United Kingdom
United Kingdom | 10 Dec 14
Decision against reckless Holborn IFA delayed
The date of a hearing which will make a final decision on the action taken against a financial adviser who “recklessly” sold high risk investment products to clients in the UK has been pushed back to next year.
Margaret Hodge attacks PwC on tax avoidance
MP Margaret Hodge has accused accounting firm PwC of “selling tax avoidance on an industrial scale”.
Tax & Technical | 9 Dec 14
Calls to tax evasion hotline up 24
The number of calls to HMRC’s tax evasion hotline has increased by almost a quarter over the past year, however, very few calls are exposing large scale tax evasion.
United Kingdom | 8 Dec 14
OECD warns pension reforms could leave retirees
The OECD has said the UK's new flexible pension system will need to be continually reformed to ensure retirees do not run out of money.
United Kingdom | 5 Dec 14
Flexibility for QROPS in doubt as new pension
Questions remain over whether or not the full flexibility of the UKs new pension rules will be afforded to QROPS after the Taxation of Pensions Bill passed through the House of Commons earlier this week.