The contractual disclosure facility (COP 9) is one of HMRC’s most important and cost effective tools in dealing with the more serious cases of tax evasion and suspected fraud. However, HMRC is changing its application in a way that risks reducing its effectiveness, write James Bullock and Ray McCann
Cathya Djanogly reviews the decision of the High Court in Privacy International on whether HMRC should have disclosed information about an investigation it was carrying out.
The European Commission has opened state aid investigations into the transfer pricing arrangements of Apple, Starbucks and Fiat. Jonathan Schwarz takes a look at the important points
And tobacco prosections have fallen in UK
The European Commission has opened three in-depth investigations to examine whether decisions by tax a
HMRC’s Fast facts online publication trumpets ‘record revenues’ for the UK, but the department should be careful in the way it puts its message across, writes Andrew Hubbard
New figures published on 27 May show that HMRC secured a record £23.9bn in additional tax revenue over the past year.
Three men who conned several UK companies by pretending that they had entered into a £15m contract with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing to promote tourism in Dubai, have been jailed.
HMRC has doubled its use of private sector bailiffs and debt collection agencies over the last two years as it takes more aggressive action to chase overdue tax, says national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.
Helen Lethaby reviews recent developments affecting the City.