TAX-GAP

In our continuing series, Heather Self examines the tax issues that make the headlines in the national media. This week: the tax gap.

Helen McGhee

Helen McGhee (Joseph Hage Aaronson) considers the new draft provisions for inclusion in Finance Bill 2021 that strengthen three existing regimes.

Chris Sanger

Chris Sanger (EY) examines the recent HMRC report on the tax gap.

Simon McKie

Simon McKie (McKie & Co) argues why HMRC’s tax gap figures might actually have been overestimated rather than underestimated

Santhie Goundar

Paul Stainforth

HMRC has published its figures for the 2012/13 tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax due and the amount collected.

Helen Lethaby

Helen Lethaby reviews recent developments affecting the City, including draft Finance Bill provisions and recent decisions in Boyle, Eclipse and Versteegh

Jason Collins

The recently published tax assurance commissioner’s report trumpets HMRC’s recent avoidance litigation successes, but with £5bn of new avoidance being added to the tax gap each year, does the department have the right strategy, asks Jason Collins