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Tax & Technical | 17 Apr 14

There have been a number of significant announcements in the UK tax arena over the past few weeks. Here, George Bull, partner at Baker Tilly, takes stock of these changes.

Tax & Regulation | 16 Apr 14

Plans to remove a requirement to prove individuals with offshore accounts intended to evade tax are arguably a “blow to the rule of law in tax”, according to a partner at Baker Tilly.

Tax & Regulation | 14 Apr 14

The UK Government today published details of its latest plans to ramp up pressure on tax evaders who hide money offshore, which include making it easier to prosecute them, with a prison sentence possible for those found guilty, even if, it is being suggested, they did not intend to evade taxes.

Tax & Regulation | 3 Apr 14

The revenue the UK Government will see in its coffers as a result of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility amnesty scheme "is likely to fall significantly short of its £3bn target", a UK law firm has predicted.

Tax & Regulation | 2 Apr 14

Advisers whose clients are among the 65,000 individuals and businesses said to be under investigation for having used UK tax avoidance schemes, are being told that they should begin urging these clients to line up the cash necessary to pay the disputed amount by early autumn.