Brown Butler, the Leeds-based firm, has promoted Matthew Jaques to tax partner. Jacques joined the firm in December 2010 from Baker Tilly.
Oil and gas industry representatives discussed ‘a range of fiscal issues’ with ministers yesterday at the first meeting of the Fiscal Forum, established last September ‘to encourage constructive discussion’ on tax issues.
A tax adviser was found guilty of cheating the public revenue by dishonestly submitting and facilitating tax relief claims that falsely stated the value of shares gifted to charities.
Taxpayers who are not under investigation but want to admit to tax fraud may ask HMRC to consider their suitability for a new contractual disclosure facility (CDF), HMRC announced last week.
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2012/33, amend the principal VAT regulations to extend the requirement for VAT returns to be submitted electronically.
More than 20,000 tax officers were planning to hold “lightning walkouts” today in protest against plans to “bring in private companies to do their work”, the Public and Commercial Services union announced.
HMRC has announced the death of Dame Lesley Strathie, former Chief Executive Officer, who stood down as CEO in November for health reasons. She was diagnosed with cancer earlier last year.
A tax avoidance scheme involving post-cessation trade relief under Income Tax Act 2007 s 96, which provides relief for certain payments made or events occurring after a trade has ceased, is to be blocked with effect from 12 January.