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.
Commenting on the controversial measures to tackle mass marketed avoidance that are going through Parliament, Jason Collins writes that affected taxpayers need to consider their options, including any grounds for challenge.
Helen Thompson and Daniel Lyons outline ways that VAT-registered businesses can mitigate the risk of unwittingly participating in MTIC fraud
HMRC more than doubled the number of investigations it made into claims for Gift Aid last year, says accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy.
According to the Financial Times (28 April 2014), George Osborne ratcheted up the pressure on offshore tax evaders as he promised ‘tough action domestically’ and a pioneering global agreement on transparency.
No safe havens sets out an increasingly tough approach from HMRC on tackling avoidance on offshore income. Tina Riches asks whether it is now time for a proper debate on HMRC’s powers.
HMRC needs a change in approach rather than more powers if it is to improve its efforts to tackle tax evasion, according to tax professionals, following the release of HMRC’s updated strategy document No Safe Havens 2014
John Hood answers a query on a HMRC enquiry into a client’s overseas assets
Rupert Shiers and Michael Conlon QC set out the likely areas for dispute in direct tax, indirect tax and transfer pricing for the year ahead.