HMRC
United Kingdom | 23 Mar 18
Offshore ‘Crook’s Bank’ developer facing £1m fine
A money launderer who developed an online service for criminals using bank accounts in Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands, Jersey, Cyprus, and Switzerland has been ordered to pay £1m.
Hargreaves £15m tax case win over HMRC
Hargreaves Lansdown has won a tax tribunal appeal against HM Revenue & Customs that will see around 150,000 investors receive a £15m ($20.9m, €17m) rebate.
Tax & Regulation | 9 Mar 18
UK taxman ‘assuming the worst’ in offshore clampdown
HM Revenue & Customs is taking a hard line in its offshore tax probes, private client accountants have warned.
Best Practice | 19 Feb 18
Panama Papers to net UK taxman extra £100m
Investigations into the Panama Papers are expected to generate £100m ($140m, €113m) in additional tax, HM Revenue & Customs confirmed to law firm Collyer Bristow.
Half of professional athletes fail to seek financial advice
Almost half of professional athletes have given no thought to planning their finances for when their sporting careers end, according to findings from Old Mutual Wealth’s Financial Adviser School (FAS) and MA Sports consulting (MA).