most wanted list of tax dodgers and fraudsters
UK tax officials have published names and photographs of its top 20 list of most wanted tax fugitives, and has called on the public to help catch them.
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hmrc issues fines to half a million taxpayers
Tax penalty notices are being sent to about 500,000 UK taxpayers this week, asking for payment of at least £1,200 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns.
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experts split on hmrc plans to remove
HM Revenue & Customs has published a consultation paper proposing to level one aspect of the tax treatment between onshore and offshore bonds, although industry experts are split on the impact this is likely to have.
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outside the uk does not mean outside tax
A leading tax expert is warning that, despite much recent publicity about offshore tax avoidance, in most cases assets held offshore by UK individuals are nearly always taxable.
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hmrc to resist rosiip group action in high court
HM Revenue & Customs has said it is actively resisting a case being brought against it by a group of investors who made investments into a Singapore-based pension scheme and who the tax authority is now chasing for a 55% tax charge.
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is todays treasury announcement the fault
Earlier today, the UK Treasury published proposals which could ultimately lead to HM Revenue & Customs being handed powers to “name and shame” individuals and companies who use aggressive tax avoidance schemes.
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what hmrc was thinking
Paul Evans, managing director of Dubai-based, multi-jurisdictional QROPS administrator Brooklands Pensions, looks at what HMRC was thinking when it tightened up the QROPS regulations
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hmrc tax hotline rings off the hook
HMRC has received more than 400,000 calls to its tax evasion hotline during the past five years, according to data obtained via a freedom of information request.
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hmrc execs in tv press spotlight for alleged
Two top officials at HM Revenue & Customs are being linked to companies that have sought to use offshore structures to avoid UK tax, or which advised clients on stamp duty avoidance.
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uk millionaire with Swiss account is first
A UK taxpayer is to pay some £830,000 in back tax, fines and costs to the UK tax authorities after being found guilty of using an undisclosed HSBC account in Switzerland to hide his money, in HM Revenue & Customs’ first successful prosecution to be based on information obtained from HSBCs Geneva branch in 2010.
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hmrc names troup to succeed dave hartnett
With Dave Hartnett preparing to step down as permanent secretary for tax at HM Revenue & Customs at the end of this month, after almost four years in the role, his successor has been named as Edward Troup.
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statutory residence responses published
Responses to the UK Treasurys proposed statutory residency test, which is aimed at replacing a cumbersome residency system based mainly on case law, have been published by HM Revenue & Customs.