08/08/2018

The rise of the bean counters

Veteran consultant Andrew Wileman reviews Richard Brooks' book Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism.

08/02/2018

Fears UK taxman is planning fishing trips

Legal experts are worried the removal of tribunal oversight on financial data requests from HM Revenue & Customs will launch speculative “fishing expeditions” against taxpayers.

08/01/2018

Time to declare your offshore assets

“This new measure will place higher penalties on those who do not contact HMRC and ensure their offshore tax liabilities are correct. I urge anyone affected to get in touch with HMRC now.”

07/24/2018

French town now ‘too rich’ to tax residents

The council reportedly has a large amount of resources it does not use, with only €5,000 ($5,850) of its €270,000 ($316,000) budget for public facilities being spent last year.