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HMRC reveals bizarre tax return excuses of 2017
Spilt coffee, a wife who sees aliens and vertigo were just some of the excuses HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) received in 2017 from people who failed to file their tax returns. Click through the slides to see some of the other intriguing excuses and some of the wildly optimistic expense claims the organisation received.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Jan 18
Victims of dodgy international Sipps to be compensated
Many investors whose pensions were unscrupulously ploughed into storage pods, diamonds and international property will be able to get their money back, the UK’s compensation service has ruled.
5 steps to stay ahead of the demand for digital advice
Most clients would not hesitate to switch advisers for firms with better digital capabilities according to an EY report, which gives five tips for staying ahead of the robo-advice curve.
International robo firm launches low cost advice offering
Scalable Capital, a UK and European digital wealth manager, has launched a financial advice service.
FCA blasts ‘sleepwalking into another scandal’ accusations
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has wholly rejected a report from the Work & Pensions Select Committee that said the UK watchdog of “sleepwalking into another mis-selling scandal”.

