Tax Avoidance
Tax & Regulation | 5 Apr 17
HMRC gets tougher on APN avoiders amid Karen Millen bankruptcy
The UK tax office has taken action against 14 users of tax avoidance schemes who failed to pay controversial accelerated payment notices (APNs) since their introduction in 2014 as last week high-profile British fashion designer Karen Millen was declared bankrupt over her £6m ($7.5m, €7m) unpaid bill.
North America | 31 Mar 17
Canada Revenue Agency warns tax protesters after arrests
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a warning to residents using tax protester schemes to argue that they don’t need to pay tax after it executed three search warrants with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Tax & Regulation | 30 Mar 17
HMRC fails to clamp down on tax evasion as avoidance plummets
The UK tax office is still losing £11.4bn (€13.1bn, $14.1bn) of revenue every year to evasion despite introducing a host of measures aimed at tackling tax avoidance, according to research by consulting firm RSM.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Mar 17
HMRC tax avoidance case against Rangers football club ends
HM Revenue & Customs’ seven-year pursuit of Rangers Football Club for aiding and abetting tax avoidance ended on Thursday after two days at the UK supreme court, with a judgment expected within three to six months.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Mar 17
Six changes you need to know from the Spring Budget 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond took to the despatch box for the Spring Budget on Wednesday, delivering a hammer blow to qualifying recognised overseas pensions schemes (Qrops).