HMRC
Tax & Regulation | 2 Jul 15
HM Revenue & Customs ATED profits set to leap by 50%
HMRC’s receipts from the annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) are set to rise by nearly 50% over the 2015/16 tax year.
Retirement | 1 Jul 15
HMRC scraps thousands of QROPS from overseas pensions list
HM Revenue & Customs has dropped thousands of QROPS from its recognised overseas pension schemes (ROPS) list, with Australian schemes faring the worst.
Retirement | 23 Jun 15
QROPS interest grows following UK pension ‘frustrations’
Advisers have reported a growing interest in QROPS as expats grow increasingly “disappointed and frustrated” with the inability of UK providers to accommodate April’s pension freedoms.
United Kingdom | 23 Jun 15
HMRC tax evasion property raids rise by a fifth
The number of raids on premises carried out by HM Revenue & Customs during investigations into tax evasion has increased by nearly 20% from 500 in 2013/14 to 593 last year.
Retirement | 22 Jun 15
HMRC confirms rules around QROPS list suspension
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed that transfers made after 6 April 2015 into QROPS that are no longer featured on its overseas pensions list when it returns from suspension will not be tax-free.