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  • Court blocks bonus tax avoidance scheme

    Court blocks bonus tax avoidance scheme

    An offshore tax avoidance scheme used by an FTSE 100-listed investment management company to pay its employees tax-free bonuses has been closed by Scotland’s most senior court.

  • Unused PAYE schemes to close

    Unused PAYE schemes to close

    Unused Pay As You Earn (PAYE) schemes will be shut down, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.

  • Deadline day for paper tax returns

    Deadline day for paper tax returns

    There are just days left to send your 2012/13 paper tax return to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), if you want to beat the 31 October deadline and avoid a penalty.

  • Tackling tax credits error and fraud

    Tackling tax credits error and fraud

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today opened discussions with the commercial sector about how it could help to reduce tax credits error and fraud. This follows a short trial earlier this year with a private sector supplier.

  • VAT cheats crackdown

    VAT cheats crackdown

    Tax cheats in Scotland and Northern Ireland who try to fraudulently reclaim VAT are being targeted as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taskforce.

  • 2011-12 tax gap figures published

    2011-12 tax gap figures published

    Figures released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today estimate the tax gap for 2011-12 at 7 per cent (£35 billion) of tax due, continuing a long-term downward trend.

  • Clampdown on tax avoidance on UK property

    Clampdown on tax avoidance on UK property

    Under new regulations published today, for the first time schemes designed to get around the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings will have to be disclosed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • One week left to settle past tax bills

    One week left to settle past tax bills

    Taxpayers who have failed to submit tax returns for past years have one week left to come forward and take advantage of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) campaign.

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