MPs Set to Grill Accountants on Tax Avoidance Schemes
It has long been the case that those who use tax avoidance schemes have borne the brunt of the authorities, but now those who provide...
HMRC News
What are the Paradise Papers and who are Named in the Scandal?
The leaked Paradise Papers reveal how large multinational corporations, such as Apple and Nike avoid paying taxes, and how the world’s rich and famous, including...
HMRC’s Powers to Name and Shame Tax Evasion Enablers Comes into Force
New powers this year allow HMRC to publicise the identities of parties deemed to be promoting tax evasion. First announced in George Osbourne’s Autumn Statement, this...
Government announces ‘Call for Evidence’ regarding Bonding Arrangements for Insolvency Practitioners:
Too much red tape puts a regulatory burden on businesses – that’s the theme of the government’s Cutting Red Tape programme which is reviewing thousands of bureaucratic regulations...
HMRC ‘Thank You’ Letters Coming to a Door Mat Near You
In a bid to improve relations between HM Revenue & Customs and taxpayers, HMRC is set to trial the idea of sending HMRC ‘thank you’ letters...
New Consultants Dividends Tax Rules for Limited Companies
Paying a dividend has always been one of the most tax efficient ways of taking money out of a limited company, but new dividend tax...
HMRC Tax Investigation Team Cases Remain Unresolved after Three Years
HMRC has always been quick to call into question company tax returns it believes are either mistakenly or intentionally inaccurate, but it seems HMRC’s Tax...
Directors Made Liable for Tax Errors?
There are some circumstances in the running of a limited company or a limited liability partnership when the protective veil of incorporation can be penetrated...
Lengthy Disqualifications for Four Directors Involved in VAT Fraud
Four directors of unconnected businesses based in Cardiff and Cambridgeshire have been disqualified from acting as company directors for a combined period of 48 years...
Three Company Directors disqualified and Pay the Price for Neglecting HMRC
The sole director of a web hosting provider and the mother and son owners of an import company have learnt the hard way that neglecting...
HMRC Changes Tack on overpaid VAT Repayments Arising out of Insolvency
A landmark legal case in the Administrative Court has led to a change of tack by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs in the way it...
VAT Conman Sunk after Investing Proceeds in Replica U-Boat
A businessman who funded a fantasy lifestyle by stealing from the public purse has had three businesses wound-up and been jailed for four years. An...