A pair of Birmingham restaurateurs manipulated till receipts to suppress takings and reduce their VAT bill but failed to win an appeal at the First Tier Tribunal as their claims were not ‘credible’
The abolition of non-dom tax status raises a complex web of transitional measures, while the outcome of the election could see Labour take a different approach, warn Katharine Arthur, partner, and Duncan Cleary, senior manager, haysmacintyre
The government is looking to introduce a targeted VAT relief to encourage businesses to donate everyday household items, such as toiletries and cleaning products, to charity
After the First Tier Tribunal sided with the two non-doms, HMRC has lost an appeal at the Upper Tribunal over whether tax was payable on the remittance basis
A landmark case at the First Tier Tribunal, Elphysic & Ors, about umbrella companies revealed thousands have been set up to fraudulently claim tax advantages, warns Scott Harwood, partner at RSM
The annual Administrative Burdens Advisory Board ‘Tell ABAB’ survey is now open for small businesses and tax agents to feedback on HMRC performance and tax compliance