HMRC has published provisional guidance on the ‘IR35’ rules for office holders.
A number of anti-avoidance measures announced in last week’s Budget will take effect from Budget day, 20 March, and a measure to counter stamp duty land tax avoidance will take effect for transfers of rights taking place on or after 21 March 2012.
Former tax lawyer calls for restriction of deductions for interest and royalties paid
Second reading of the Finance Bill has been scheduled for 15 April
Ernst & Young’s head of tax policy suggests that the chancellor’s speech may have helped to address ‘uncertainty created by the fair tax debate’, while campaigners insist that the UK should do more to tackle avoidance
Proposal to use disclosure rules to help developing countries tackle poverty and reduce dependency on UK aid has been raised in parliament three times in recent weeks
‘We want to make sure that we get the costs and benefits right,’ says Treasury spokesman in the House of Lords
OECD defends relationship with business as it is reported to be ‘alienating’ allies in industry
Increasingly detailed breakdowns ‘could serve to confuse or obscure rather than illuminate the reality’, says BLP
Not all arrangements are ‘aggressive’