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  • Second-hand car dealer tax scheme scrapped

    Second-hand car dealer tax scheme scrapped

    A tribunal has found that a tax avoidance scheme which involved celebrities, fund managers and other high earners claiming that they were second-hand car dealers in their spare time did not work.

  • Bristol & West tax avoidance plan loses again

    Bristol & West tax avoidance plan loses again

    Bristol & West plc, owned by Bank of Ireland, has lost its second attempt to avoid £27 million of corporation tax by claiming that there was a loophole in the law governing the taxation of derivatives.

  • Tax credits checks for Nottingham customers

    Tax credits checks for Nottingham customers

    Tax credits customers in Nottingham who are now living with a partner are being reminded to update their tax credits claim as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launches a new campaign to reduce tax credits error and fraud.

  • Checking childcare costs

    Checking childcare costs

    Tax credits customers in Belfast are being asked to check their childcare costs as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launches a new campaign to reduce tax credits error and fraud.

  • Small businesses urged to cash in with simpler accounting

    Small businesses urged to cash in with simpler accounting

    With the new tax year just around the corner, small businesses are being urged to consider a scheme that allows them to be taxed on money that flows in and out of their business, rather than using full accounting rules.

  • New marker launched to tackle fuel fraud

    New marker launched to tackle fuel fraud

    The UK and Ireland governments are to bring in a new product to mark rebated fuels, including the off-road diesel commonly known in the UK as ‘red diesel’, in a move that will boost both countries’ fight against illegal fuel laundering.

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