HIV investment scammers jailed for total of 14 and half years
Scheme was promoted as an ‘investment opportunity’ but was ‘fraud masquerading as avoidance’
HMRC
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HMRC loses pension court case on lifetime allowance
UK taxman’s decision to void fixed protection allowance deemed ‘unreasonable’ in case of genuine error
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HMRC criticised over offshore tax avoidance pursuit
Around 2,000 people are in the taxman’s sights after using similar methods to a Scottish football club
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HMRC grabs over £400m extra from pension freedom users
UK taxman forced to repay over £30m in Q4 2018, showing little improvement has been made
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Has HMRC become an unstoppable beast?
UK taxman was given greater powers in 2012, but a House of Lords report says they go too far
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‘Aggressive’ HMRC must have powers reviewed
UK’s House of Lords deemed current pursuit of tax avoidance a threat to the rule of law
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HMRC logs 62% rise in disputed tax collected through mediation
Mediation provides speedy method of resolving disputes, benefiting both taxpayers and Treasury
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UK launches inquiry into taxation of trusts
HMRC is seeking views and evidence on whether the current regime is transparent, fair and simple
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UK launches agency to fight economic crime
Launch of National Economic Crime Centre aims to prevent criminals benefiting from illicit finances
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Pension freedom users need to plan ahead, experts say
Advisers are ‘not educated enough’ to help over-55 investors
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Pension freedom users in UK get £38m back in over-paid tax
Figures reveal a rise in tax repaid to individuals over-charged when making use of pension freedoms
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‘Bizarre’ court ruling nets UK taxman £300,000 in IHT case
Ruling leaves ‘a complex, nonsensical web of rules which risk layering on extra worry for beneficiaries’