Tax Avoidance
Tax & Regulation | 9 Sep 14
Vaccine tax avoidance scheme loses in court
A cynical tax avoidance scheme which abused the reliefs offered for research into life-saving vaccines to claim back £77m, has been rejected at a second tribunal.
Tax & Regulation | 8 Sep 14
Property tax avoiders targeted by new HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs has established a taskforce to deal specifically with people trying to dodge property tax in the south west of England and in south Wales.
Tax & Regulation | 1 Aug 14
Lionel Messi accused of using UK
Spanish prosecutors have alleged that Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi avoided paying £3m in tax through the use of UK firms.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Jul 14
HMRC claws back 135m from leaked list of HSBC
HM Revenue & Customs has recovered £135m from 24,000 clients named on a list of HSBCs Swiss private banking operation, which were revealed in a leak by a former employee.
Tax & Regulation | 18 Jun 14
Nigel Green slams call to prosecute those
DeVeres chief executive Nigel Green has slammed calls for professionals, including financial advisers, to be prosecuted for advising on tax avoidance schemes.