Tax

Govt extends Liechtenstein tax deal as 2,000 'fess up

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 07:30

The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) has been extended by one year to 5 April 2016 after some 2,000 people with money invested in the tax haven came forward.

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HM Revenue and Customs

More than one million will face tax fine, says HMRC

More than one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time.

IFAonline | 03 Feb 2012 | 16:20
HM Revenue and Customs

More advice to be VAT exempt under latest HMRC rules

Guidance issued today by HMRC appears to extend the scope under which advice services will be exempt from VAT post-retail distribution review (RDR).

IFAonline | 01 Feb 2012 | 15:30

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Use or lose it: Tax efficient ways to top up clients' annual allowance

Colin Batchelor of Legal & General Savings explains how your clients can still make significant contributions to their pensions despite a reduction in the annual allowance rules.

Professional Adviser | 26 Jan 2012 | 08:00
On strike

Tax deadline-day chaos forecast as HMRC staff strike

An industrial dispute between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and their employers will create chaos on the day of the tax return deadline, experts have warned.

IFAonline | 25 Jan 2012 | 09:55
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Tax adviser guilty of £70m share scam

A tax adviser has been found guilty of attempting to defraud clients of £70m with a tax avoidance scheme.

IFAonline | 20 Jan 2012 | 11:13
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Warning HMRC income tax figures are incorrect

Letters sent out by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) informing people they have paid too little tax could be based on inaccurate figures, an accountancy firm has warned.

IFAonline | 20 Jan 2012 | 07:35
inheritance

Call for overhaul of 'complex' IHT

Inheritance tax (IHT) has morphed from a straightforward system to a "complex maze of traps for the unwary", a report by Grant Thornton has concluded.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 15:15
spain

Non-compliant offshore bonds hit by Spanish tax rises

A temporary rise in Spanish income tax means non-compliant bonds, which are subject to withhold tax every year, will be affected by the increase over the next two years.

International Investment | 18 Jan 2012 | 09:20
HMRC website

Expatriate warning from HMRC

Advisers are urged by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to warn expatriate clients to be on their guard against falling victim to ‘phishing' emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the self-assessment deadline of 31 January.

International Investment | 16 Jan 2012 | 13:26
HM Revenue and Customs

HMRC staff to strike on tax filing deadline day

HMRC staff are set to go on strike on 31 January, the self assessment filing deadline day.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 12:36
eis

Are EISs suitable for your clients?

With the average age of EIS investors falling, are more people finally waking up to the products’ tax benefits?

Professional Adviser | 12 Jan 2012 | 08:00
HMRC tax fraud investigations

HMRC: Admit tax fraud or face criminal investigation

Taxpayers suspected of fraud by HMRC will be able to avoid criminal investigations if they admit to their actions, under a new initiative.

IFAonline | 11 Jan 2012 | 14:45

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