Tax Compliance

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Tax | Taxpayer loses £420k case over tax domicile

A taxpayer has been ordered to pay £320,000 to HMRC after a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) ruled that he had failed to establish a domicile of choice in the US

1 Aug 2023

Tax | Uber ruling means taxi apps face VAT bill

Uber has won a ruling at the High Court that all ride-hailing apps should face a 20% VAT charge on passenger bills

31 Jul 2023

Tax | HMRC Pandora Papers investigations: what we know now

David Francis, partner, and Joe Burns, associate director, in Grant Thornton’s tax dispute resolution team examine HMRC’s investigation activity related to the revelations in the Pandora Papers and how their approach will shape future compliance strategies

28 Jul 2023

Tax | HMRC clarifies standards for tax investigators

HMRC has launched a set of professional standards for compliance agents dealing with tax investigations to improve transparency about its work

28 Jul 2023

Tax | HMRC loses appeal over luxury hotel £76k VAT bill

The operator of a luxury hotel group has won an appeal at the Upper Tribunal over a dispute with HMRC relating to a VAT bill for £76,000 as VAT on accountancy and legal fees was recoverable

26 Jul 2023

Tax | Youngsters fail to claim £1.7bn in child trust funds

Nearly a million young people are yet to access their child trust fund accounts, despite providers charging fees for passively managing them

26 Jul 2023

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Tax | Average inheritance tax bill hits £214k

Nearly 4% of estates are paying inheritance tax as soaring house prices saw more people pulled into the unpopular tax

26 Jul 2023

Tax | Late tax appeals: what you need to know

Taxpayers have 30 days to appeal a tax demand from HMRC at tribunal based on Maitland ruling but there are some exceptions to the tight deadline, explains Meg Wilson CTA, lead direct tax writer, Croner-i

26 Jul 2023

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Tax | Sign up for our webinar on pension tax changes

With a raft of changes to pensions tax, our Croner-i tax expert will be presenting a webinar on the latest developments

25 Jul 2023

Tax | Q&A: withholding tax on royalties

In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Amaira Badat, considers the most favoured nation rule under double taxation agreements when calculating withholding tax

25 Jul 2023

Business Tax

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Tax | Seasonal HMRC helpline closures symptom of struggling tax system

Falling service standards at HMRC have resulted in the temporary closure of helplines, but this policy is likely to lead to more errors in the short-term, warns Katharine Arthur, head of private client, haysmacintyre

25 Jul 2023