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Tax | How would a change of government hit high net worth taxpayers?

A vote of no confidence in the prime minister tonight is pushing the government closer to collapse as Brexit talks stump MPs. Geoffrey Todd, partner in the private wealth team at Boodle Hatfield, highlight three of the key concerns for high net worth (HNW) taxpayers should a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn come to power

12 Dec 2018

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Tax | Online marketplaces to be liable for missing VAT

The European Commission has announced new measures, due to come into force in January 2021, which will allow for a smooth transition to an updated VAT structure for dealing with online selling and will make online marketplaces liable for VAT not recovered by tax authorities

12 Dec 2018

International Tax

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Tax | Scotland pressed on land value tax

The Scottish government should consider introducing a land value tax (LVT) as a way of delivering on its land reform objectives and raising revenue in a more progressive way, an academic report has suggested

12 Dec 2018

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Tax | Charities: tax pros and cons of setting up a charity - part 9

Stephen Relf FCA CTA, lead tax writer at Croner-I, discusses the requirements and obligations of setting up a charity, and what useful tax reliefs are available to both a business and an individual

12 Dec 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | CIOT president attacks loan charge legislation

The president of CIOT, Ray McCann, has told the Treasury sub-committee that the government’s approach to tackling disguised remuneration was ‘worse than retrospective legislation’ in that it removed the legal protections provided to taxpayers

11 Dec 2018

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Q&A: administration procedures for estates

Croner Taxwise tax consultant David Woolley looks at HMRC’s continually-changing requirements for the administration of an estate and what representatives need to do to fulfil their filing obligations

11 Dec 2018

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Tax | Avoid getting caught out by OpRA rules on benefits in kind

Andrew Brookes, head of employment solutions at Menzies LLP, examines the changes to the rules affecting optional remuneration arrangements (OpRA) and explains why employers must consider how their tax positions could be affected

11 Dec 2018

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Tax | CIOT warns Finance Bill tweaks damage confidence

CIOT has warned that a number of minor changes to Finance Bill 2018-19 (FB 2018-19) risk undermining the consistency depended on by taxpayers, reducing confidence and affecting international competitiveness

7 Dec 2018

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Tax | Self assessment tax returns and cash flow

As people get into the Christmas spirit, self-assessment taxpayers are facing the doom and gloom of 31st January 2019 tax bill but a cash flow benefit can be achieved by getting your tax return in early, says Paul Haywood-Schiefer, tax manager at Blick Rothenberg

7 Dec 2018

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Tax | Walker: cost implications of digital services tax

The digital services tax (DST) announced in the Budget will lay a heavy compliance burden on businesses, especially when it comes to UK profit margins, argues Eloise Walker, partner at Pinsent Masons

6 Dec 2018

Law and Regulation

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Tax | 37% of accountants stalling over MTD

A survey of tax professionals’ attitudes and company readiness for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT shows that companies and accountants are lagging behind in their preparations and 70% are waiting for future announcements until they commit to a process

6 Dec 2018

Making Tax Digital

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Tax | Call to rethink tax system to tackle climate change

In the week of the annual UN conference on climate change, ACCA is calling for governments to rethink the design of the tax system holistically in a bid to counter the impact of climate change on business and society, by increasing taxes on pollution and natural resource use

6 Dec 2018

International Tax

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Tax | Corporate taxes and VAT drive revenue spike

Tax revenues in advanced economies have continued to increase, with taxes on companies and personal consumption representing an increasing share of total government revenues, according to an annual review by the OECD

6 Dec 2018

International Tax

Law and Regulation

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Tax | £8m fund for post-Brexit customs support

Ahead of the UK leaving the EU next March, HMRC and the Treasury have announced an £8m funding scheme for customs intermediaries and traders towards the cost of training and IT improvements required to handle imports and exports post-Brexit

5 Dec 2018

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Tax | Voluntary return policy to get statutory footing

Meg Wilson CTA, tax writer at Croner-i, looks at why HMRC’s existing policy on voluntary returns is being legislated for, including cases which have concluded that unsolicited tax returns are not valid, and what impact this change will have on UK taxpayers and tax advisors

5 Dec 2018

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Tax | EU council hears doubts over digital services tax

The EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has discussed the implementation of a digital services tax, with representatives disagreeing on how such a tax would work in practice and some countries calling for a delay until the OECD reaches a solution

5 Dec 2018

International Tax

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