Graham Elliott comments on the Suffolk Constabulary VAT case
Do the accelerated payment proposals to tackle mass marketed tax avoidance go too far? Jolyon Maugham and Sophie Dworetzsky set out opposing views
HMRC recently issued letters to approximately 1,000 taxpayers with income in excess of £150,000 whose effective tax rate is 22% or less.
HMRC’s Fast facts online publication trumpets ‘record revenues’ for the UK, but the department should be careful in the way it puts its message across, writes Andrew Hubbard
Claire Hooper provides an update of the work done on BEPS as announced by the OECD in its webcast last week
Graham Elliott ponders the Mercedes-Benz VAT decision and what exactly is meant by ‘in the normal course of events
Peter Vaines considers two recent cases where the tribunal seems to be taking a sympathetic view about reasonable excuses
What with the tribunal decision in Icebreaker 2; proposals to allow HMRC to recover tax directly from bank accounts; and the UK’s failed challenge to the EU financial transaction tax, tax dominated the national news agenda over the last few weeks.
Heather Self reflects on the operation of HMRC’s litigation and settlements strategy in light of views expressed at a recent conference
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