03/25/2018
EU tax committee to focus on Crown Dependencies
Move follows Paradise Papers revelations
Tax
03/22/2018
Second Real Madrid star accused of tax evasion
The Madrid court in charge of the investigation reopened the case in 2017, asserting that the allegations against Alonso had been “sufficiently substantiated”.
03/21/2018
Offshore tax havens with a grip on multimillion pound Islington properties
The collective value of the properties comes to £773m. However, as only a fifth of properties within the data provide a sale price, the true figure could be as high as £3.5 billion.
03/21/2018
No fines deducted through “Cayman Tax”
Sabrina Scarna, a tax lawyer with Tetra Law, also believes that the lack of fines is logical at this stage.
03/21/2018
How to end the tax year
For business owners, finding the best blend of salary, bonus and dividends could make all the difference to what profits you end up receiving.
03/20/2018
Hargreaves Lansdown wins 'discount tax' HMRC challenge
The tax tribunal has just ruled that loyalty bonuses aren’t taxable.
03/19/2018
Newcastle accountancy celebrates major turnover with new client wins
The firm was founded 28 years ago by managing partner, Michael Leather.
03/19/2018
INVESTIGATION: Ministers under pressure to end charges for property checks after The Sunday Post reveals off-shore owners of swathes of Scotland
MINISTERS are under increasing political pressure to scrap fees for property searches in Scotland.
03/16/2018
Tax wrapper choice costing pension funds
Failing to deliver tax benefits to retirement savers is equivalent to an unnecessary cost
03/16/2018
Guernsey Companies: UK tax residence considerations
Whether CMC of a Guernsey company is exercised in the UK is question of fact.
03/16/2018
Tax enforcement and compliance aspects of the UK Spring Statement
The paper is generally focussed on what platforms can do to educate users
03/15/2018
EU Commission challenges UK’s VAT treatment of trading on certain UK commodity markets
The UK has two months to respond to the Commission’s letter and will set out its views.
03/15/2018
Spring Statement Tax Bulletin
This is not simply based on raw data but is intended to reflect the depth of user contribution to the profit model of the group.
03/14/2018
Spring Statement reactive comment: Nancy Curtin,Close Brothers
Improved tax revenues and better growth have provided a boost to public finances, giving some fiscal room for manoeuvre.
03/14/2018
EU reveals how jurisdictions dodged tax haven blacklist
The original list contained 17 jurisdictions, but eight were removed after one month.
03/13/2018
Serbia joins the global community in tackling tax evasion through international tax cooperation
Members of the Global Forum already include all G20 and OECD countries, all international financial centres and many developing countries.
03/13/2018
EU states agree on transparency rules to curb tax avoidance
The rules, which are due to come into force on July 1, 2020, are part of an effort by the bloc to shut down corporate ploys to shift profits to low-tax countries.
03/12/2018
McMafia, tax neutrality and Compliance Officers: the Jersey funds story
Even the Queen's estate has holdings in offshore funds.
03/12/2018
Europe cracks down on luxury yacht tax dodge
Practices in Greece, Cyprus and Malta distort competition in the maritime sector, violate EU law “and must come to an end,” he said.
03/12/2018
HMRC wins fight to close £55m directors’ bonuses tax loophole
The money saved could pay the annual salaries of around 2,400 newly qualified teachers.