Accelerated Payment Notices and Follower Notices
This note is about the provisions to be introduced by Finance Act 2014, which have been widely (but often inaccurately) reported in the press. It
Yorkshire Water defends exemption
Yorkshire Water has defended its non-payment of corporation tax this year saying the hundreds of millions it invests in infrastructure and keeping bills down means
BKL shortlisted for tax award
North London Chartered Accountants and business advisers BKL have been shortlisted for a prestigious national accolade for their expertise in delivering innovative solutions to Private Clients.
Associated company rules: a welcome simplification
Even readers with relatively short memories will recall a time when the difference between the main rate of Corporation Tax and the “Small Companies’ Rate”
Accountancy Age: More than 1,600 including celebrities in £1.2bn Liberty Scheme
Several celebrities, along with senior executives and QCs, are among those found to have invested in a £1.2bn tax avoidance scheme. We gave a comment
Conflicting decisions on late return penalties: who was right?
Coincidentally, a number of First-tier Tribunal decisions have recently been reported involving appeals against penalties for late filing of returns. They happen to have been
HMRC accused of letting avoiders off the hook
HMRC has been accused of letting tax avoidance scheme users off the hook after it emerged that inspectors failed to challenge the tax returns of
Rate swap victims awarded £1,800
The Times reports that small companies who have suffered financial losses as a result of mis-selling by banks have received an average of £1,800 each
ONS Statistics Strengthen Case for Mansion Tax
Statistics have shown that only a very small number of poor British households live in very expensive properties, removing one of the obstacles to a
HMRC Gets its Sums Wrong
Tax officials have been forced to apologise after the NAO found HMRC had incorrectly claimed it was bringing in billions of pounds in extra tax.
