HMRC’s former head of tax advised colleagues against revisiting a settlement with Goldman Sachs partly because of concern that the company’s reaction might cause “major embarrassment” to the chancellor and HMRC, the High Court heard yesterday.
The triple dip has been avoided, with growth in the first quarter, and government borrowing is down, though only fractionally. David Smith asks whether things are getting better.
Tax experts frustrated at the lack of knowledge shown by many MPs, and the poor quality of much of the public debate on tax avoidance, have been invited to “adopt an MP”.
Littlejohn, an independent firm of chartered accountants based in London, is to join the PKF International network as a UK member in July. It will adopt the name PKF Littlejohn later this year.
HMRC and the Treasury 'should push for an international commitment to improve transparency'
UK Uncut Legal Action will ask the High Court this week to declare that a tax settlement HMRC reached with Goldman Sachs was unlawful.
A leaked document sent by HMRC’s former head of tax Dave Hartnett to the exchequer secretary reveals the scale of the government’s “sweetheart” tax deals, The Guardian reported today, as HMRC pr
There is growing evidence that responsible tax practices make clear business sense as well as moral sense, ActionAid said as it published a guide for investors and businesses seeking a “more socially responsible approach” to corporate tax.
The ongoing public debate surrounding the taxation of multinationals has led some people to believe that “any sort of supply chain planning” is now a thing of the past, according to Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres, chairman of Taxand.
HMRC has updated its guidance at PAYE82000 – “International employments, EP appendix 4: criteria for short term business visitors” – to reflect changes to the criteria.