Radical steps needed to avoid thousands of repossessions
Radical steps are required to ensure that the homes of hundreds of thousands of...

Lease surrenders: overpaid SDLT and VAT?
If you have previously paid irrecoverable VAT, SDLT or both on the surrender of...
ICAEW warning over HMRC powers
In a detailed 13-page response to a consultation on the Direct Recovery of Debts...

Contractor Loans: settlement opportunity
“Contractor Loan” planning has been around for some years. We have never much liked...

Penalties for failure: painting a Gray picture?
An inordinate number of cases appearing before the First-tier Tribunal relate to penalties for...
Osborne’s Jekyll and Hyde tax approach
The Telegraph’s Philip Johnson accuses George Osborne of having a “Jekyll and Hyde” attitude...
British Business Bank looks to SME bonds
The British Business Bank is planning to use “securitisation” to create SME bonds in...
More income tax details
The Telegraph outlines further details of research into which areas pay the most and...

New payment demands in enquiry cases?
In the next couple of weeks, HMRC will be given controversial new powers to...
Hard to punish Nando’s?
Nando’s has come under fire for reducing its corporate tax bill by up to...
Accelerated Payment Notices and Follower Notices
This note is about the provisions to be introduced by Finance Act 2014, which...
Yorkshire Water defends exemption
Yorkshire Water has defended its non-payment of corporation tax this year saying the hundreds...