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Digital services suppliers urged to register for new EU VAT service

Digital services suppliers urged to register for new EU VAT service

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Businesses supplying digital services across the European Union will be able to register for a new online VAT service from 20 October....

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No immunity from tax for vaccine avoidance scheme

No immunity from tax for vaccine avoidance scheme

Thursday, 04 September 2014

A tax avoidance scheme which abused the reliefs offered for research into life-saving vaccines to claim back £77 million in tax has been rejected agai...

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HMRC appoints two new Non Executive Directors

HMRC appoints two new Non Executive Directors

Monday, 01 September 2014

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors....

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Review of the Tax and Procurement policy

Review of the Tax and Procurement policy

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Tax and Procurement – policy review...

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Tax adviser’s trust scheme blocked

Tax adviser’s trust scheme blocked

Thursday, 14 August 2014

A tax avoidance scheme which routed profits of a tax advisory business through employee benefit trusts has been closed by a tribunal....

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Workshops offer small high tech firms advice on innovation

Workshops offer small high tech firms advice on innovation

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Small and medium-sized high-tech companies are being invited to free workshops on support for business growth, research and development tax credits an...

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Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS)

Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS)

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Find out about the AWRS which aims to tackle alcohol duty fraud by making the wholesale of illicit alcohol much more difficult....

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Over 3 million renew tax credits on time

Over 3 million renew tax credits on time

Thursday, 07 August 2014

More than three million people renewed their tax credits on time, with many taking advantage of the new online option, HMRC announced today....

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HMRC clocks up another win over NT Advisors

HMRC clocks up another win over NT Advisors

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

HMRC has secured its eighth consecutive tribunal win against tax avoidance schemes run by NT Advisors....

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Extra time for tax credits renewals

Extra time for tax credits renewals

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

HMRC is giving tax credit customers an extra week to renew their tax credits claim – if they have not already done so. This is in response to industri...

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Pay up time for offshore loan schemes

Pay up time for offshore loan schemes

Thursday, 24 July 2014

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today giving around 16,000 tax avoidance scheme users the opportunity to pay the tax they owe or risk facing bigger t...

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Nearly 1 million tax credits claimants to lose benefit if they don't take action

Nearly 1 million tax credits claimants to lose benefit if they don't take action

Thursday, 24 July 2014

With the tax credits renewal deadline just one week away, HMRC is reminding claimants to renew or face losing their payments....

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HMRC Annual Stakeholder Conference: Lin Homer

HMRC Annual Stakeholder Conference: Lin Homer

Friday, 18 July 2014

Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary Lin Homer's speech to the HMRC Annual Stakeholder Conference....

HMRC's annual conference for stakeholders: opening address

HMRC's annual conference for stakeholders: opening address

Thursday, 17 July 2014

A speech given by David Gauke, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to the annual HMRC stakeholder conference on 17 July 2014....

Building our Future: transforming how HMRC serves the UK

Building our Future: transforming how HMRC serves the UK

Thursday, 17 July 2014

A speech given by Ruth Owen, HMRC’s Director General of Personal Tax, to the annual HMRC stakeholder conference on 17 July 2014....

HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit brings in £1 billion

HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit brings in £1 billion

Thursday, 17 July 2014

HMRC's High Net Worth Unit – a specialist division which deals with the tax affairs of the UK’s wealthiest individuals – has brought in £1bn in compli...

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Avoidance schemes members to make upfront payments

Avoidance schemes members to make upfront payments

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

A list of tax avoidance schemes whose users may be required to make an upfront payment of tax has been published today by HMRC....

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Top 10 tax credits renewal ‘excuses’ revealed

Top 10 tax credits renewal ‘excuses’ revealed

Monday, 14 July 2014

With the tax credits renewal deadline of 31 July just over two weeks away, HMRC has revealed the top 10 excuses for not renewing tax credits claims....

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Tax credits online renewal form launched

Tax credits online renewal form launched

Wednesday, 02 July 2014

With the tax credits renewal deadline of 31 July less than one month away, HMRC has launched a new online service for the vast majority of claimants t...

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Court rules there's no tax relief for McLaren fine

Court rules there's no tax relief for McLaren fine

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Formula 1 racing giant McLaren has lost its claim that a £32 million fine imposed against it by the sport’s governing body should be tax deductible. ...

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Tax credits claimants warned over scam emails

Tax credits claimants warned over scam emails

Monday, 16 June 2014

Tax credits claimants are being warned about scam or “phishing” emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the 31 July renewal deadline....

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Digital services suppliers get one stop EU VAT service

Digital services suppliers get one stop EU VAT service

Monday, 09 June 2014

Businesses supplying digital services across the European Union will be able to use a one-stop VAT service from January. ...

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HMRC secures record £4.6m minimum wage arrears for underpaid workers

HMRC secures record £4.6m minimum wage arrears for underpaid workers

Thursday, 05 June 2014

Over £4.6 million in wage arrears has been paid to more than 22,000 workers following a successful year for HMRC's National Minimum Wage enforcement t...

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Tax credits claimants reminded to renew it or lose it

Tax credits claimants reminded to renew it or lose it

Tuesday, 03 June 2014

Tax credits customers are being prompted, through an advertising campaign launched today, to renew their claim now....

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Tribunal tears up Next’s tax relief claim

Tribunal tears up Next’s tax relief claim

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

A multi-million pound tax allowance claim made by one of the UK’s largest clothing retailers has been rejected for the second time by a tax tribunal....

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Landlords get online tax training

Landlords get online tax training

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Landlords are being offered online training in tax matters from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)....

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Tribunal ruling halts charity tax relief abuse

Tribunal ruling halts charity tax relief abuse

Friday, 16 May 2014

Another attempted abuse of the tax relief available when shares are gifted to charities has been blocked by a tribunal....

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HMRC defeats NT Advisors again at a tax tribunal

HMRC defeats NT Advisors again at a tax tribunal

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Another avoidance scheme designed by NT Advisors has been defeated at a tax tribunal....

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Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme crushed

Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme crushed

Monday, 12 May 2014

A tax avoidance scheme that created tax losses out of nothing for wealthy people and could have cost the taxpayer £120 million was rejected by a tax t...

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Government to take direct action to recover tax and tax credit debts

Government to take direct action to recover tax and tax credit debts

Tuesday, 06 May 2014

Direct Recovery of Debts will see tax debts recovered from those refusing to pay....

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