HMRC “wall of shame”
Photographs of over 30 individuals, who were sentenced last year to a total of almost 156 years, have been published online for the first time …
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R&D Tax Credits, a warning
The current regime of claiming for enhanced credits against corporation tax is a generous one with up to 225% relief available for qualifying expenditure. In …
Tough times for legal firms
This week the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) have announced that over 600 legal firms had failed to nominate complaince officers by mid September 2012. Since …
Window of Opportunity to pay backtax – HMRC offer ‘light touch’ for 2009/10 and prior
Higher rate taxpayers who have failed to submit tax returns are being offered the opportunity to come forward and pay up under a time-limited HM …
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Further clamp down on Tax Dodgers
Following the success of their “taskforce” initiatives in 2011, and rapidly on the back of the focus on Taxi firms and market traders in May, HMRC …
French holiday homes under attack
In a move certain to anger the 200,000+ Brits who own property in France, newly elected President François Hollande has announced he is set to significantly …
Received an email from HMRC – guidance issued on how to spot bogus emails
The Inland Revenue (HMRC) have issued further a press release warning tax payers about possible fake or ‘phishing’ emails sent out by fraudsters, and guidance …
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Ding dong taxman calling!
HMRC have indicated that later in the year they will be looking in to the tax affairs of those selling beauty products and lingerie door …
Discretionary fund management not exempt from VAT
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has surprised discretionary fund managers with an unexpected decision not to exempt DFMs from VAT. In an opinion statement …
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HMRC to cap tax reliefs
In an attempt to ensure that higher rate taxpayers make a reasonable contribution to UK tax revenues new legislation is to be introduced from 6 …