Jennie Rimmer, formerly Head of Tax for Lockton International, has joined Aspen Insurance as Group Head of Tax with effect from 31 October.
HMRC has announced the launch of five new task forces to tackle tax evasion by:
Three quarters of private businesses interviewed by PwC for a recent survey said the UK tax regime was unsupportive of enterprise, the firm announced.
A new HMRC leaflet is designed to help the newly self-employed budget for their first tax bill. A table ‘will show you how much money to set aside to meet your tax and Class 4 NIC bill,’ HMRC said.
HMRC has published additional guidance on completion of the stamp duty land tax return.
Twelve million working-age benefit and tax credit claimants will be moved to universal credit in three phases over four years, Iain Duncan Smith announced.
There was little in the Cannes summit declaration to cheer proponents of a global tax on financial transactions.
Last week’s Cannes summit of G20 leaders offered ‘some limited hope’ for financial transparency and meaningful action on tax evasion and aggressive avoidance, according to campaigners.
HMRC has published an ‘Issue Briefing’ to help taxpayers understand how ‘Time to Pay’ arrangements work.
Technical guidance on the FA 2011 rules on employment income provided through third parties has been added to HMRC’s Employment Income Manual. The guidance supersedes HMRC’s published FAQs.