The Law Society has released a position paper expressing its belief that, in recent years, there has been a tendency on the part of government to allow the rule of law in taxation to risk being eroded in the interests of making the executive more effective, and makes a number of proposals as to h
‘With a Conservative government now confirmed, higher earners will be trying to do their sums to work out whether they are a winner or loser,’ says Tim Stovold, head of tax at accountants Kingston Smith.
Australia announced that it will be introducing two new tax measures in its Budget on Tuesday.
Faced with a variety of tax challenges, the chancellor needs to spell out a unifying theme in his forthcoming Budget, writes George Bull (Baker Tilly)
HMRC is increasingly charging penalties to companies and senior accounting officers in respect of failures under SAO legislation. Lucy Sauvage and Ed Dwan (BDO) urge businesses to consider the impact on their reputation and their relationship with HMRC
75 in-house tax directors and heads of tax from large companies share their views on the coalition government's tax policies and priorities for a new government.
The votes have been counted and the results are in. Patrick Stevens, tax policy director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, and Chris Lee, tax adviser and founder of Fiscability UK, consider possible tax policy changes under the new government.
Paul Johnson (Institute for Fiscal Studies) believes that whoever wins the election, it is time to adopt a long-term strategy for our tax system
What is the view from business on the coalition government’s tax policies, and what should be the tax priorities for the new government? We report views from 75 in-house tax directors and heads of tax, in response to a recent Tax Journal / Pinsent Masons survey
The Coalition Agreement promised that the coalition government ‘will make every effort to tackle tax avoidance’. Graham Aaronson and Steve Bousher (Joseph Hage Aaronson) give an end of term report on the coalition’s record in dealing with tax avoidance