Boris Johnson should order a Loan Charge review before it's too late
Tax

Boris Johnson should order a Loan Charge review before it's too late

5y Chris Jewers

Boris Johnson should order a Loan Charge review be...

It is easy to see why many contractors and freelancers are worried about the impact of this charge. If the charge is not suspended, up to 50,000 peopl...

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How to cook a frog, or how to tax a non-dom
HMRC

How to cook a frog, or how to tax a non-dom

5y Mark Davies

How to cook a frog, or how to tax a non-dom

Mark Davies, Managing Director of Mark Davies & Associates, talks about taxing a non-dom and the outcome of the current policy for the Exchequer. ...

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Insolvency implications – extending joint and several liability
Tax

Insolvency implications – extending joint and several liability

5y Emma Rawson

Insolvency implications – extending joint and seve...

ATT's Technical Officer Emma Rawson talks about new powers for HMRC, Tax avoidance and evasion cases and the scope for uncertainty Read More...

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Grant Thornton and BDO appoint new partners
People In Practice

Grant Thornton and BDO appoint new partners

5y Tom Lemmon

Grant Thornton and BDO appoint new partners

Grant Thornton and BDO have appointed new partners. Joanne Brown is promoted to partner and public services lead at Grant Thornton, while Ian Bowden a...

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HMRC glitch means self-employed risk underpaying tax bill
HMRC

HMRC glitch means self-employed risk underpaying tax bill

5y Chris Jewers

HMRC glitch means self-employed risk underpaying t...

Just 14% of late payment fines were cancelled last year, down from 16% the previous year, suggesting HMRC is becoming less sympathetic towards late ta...

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PAYE tax checks: it’s that time of year again
Tax

PAYE tax checks: it’s that time of year again

5y Brian Palmer

PAYE tax checks: it’s that time of year again

Tax expert Brian Palmer shares his tips and tricks for getting through p800 forms, with advice on appeals, what to look out for and help from the LITR...

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Non-compliance measures paying off for HMRC
HMRC

Non-compliance measures paying off for HMRC

5y Chris Jewers

Non-compliance measures paying off for HMRC

A Failure to Correct policy, that came into force in October 2018 and can see penalties of up to 200% of the tax liable, seems to have prompted a rush...

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Industry experts give their take on impending IR35 legislation
HMRC

Industry experts give their take on impending IR35 legislation

5y Chris Jewers

Industry experts give their take on impending IR35...

We questioned which industries will be affected by the IR35 new legislation, due to come into effect in April 2020, and what businesses and freelancer...

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IR35 - HMRC scrutinising where TV presenters stand and choice of clothes for tax purposes
HMRC

IR35 - HMRC scrutinising where TV presenters stand and choice of clothes fo...

5y Chris Jewers

IR35 - HMRC scrutinising where TV presenters stand...

The BBC recently estimated that up to 800 of its TV presenters could be challenged by HMRC over their employment status Read More...

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The evolution of the European tax and accounting landscape
Technology

The evolution of the European tax and accounting landscape

5y Beth McLoughlin

The evolution of the European tax and accounting l...

Henri Van Engelen, managing director of tax and accounting, Europe, for Wolters Kluwer, shares his thoughts on some of the trends shaping the sector R...

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UK presses ahead with digital services tax
Tax

UK presses ahead with digital services tax

5y Chris Jewers

UK presses ahead with digital services tax

The UK and France are pressing ahead with a digital services tax (DST) in the face of pressure from the US Read More...

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Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year
Tax

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year

5y Helen Thornley

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services A...

ATT's Helen Thornley details what we have found out so far from using HMRC's Agent Services Account Read More...

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HMRC takes record £860m in penalties
Personal Tax

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

5y Tom Lemmon

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

Last year, HMRC imposed a record £860m in penalties on individual taxpayers, up 24% from £694m in 2017/18, according to accounting group UHY Hacker Yo...

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Taxing tech giants: the challenges accountants should know
Tax

Taxing tech giants: the challenges accountants should know

5y Dave Beach

Taxing tech giants: the challenges accountants sho...

As the OECD delivered its global approach to taxing digital services, tax experts warn current accounting norms are due to be axed, with challenges an...

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"Tax is the centre of the social contract" - SSE finance director
Tax

"Tax is the centre of the social contract" - SSE finance director

5y Gregor Alexander

"Tax is the centre of the social contract" - SSE f...

SSE's finance director Gregor Alexander explains why it was important for the company to receive a Fair Tax Mark - and why paying your fair share of t...

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Wealthiest families in UK gobble up inheritance tax relief
Tax

Wealthiest families in UK gobble up inheritance tax relief

5y Tom Lemmon

Wealthiest families in UK gobble up inheritance ta...

A small number of the wealthiest families in the country are sharing up to £666 million a year in inheritance tax relief, according to Tax Justice UK ...

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European Commission notified about more than 380 potentially unlawful tax breaks in the last five years
Tax

European Commission notified about more than 380 potentially unlawful tax b...

5y Tom Lemmon

European Commission notified about more than 380 p...

The European Commission has been made aware of around 385 tax breaks which may be unlawful under State aid rules over the last five years, according t...

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Millions of new businesses; billions in missing taxes
Tax

Millions of new businesses; billions in missing taxes

5y Richard Asquith

Millions of new businesses; billions in missing ta...

In his monthly column, Avalara's Richard Asquith looks at what international tax authorities are doing to ensure compliance and mop up missing taxes R...

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Part One: Understanding cyber security in accountancy
Security

Part One: Understanding cyber security in accountancy

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Part One: Understanding cyber security in accounta...

Emmy Hawker takes a deep dive into cyberspace, assessing how prepared accountancy firms and practices are for the ever-growing threat of cyber-crime R...

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HMRC applied to shut down 4,160 businesses in 2018
HMRC

HMRC applied to shut down 4,160 businesses in 2018

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

HMRC applied to shut down 4,160 businesses in 2018

Funding Options has shared their insights with Accountancy Age Read More...

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Are HMRC’s Accelerated Payment Notices proof of the taxman’s aggression?
HMRC

Are HMRC’s Accelerated Payment Notices proof of the taxman’s aggression?

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Are HMRC’s Accelerated Payment Notices proof of th...

RPC has reported that a percentage of APNs have been withdrawn by HMRC Read More...

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HMRC retrospective loan charge causing problems for contractors
HMRC

HMRC retrospective loan charge causing problems for contractors

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

HMRC retrospective loan charge causing problems fo...

ContractorUK’s report has revealed some interesting insights Read More...

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The growing relationship between tax and technology
Tax

The growing relationship between tax and technology

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

The growing relationship between tax and technolog...

 Thomson Reuters has revealed the results of the Tax Technology Survey 2019 Read More...

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What is keeping entrepreneurs up at night?
Business

What is keeping entrepreneurs up at night?

5y Melanie Stancliffe

What is keeping entrepreneurs up at night?

The majority of startups are not trading after just four years and in 2011 only 4% made it to their second year Read More...

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Friction between HMRC and the taxpayer as the number of tribunal disputes continues to rise
HMRC

Friction between HMRC and the taxpayer as the number of tribunal disputes c...

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Friction between HMRC and the taxpayer as the numb...

Price Bailey has cited the adoption of software as enabling HMRC to more aggressively obtain results Read More...

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Making Tax Digital: Every cloud has a silver lining
Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital: Every cloud has a silver lining

5y Harris Lacey & Swain

Making Tax Digital: Every cloud has a silver linin...

A recent report states 11 percent of businesses still don't know what MTD is Read More...

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Is it all just an act, Lorraine?
Tax

Is it all just an act, Lorraine?

5y AJ Chambers Recruitment | Sponsored

Is it all just an act, Lorraine?

Matthew Lawford, director at AJ Chambers Recruitment, asks employment tax specialist Alastair Kendrick what the recent judgement tells us Read More...

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