appointment of hmrc head lin homer raises
A senior group of MPs has raised serious concerns about the appointment of former border agency head Lin Homer to lead HM Revenue & Customs in January last year.
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hmrc wins offshore tax avoidance case
HM Revenue & Customs has won a court case against a tax avoidance scheme sold by Jersey-based Dominion Financial Services Group.
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hmrc publishes names and addresses of uk
HM Revenue & Customs has published a list detailing the names and addresses of what it calls “deliberate tax defaulters”.
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businessmen jailed for tax evasion and fraud
Two businessmen have been jailed for tax evasion and fraud after “lying about cash hidden in offshore bank accounts”, despite being given an opportunity to come clean to UK authorities.
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iom mini fatca draws closer as plans for new
The Isle of Man has moved one step closer to signing a “mini FATCA” agreement with the UK, and has also announced that a new IoM tax disclosure facility with the UK will be launched in April.
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uk swiss tax deal delivers 340m to hmrc
A first of its kind tax agreement signed between the governments of the UK and Switzerland in August 2011 has brought in more than £340m since it came into force on 1 January this year, according to HM Revenue & Customs.
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hmrc closes tax evasion scheme abusing medical
HM Revenue & Customs has successfully challenged in court a scheme which planned to exploit rules established to help medical research in order to evade tax.
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hmrc to add 100 inspectors to team targeting
HM Revenue & Customs is to add 100 inspectors to its 200-strong Affluent Compliance Team, a team set up in 2010 to target wealthy Britons living in the UK who may be concealing money from the Revenue.
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pkf to brits with swiss accounts
Just because you don't have a UK tax liability owing on your Swiss bank assets does not mean you are safe to ignore the reporting requirements imposed by a new UK-Swiss tax deal that took effect on 1 Jan.
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hmrc makes 640 requests from foreign govts
HM Revenue & Customs has made 640 requests for information on individual’s tax affairs to overseas governments in the 2011 2012 tax year so far, according to research from international law firm Pinsent Masons.
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uks top tax cheats photographed receive 155
Thirty two of the UK’s top tax cheats received a total of more than 150 years in jail last year, as HM Revenue & Customs continued its crackdown on tax evasion.
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hmrc to investigate investors in manx tax
Two hundred wealthy investors accused of sheltering millions of pounds in an Isle of Man based tax avoidance scheme have been sent letters by HM Revenue & Customs warning them they are to be investigated, according to a recent article in the Financial Times.