The Final Countdown, time to disclose
The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) is not the catchiest title but it will be of some importance to certain people. The LDF was created as […]
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Burgis & Bullock Attends TIAG International Conference in Scotland
The Future of Europe, Energy Industry Outlook, and Cross-border Dispute Resolution are among the topics covered. Grant Howard and Gill Yates recently attended TIAG’s 24th
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Upper Tribunal considers whether compromise agreement precluded VAT recovery assessment
The Upper Tax Tribunal recently considered whether HMRC was entitled to issue an assessment to recover amounts of VAT paid to the taxpayer in error.
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Taxpayer wins appeal against level of penalty reducing it from 75% to 18%
It’s fair to say that in the world of sport, the decision of the referee to give a penalty can be contentious. Unfortunately for
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Solicitors – Limited time tax disclosure opportunity
Are you a Solicitor? Are your tax affairs up to date? Are you certain? In the latest in its series of campaigns, HMRC has recently
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No Will? Changes to who inherits when you die….
If a person dies without leaving a valid Will the laws of intestacy spell out who is entitled to what. Unmarried partners, close friends and
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Do the new accounting standards affect me?
With relatively little fanfare, FRS 102 comes into force for accounting periods commencing on or after 1st January 2015. This is a fundamental change in
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The Dangers of using Tax Schemes
H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have today issued a list of the top 10 things that tax scheme promoters don’t tell businesses before they
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Safeguarding Client Money
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had been planning to abolish the requirement for legal practices to submit an annual independent accountants’ report detailing how they
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Ability to recover VAT on costs incurred by companies restructuring and refinancing dealt a blow by taxpayer loss at Court of Appeal
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Airtours Holidays Transport Limited (formerly MyTravel) (“Airtours”) regarding VAT recoverability on costs relating to restructuring and refinancing
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