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HMRC Welcomes Bank Bonus Tax Scheme Ruling

22/03/2016(0)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has welcomed a court ruling against a major tax avoidance scheme used by banking giants UBS and Deutsche Bank, in which the agency successfully ... Read More
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54% of IPs see HMRC as ‘unhelpful’

11/03/2016(0)
OVER half (54%) of insolvency practitioners (IPs) think HMRC makes it harder to rescue businesses than wind them up, according to a survey of the profession by R3, the insolvency ... Read More
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HMRC: ‘Persuasive promoters’ lure taxpayers into avoidance schemes

02/03/2016(0)
AN INVESTIGATION into tax avoidance schemes has revealed that people are regularly introduced to avoidance arrangements via family, friends and accountancy firms, despite being aware that they are ‘unusual’ and ... Read More
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HMRC: Government names new bosses at tax authority

25/02/2016(0)
The government has appointed new bosses at the UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Jon Thompson has been appointed chief executive; he is currently Permanent Secretary at ... Read More
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Suspended jail sentence for London solicitor over VAT fraud

18/02/2016(0)
A London solicitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for a £96,000 VAT fraud which was uncovered by an HMRC taskforce set up to identify those attempting to ... Read More
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Google Grilling: Search Giant Faces More Questions Over Tax Deal With UK Government

11/02/2016(0)
Earlier this month Alphabet, the parent company of Google, granted Google CEO Sundar Pichai almost $200 million in stock options. That sum, generous by any measure, is greater than the $185 ... Read More
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HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

09/02/2016(0)
TAX AVOIDANCE schemes that are based on contracts for difference have been labelled “ineffective” by HMRC as it looks to challenge any employer that’s using the initiative. These claims by ... Read More
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UK tax avoidance: Google looks ‘to pay three times more tax’ in France than in UK

26/01/2016(0)
Google is said to be negotiating a tax settlement with France worth three times more than it paid the British Exchequer even though it employs thousands more staff in ... Read More
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Google tax deal labelled ‘derisory’, as criticism grows

25/01/2016(0)
An agreement for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes has been labelled as “derisory” and a “sweetheart deal” by critics. The payment covers money owed ... Read More
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Top 10 worst tax return excuses

18/01/2016(0)
HMRC reveals Top 10 worst tax return excuses for 2014 As the Self Assessment deadline approaches on 31 January, HMRC reveals some of the worst excuses submitted last year ... Read More
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