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Tax | Hotel la Tour, share transactions and input tax: where are we now?

The Court of Appeal decision in the Hotel La Tour VAT case is controversial, raising questions about the treatment of recovery of input tax on share transactions but surely it will be appealed, says Sarah Kay CTA, lead technical writer at Croner-i

26 Jun 2024

Tax

VAT

Case Reports

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Tax | Hunt ‘comes out of hiding’ in letter to Reeves

The Chancellor has contacted Rachel Reeves through a letter after new data shows the British public will pay £58.7bn more in taxes under a Labour government

26 Jun 2024

Business | Former finance manager jailed after costing employer over £300k

A Yorkshire finance manager who cost her employer hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud

26 Jun 2024

Business

Law & Guidance

Called to Account

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Tax | 95,000 with low incomes and no tax liability suffer £100 penalties

A freedom of information (FOI) request from RSM to HMRC found c.155,000 late filing penalties were initially issued to people earning under £12,570

26 Jun 2024

Finance | Hidden pension charges can cost people £37k

Half of people paying into their pension are not aware there is an annual fee included eating into how much they will have saved for retirement

26 Jun 2024

Finance

Pensions

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Tax | Election 2024: Conservative changes to employment law

Our Croner-i HR experts provide an overview of the Conservative manifesto proposals on changes to employment law and workers’ rights

26 Jun 2024

Tax

Politics

Companies

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Business | European football profits climb 16%

The top five European football leagues raked in £15.36bn in the 2022/23 season, aided by the 2022 World Cup and the lifting of Covid restrictions

25 Jun 2024

Business

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Azets move into South Wales with property investment team

The accounting, tax and audit firm is expanding on its 3,800-person strong network to start a property tax team in South Wales

25 Jun 2024

Business

Companies

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Over a quarter of people are looking for a new role

With workloads increasing for 45% of workers and the pace of work increasing for 62% of people the majority are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in everyday tasks

25 Jun 2024

Tax | Q&A: tax and company share option plans

In this week’s Q&A, Abigail Bothe, tax adviser at Croner-i, explains the differences between company share option plans (CSOPs) and enterprise management incentives (EMI)

25 Jun 2024

Tax | Labour shadow Treasury ‘needs to answer’ personal tax questions

The second in line to the Treasury if Labour are to get into No.10 on 4 July has been questioned around his second income being paid into his personal company

25 Jun 2024

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Taxes to rise regardless of who enters No.10

As both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party have pledged not to increase income tax it is likely the vast majority of people will experience tax hikes anyway

25 Jun 2024

Tax | Election 2024: Labour changes to employment law

Our Croner-i HR experts provide an overview of Labour proposals for 20 changes to employment law, a priority for the first 100 days in power, including day one rights and removing distinction between employees and workers

25 Jun 2024

Tax

Politics

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Tax | £1.5m investment from non-dom deemed taxable

A non-domiciled investment banker has lost his appeal against a £675,000 tax bill after investing £1.5m into his company and using director loans for personal expenses

24 Jun 2024

Finance | What are the important changes at Companies House?

Accountants should use Companies House changes to stress the need for clients to improve their corporate governance and promote transparency, says Tim Pinkney, director of professional standards at the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

24 Jun 2024

Finance

Financial Reporting

Law and Regulation

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Tax | 30% drop in private school pupils if VAT added to fees

According to research from Premium Credit a third of private school staff members believe there could be a 30% drop in private school attendance if Labour wins the election on 4 July

24 Jun 2024

Tax

VAT

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Business | Group of former barristers and lawyers jailed for legal aid fraud

The barristers and lawyers who were found guilty of defrauding the legal aid system out of £500,000 have been jailed for falsely inflating legal costs

24 Jun 2024

Business

Law & Guidance

Called to Account