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Tax | HMRC gives offshore tax evaders disclosure break

UK residents who were named in the leaked Pandora Papers which revealed extensive tax evasion are being given the chance to correct their tax affairs

13 Jun 2023

Tax | Accountant loses £19k CJRS appeal

An accountant has lost an appeal at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) related to overpayment of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) payments

12 Jun 2023

Tax | HMRC wealthy north team collects the most extra tax

HMRC’s specialist ‘wealthy north’ unit raked in more extra tax from investigating wealthy people in the North than its specialist wealth teams anywhere else in the UK, according to Pinsent Masons

12 Jun 2023

Tax | Kate Middleton’s parents’ party business goes bust

Party Pieces Holdings, the event specialist company owned by Kate Middleton’s parents, has gone bankrupt after significant financial difficulties

9 Jun 2023

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Tax | Wigan Athletic handed transfer embargo for HMRC issues

Wigan Athletic football club have fallen under a transfer embargo for conflicting with English Football League (EFL) rules related to tax owed to HMRC

9 Jun 2023

Tax | Self assessment helpline closure highlights staff shortages

The three-month closure of HMRC’s self assessment helpline underlines the resourcing problems at HMRC and will be a ‘massive inconvenience’ for taxpayers

9 Jun 2023

Tax | Tax tribunal backlog hits 55k cases

Taxpayers are in limbo as the Ministry of Justice has revealed a backlog of 50,000 unresolved tax cases at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT)

9 Jun 2023

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Tax | Plumbing contractor loses £18k VAT appeal

A company director has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal against VAT assessments and penalties for £18,681

8 Jun 2023

Tax | Self assessment tax helpline closed for three months

HMRC is planning to close the self assessment tax helpline for three months over the summer to focus call centre resources on dealing with other problem calls

8 Jun 2023

Tax | HMRC launches VAT self service time to pay

HMRC has confirmed that businesses can now set up a payment plan online if they owe less than £20,000 in unpaid VAT

8 Jun 2023

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Tax | HMRC app now available in Welsh

The HMRC app has been updated to give access to most tax services on the platform in Welsh for the first time

8 Jun 2023

Tax | A quick guide to the changes around P11Ds

Payroll experts at CIPP explain the key changes to P11Ds with tips and advice on how to complete the annual employee expenses returns online

8 Jun 2023

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Tax | HMRC loses £300k tax case over paddock

A homeowner has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a disputed stamp duty land tax (SDLT) bill related to use of a paddock

7 Jun 2023

Tax | Public trust in HMRC falls to lowest level

The UK public continue to lose trust in HMRC as it opens fewer tax enquiries and prosecutes far fewer people for tax evasion, warns the Fair Tax Foundation

7 Jun 2023

Tax | Airline training company loses £10.7m VAT appeal

An airline training provider has lost a High Court appeal against a demand issued by HMRC for £10.7m related to a clearance request

6 Jun 2023

Tax | London Irish hit with winding-up over tax bill

London Irish rugby club have been handed a winding-up petition by HMRC over an unpaid tax bill, becoming the third Premiership club to face financial meltdown

5 Jun 2023