HMRC
Tax & Regulation | 22 Dec 16
HMRC reveals 10 worst excuses for late tax returns
Each year HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) receives a number of unusual excuses from people who failed to file their self assessment tax return before 31 January.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Dec 16
Payments to tax informants by HMRC nears £500K
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has spent more than £460,000 ($570,000, €547,000) for confidential information from the public and the business community to help it combat tax avoidance, according to London-based law firm RPC.
All French and Italian Rops dropped from UK pension list
All French and Italian schemes have been removed from the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) list of recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) said to meet the conditions for accepting UK retirement pots.
Best Practice | 19 Dec 16
UK taxman sends thousands of APNs ‘in error’
HM Revenue & Customs has withdrawn 4,300 accelerated payment notices (APNs), meaning that one in 14 of the 60,000 upfront tax payment requests has been sent in error, says accountancy firm Moore Stephens.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Dec 16
Celebrities face HMRC £50m tax clawback on empty data centres
Millions of pounds in tax relief given to celebrities such as England footballer Wayne Rooney and British comedian Jimmy Carr is being clawed back by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).