Tax Avoidance
Tax & Regulation | 25 Nov 15
Osborne targets tax avoiders with 60% penalty
A new penalty of 60% on tax due will be levied against tax avoiders in all cases successfully tackled by the General Anti Abuse Rules (GAAR), Osborne announced in his joint Autumn Statement and Spending Review on Wednesday.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Nov 15
HMRC grows Affluent Unit in tax avoidance crackdown
A sharper focus on offshore banking activity and tax avoidance has seen HM Revenue & Customs grow its Affluent Unit by more than 50% in the past two years.
United Kingdom | 6 Nov 15
Culling UK deed of variation ruling puts families ‘at risk’
Abolishing the UK’s deed of variation legislation as a means of tackling tax avoidance could risk causing distress to bereaved families, warned the Association of Taxation Technicians.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Oct 15
Margaret Hodge calls for overhaul of UK tax laws
Former chair of the UK public accounts committee Margaret Hodge, who has repeatedly attacked the use of offshore tax avoidance schemes, has called for an overhaul of the British tax system.
Soccer star Messi to face Spanish court on tax charges
International soccer star Lionel Messi will have to face trial for alleged tax fraud in Spain after a court in Barcelona turned down an appeal by his lawyers, the El Pais newspaper reported.