Tribunal rejects taxpayer claim accountant understated turnover for VAT returns leading to £1.78m personal liability notice, finding his behaviour was ‘deliberate’
Migration to One Login to access company register ramps up as Companies House urges directors to create new accounts as Government Gateway access replaced
In this week’s Q&A, Roger Bradbury, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains stamp duty land tax (SDLT) liability in joint property sale when one seller who is a spouse lives abroad
Tax on unused pensions could result in extra tax bill up to 91% of inherited pensions when unspent pots are brought within the inheritance tax net, warns NFU Mutual
Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine use of director’s loan accounts in McCarthy v Marshall, BlueCrest lessons on LLP remuneration and Saxon Woods ruling on good faith under section 172 rules
HMRC is sending letters to tax agents dealing with inheritance tax (IHT) for borderline excepted estates after a spate of mistakes and lack of understanding about the IHT400 reporting requirements
Treasury calls in ‘business rates guru’ announcing turnover-based valuation method for pubs and hotels, as industry criticises ‘continued piecemeal approach’
Founder of US fashion tech start-up CaaStle jailed for five years after using fabricated audits and fake financial statements to dupe investors in multimillion dollar fraud
Paul Maberly, joint managing partner at Mercer & Hole, says dress code is as tricky for men as it is for women these days, recalling when he first trained back in the 1980s the colour of his tie was the only element of choice
Molly Monks FIPA, director at Parker Walsh, explains the myriad tax pitfalls for the returning Sussexes, from the 183-day residency rule to tax on overseas earnings and multiple residences
Pension pots will fall into 40% inheritance tax net from next April, making lifetime gifting a serious option to consider, but there are potential tax traps, explains Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell
In part two of our mini series on maternity leave, Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, explains the rules on internal vacancies and keeping staff informed