over their tax planning strategies last year as fewer FDs understand what HMRC considers as tax avoidance, according to HMRC’s latest large business survey
