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  • Getting to the root of tax avoidance

    Getting to the root of tax avoidance

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won a landmark case against a tax avoidance scheme promoter that could lead to the recovery of £110 million.

  • No artful dodge for film scheme

    No artful dodge for film scheme

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has won a tax avoidance case against film partnership schemes that acquired interests in films that included The Queen and the Roman Polanski remake of Oliver Twist, protecting more than £26m of taxpayers’ money.

  • Taxman brings in billions of tax upfront from tax avoiders

    Taxman brings in billions of tax upfront from tax avoiders

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has collected £3 billion by forcing those under investigation for tax avoidance to pay up disputed tax immediately, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jane Ellison announced today. The move continues the government clampdown on tax avoidance following last month’s announcement that enablers of tax avoidance will face tough new sanctions.

  • HMRC wins blockbuster tax avoidance cases

    HMRC wins blockbuster tax avoidance cases

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won two major tax avoidance battles against the Ingenious Film Partnership and Icebreaker avoidance schemes in cases worth more than £820 million in tax owed and interest.

  • HMRC wins millions from bank avoidance case

    HMRC wins millions from bank avoidance case

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won a major tax avoidance case, protecting more than £17 million for UK taxpayers in the process. The Court of Appeal stopped an attempt by Fidex LTD - a subsidiary of BNP Paribas - to gain a tax advantage using artificial accounting arrangements.
    The scheme tried to take advantage of different accounting standards covering the tax treatment of assets to create

  • Offshore win nets £365 million in billion pound week for HMRC

    Offshore win nets £365 million in billion pound week for HMRC

    HMRC has protected £365 million in tax after defeating a tax avoidance scheme that involved dividends paid on shares to a company based in the Cayman Islands.
    The First-tier Tribunal ruled that the Clavis Liberty Fund 1 LP scheme, created an artificial tax loss - in a judgment covering 99 partners and protecting tax at stake in other cases.
    The judgment is significant for HMRC as it is the f

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