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Small business bill: HMRC to share VAT data with credit agencies

26/06/2014(0)
Under the guise of increasing access to finance, the government brought forward proposals to make VAT registration data available to third parties in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment ... Read More
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Devon VAT fraud accountant jailed

24/06/2014(0)
Devon accountant Robert Carpenter was jailed at Exeter Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to a £95,000 VAT fraud. The accountant from Barnstaple was sentenced to 12 months’ ... Read More
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Accountant jailed for £95,000 VAT fraud

19/06/2014(0)
An accountant from North Devon has been jailed for a £95,000 VAT fraud. Robert Leonard Carpenter pleaded guilty after he was caught when HMRC became suspicious of his VAT ... Read More
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Tax avoidance company threatens to sue Deloitte

18/06/2014(0)
Icebreakers Management, the company behind the tax avoidance scheme used by pop band Take That, has threatened Deloitte with legal action. Icebreaker Management created the Icebreakers tax avoidance scheme ... Read More
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Don’t be conned by ‘e-mails from HMRC’

04/06/2014(0)
Nottingham accountant Serena Humphrey is urging businesses to be vigilant of fraudulent e-mails. The owner of F Word financial training company believes companies are continuing to fall victim to ... Read More
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Switzerland informs UK over Bank Deposit Movements

03/06/2014(0)
Swiss banks were required to hand over information about deposit movements to UK authorities by May 31, 2014, to support UK efforts to track down untaxed income. This was ... Read More
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HMRC takes in record £23.9bn following tax cheat clampdown

27/05/2014(0)
Tax authorities have increased their take by 15% to a record total of £23.9 billion in the year to April following a crackdown on tax avoidance schemes. HM Revenue ... Read More
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HMRC doubles inquiries into self-assessors

19/05/2014(0)
The number of taxpayers whose financial affairs HM Revenue & Customs investigated in the past 12 months has almost doubled, in line with the growing haul from such self-assessors. ... Read More
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HMRC seeks powers to recover tax debts from ISAs

07/05/2014(0)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is looking to increase its powers to allow it to take tax debts directly from individuals’ ISAs. In this year’s Budget, the government gave ... Read More
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CEOs must act before HMRC’s investigations

30/04/2014(0)
The phenomenal pace of international tax transparency initiatives continues to accelerate. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced at the G5 finance ministers’ meeting this week that agreements for ... Read More
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