HMRC

Smirnoff

Smirnoff owner Diageo to pay HMRC £107m in ‘Google tax’ crackdown

12/05/2017(1)
Drinks company will challenge HMRC claim for tax and interest over ‘diverted profits’ Diageo, the drinks company behind Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is to pay HMRC £107m under ... Read More
hmrc

HMRC raids two popular football clubs in UK in tax fraud allegations; Reports for arrests

27/04/2017(0)
HMRC officials went to St James’ Park, where Newcastle have been celebrating a move back up to the Premiership, and also to the former Olympic stadium which is now ... Read More
hmrc

HMRC launch criminal investigation into global financial institution

07/04/2017(0)
HMRC, alongside our international partners, launched an investigation for suspected tax evasion and money laundering by a global financial institution. HM Revenue and Customs is getting increasingly tougher on offshore ... Read More
Uber

Uber faces court battle over VAT bill

01/04/2017(0)
Tech giant Uber has been threatened with UK court action over its approach to VAT, which campaigners feel are taking the UK taxpayer for a ride. While firms providing ... Read More
HMRC

Argos flouts national minimum wage in £2.4m underpayments

20/02/2017(0)
The underpayment happened because staff were asked to staff to attend briefings and take part in security checks outside the working hours for which they were paid, after they ... Read More
hmrc

Scottish tax code increases

20/02/2017(0)
HMRC has issued a note to stakeholders to warn employers that the Scottish tax rates, thresholds and tax code increases cited in its form P9X: Tax codes published the ... Read More
Bird & Bird

International law firm appoints team from PwC and establishes international tax disputes practice

03/02/2017(0)
Bird & Bird has today launched an international tax disputes practice based in the UK, with the appointment of a team from PricewaterhouseCoopers (‘PwC’). Andy Brown and Julian Balson ... Read More
HMRC

UK: New Year brings in new penalties for enablers of offshore tax evasion

03/01/2017(0)
Accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisors who enable offshore tax evasion will face tough new sanctions from today (1 January 2017). The new powers will see individuals or corporates ... Read More
bhs

BHS owner arrested

14/11/2016(0)
Dominic Chappell, the businessman Sir Philip Green sold BHS to for £1, has been arrested for unpaid taxes. It has been reported that HMRC officers arrested Mr Chappell at ... Read More
cadbury

Cadbury’s Parent company made millions in profits but paid no corporation tax thanks to legal accounting techniques

17/10/2016(0)
Cadbury’s American owners paid no UK corporation tax last year Parent company Mondelez UK made profits of £177million in 2015 It should have handed over £36million – but the ... Read More
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