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Tax | Filing deadlines: Apr - Jul 2019

The key HMRC filing deadlines from April to July 2019 including the start date for Making Tax Digital for VAT from 1 April with 1 July onwards for initial VAT payments, last day of 2018/19 tax year and deadline for various tax claims and elections as well as use of CGT annual allowances and annual limit for pension contributions and deadline for various tax claims and elections

28 Mar 2019

Making Tax Digital

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Tax | Tax data: CGT data, HMRC rates of interest - Apr 2019

Download the HMRC CGT indexation allowance for December 2017 onwards, RPI Index for February 2019 and HMRC rates of interest, and the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) rates, and more

28 Mar 2019

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Tax | Consultations: April 2019

This month's HMRC and Treasury consultations focus on extension of IR35 rules to the private sector, draft legislation on capital allowances for non-residential buildings, Scotland's devolved tax policy framework

28 Mar 2019

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Tax | Probate fee rise delayed as parliamentary time limited

The changes to probate fees have been delayed due to pressure on parliamentary time due to Brexit debates and motions, with the draft statutory instrument still awaiting an approval motion in the Commons

27 Mar 2019

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Tax | FTT quashes tax adviser’s money laundering regulations penalty

A tax adviser from Northern Ireland who failed to pay annual fees due under money laundering regulations in protest against HMRC requirements for enhanced due diligence (EDD) has won his appeal at a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) to have a penalty imposed for carrying on business while unregistered cancelled

27 Mar 2019

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Tax | US offers larger waiver on incorrect tax payments

The US tax authority has lowered the threshold to qualify for relief from penalties for failure to pay the correct amount of tax, in response to concerns that many Americans were confused by new requirements following President Trump’s major overhaul of the tax regime

27 Mar 2019

International Tax

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Tax | HMRC wins £40m Hyrax tax avoidance loan scheme

HMRC has won a case at First Tier Tribunal (FTT) over a contractor loan scheme promoted by Hyrax Resourcing Ltd which should have been notified under the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes (DOTAS) regulations, paving the way to clawing back some £40m in unpaid taxes

27 Mar 2019

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Tax | HMRC warns against PSC tax avoidance scheme

In the wake of the Treasury’s report on the disguised remuneration loan charge, due to take effect from 5 April, HMRC has issued another ‘spotlight’ note warning against use of a contractor arrangement which claims to avoid the charge by transferring ownership of shares in a personal service company (PSC)

27 Mar 2019

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Tax | Goodwill, tax and amortisation relief post-1 April 2019

From the new tax year, businesses will have to deal with a revision to the tax treatment of amortisation relief for purchased goodwill and certain other customer-related intangibles and relevant assets. Paul Davies ACA CTA examines the rule change and impact on business tax compliance

27 Mar 2019

International Tax

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Treasury reports on disguised remuneration loan charge impact

The Treasury has come out fighting in its newly published review of the operation of the new loan charge on disguised remuneration (DR) tax avoidance schemes, which is due to come in next month and which has stirred up considerable controversy over claims that some individuals will face severe financial hardship

26 Mar 2019

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Tax | HMRC’s online inheritance tax service unavailable

HMRC’s online page for inheritance tax (IHT) is currently unavailable, with the department stating it is working with its IT partners to provide an urgent fix for the unspecified difficulties

26 Mar 2019

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Tax | Q&A: losses occurred under irrecoverable loans

In our regular tax Q&A series, Croner Taxwise adviser Sohail Butt considers whether a directors’ loan which cannot be repaid will occur capital gains tax (CGT) losses

26 Mar 2019

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Tax | 1.13m businesses still to sign up to Making Tax Digital

With just one week to go until Making Tax Digital for VAT is introduced for more than a million businesses, HMRC says just 70,000 have signed up for the new service, which is mandatory from 1 April

25 Mar 2019

Making Tax Digital

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Tax | Investigations into apprenticeship levy underpayments double

The number of investigations launched by HMRC into the underpayment of the apprenticeship levy has more than doubled in a year to 84, up from 33 in 2017/18, according to analysis by UHY Hacker Young

25 Mar 2019

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | When is a temporary workplace not a temporary workplace for tax purposes?

Temporary workplace expense claims can be a challenge for employers when it comes to ensuring HMRC compliance with tax rules. David Redfern, managing director of DSR Tax Claims, examines potential pitfalls when determining whether claims should be allowed

25 Mar 2019

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Tax | Scrap metal company tops tax defaulter list owing £16.4m

HMRC’s latest list of major tax defaulters is topped by a scrap metal company owing £16.4m on £22.9m unpaid tax, followed by a restaurant owing £626,461, with a raft of takeaways and construction services also featuring

22 Mar 2019

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