United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 2 Jun 17
Celebrity film scheme to appeal £700m tax case decision
British investment advisory group Ingenious Media said it will appeal an August 2016 Tax Tribunal ruling on the status of its film production partnerships, which date back as far as 2002 and involve many famous actors and footballers.
Tax & Regulation | 1 Jun 17
Film scheme for the stars loses £700m tax avoidance case
A film scheme that counted David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Gary Lineker among its investors has lost a court challenge on a technical point linked to First Tier Tax Tribunal decision which had resulted in an extra £700m ($899m, €802m) tax bill.
Best Practice | 31 May 17
Scammers use speech tricks to con victims
Cold-calling fraudsters use an urgent tempo when speaking or apologetic language to convince victims that they are genuine, research from scam awareness group Take Five suggests.
Best Practice | 31 May 17
How the UK election could impact pensions
What looked like a sure thing when UK prime minister Theresa May called the snap election back in mid-April has turned somewhat muddy. Aegon pensions director Steven Cameron has taken a look at what the parties’ manifestos mean for pensions.
United Kingdom | 31 May 17
UK Conservatives hint at possible land value tax
Britain’s Conservative Party could introduce a ‘land value tax’ if it wins next week’s general election, according to George Bull, senior tax partner at auditing and consulting firm RSM.