Pinsent Masons
Middle East | 28 Mar 17
Financial advice hit by UAE value-added tax, not life products
Details of the VAT system to be introduced for the first time in the UAE reveal that the standard rate of 5% will be levied on fee-based financial advice but not on the sale of life products.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Jan 17
HMRC sees 80% leap in anti-avoidance tax take
HM Revenue & Customs boosted revenue from its counter-avoidance directorate by 80% last year, according to figures compiled by law firm Pinsent Masons.
EU tax cases against HMRC to soar amid Brexit concerns
The number of people bringing cases against national tax authorities to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could see a dramatic increase in the wake of the Brexit vote, says international law firm Pinsent Masons.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Jun 16
Serious UK tax evasion cases up 8% in a year
The number of serious tax evasion cases in the UK jumped by 8% in 2015/16, with another nearly 3,000 suspected instances referred to HM Revenue & Customs for specialist investigation, according to Pinsent Masons.
Tax & Regulation | 12 May 16
David Cameron unleashes raft of anti-corruption initiatives
UK prime minister David Cameron set out a raft of new initiatives at today’s anti-corruption summit to tackle corruption which he described as the “cancer at the heart of so many of the world’s problems”.