10/29/2018
We don’t want billionaires’ charity. We want them to pay their taxes
Rather than philanthropy, the super-wealthy should give their money to governments that know better how to spend it
Tax
10/26/2018
Draft regulation addresses requirements under new “horizontal monitoring” procedure
Horizontal monitoring involves ongoing communications with the tax authorities to discuss and resolve issues in lieu of a standard tax audit, thus giving taxpayers more certainty.
10/25/2018
HMRC wins £79m tax avoidance case against Goldman Sachs
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs objected the structure, and has now issued a £79m bill following a Court of Appeal ruling this month.
10/24/2018
HMRC expands football tax probe
Total of 171 players, 44 clubs and 31 agents under investigation for suspicious tax activity relating to image rights
10/23/2018
Grant Thornton Warns of Taxing Times for Business Owners
Our experience proves that addressing tax valuation and tax-related issues in the correct way can be key to achieving your aims and objectives.
10/22/2018
Football crackdown nets £330m for HMRC
UK tax authority probe leads to inquiries into 171 players
10/22/2018
Reports Find Bank Tax Fraud Cost Europe $63 Billion
The reporting, coordinated by a German nonprofit newsroom called Correctiv, was based on leaked and confidential documents and an undercover operation by Correctiv journalists posing as billionaires keen to profit from the share-trading scheme.
10/22/2018
Spain’s government approves new tax on large internet companies
The plans will also include a 3 per cent tax on online advertising, sales of user data and online platforms, in what the government hopes will raise €1.2 billion in tax revenue next year.
10/22/2018
World’s Biggest Banks Helped Clients Steal $63 Billion in Taxes in Europe
Dubbed the Cumex Files, the investigation reviewed 180,000 secret documents from banks, stock traders and law firms over a period of more than a year.
10/22/2018
Returning expats face property tax bombshell
Wales and Scotland have different rules on stamp duty.
10/21/2018
10 things every rural business should know about Making Tax Digital
This follows the launch of the Making VAT Digital pilot earlier this week by HMRC, inviting more than half a million businesses to try it.
10/21/2018
Global InSight Moving together. Making tomorrow.
This change was confirmed by the finance minister and the tax administration on September 4, 2018, following several weeks of mixed messages.
10/21/2018
Making Tax Digital – what does it mean for your UK business?
The first phase of MTD begins on 1 April 2019, with the implementation of MTD for VAT.
10/18/2018
Vistra further solidifies presence in Ireland
With offices in Dublin and Shannon, Vistra Ireland helps clients forge their future success in Ireland with a comprehensive range of service offerings:
10/17/2018
Haven’s above: How ‘no deal’ Brexit could bring tax hikes or tax haven status by Chris Etherington
The hope, presumably, is that by lowering income taxes, the UK economy will receive a shot in the arm by supporting existing wealth-creators and attracting new ones.
10/17/2018
EisnerAmper opens London office
Littlewood spoke with humor and with passion to an invited audience of 250 business leaders from across the spectrum of financial services and investment management firms.
10/12/2018
EU transaction tax ‘very likely’ after Brexit
Schroders economist Azad Zangana says tax harmonisation also on the cards with France in the driving seat
10/10/2018
Tax purge slashes flow of offshore pension cash
Charges on transfers to Qrops schemes cut to £1.4m in 2017-18
10/09/2018
Grant Thornton to create 48 jobs in Belfast
"More recently, we have witnessed a significant uplift in the provision of strategic consulting advice, including in relation to Brexit"
10/08/2018
HMRC tax move killing off Qrop transfers
When the 25 per cent tax charge for Qrops transfers was introduced in the March 2017 Budget, the government published figures suggesting that the charges would raise £65m for the Exchequer in 2017 to 2018.