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  • Solicitors targeted in new tax clampdown

    Solicitors are being given the chance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to bring their tax affairs up to date or face tougher penalties, as part of a new tax campaign.

  • HMRC levels the playing field for gambling taxes

    From today, businesses that offer gambling to UK customers from overseas will have to pay Remote Gaming Duty (RGD), General Betting Duty (GBD) and Pool Betting Duty (PBD), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

  • EU VAT changes: Twitter Q & A

    VAT place of supply of services rules changes from 1 January 2015. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) held a Twitter Q & A on 27 November 2014. Here we list some of the main questions to come out of that.

  • Employment and Payroll Group launched by HMRC

    The inaugural meeting of HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) new stakeholder group, the Employment and Payroll Group (EPG), will be held on 4 December, it was announced today.

  • EU VAT changes: top tips

    VAT place of supply of services rule changes from 1 January 2015. Here are HM Revenue and Customs’ top tips for businesses preparing for the changes:

  • Payback time for Fermanagh farmer

    A Fermanagh farmer, who was jailed for stealing nearly £500,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments, has been ordered to repay £60,000 or serve a further two years in prison.

  • Paper tax returns a no-no from November

    If you haven’t yet sent your 2013/14 tax return to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), remember not to do it on paper – or you’ll end up with a £100 late-filing penalty.

  • Man arrested in VAT fraud investigation

    A Co Armagh man has been arrested in connection with a suspected multi million pound VAT fraud, linked to the transport industry, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

  • Tax avoidance demands top £250m

    HM Revenue and Customs has sent notices to tax avoidance scheme users to pay over £250 million of disputed tax under the Accelerated Payments regime introduced in this year’s Finance Act.

  • HMRC publishes 2012-13 tax gap

    The tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax due and the amount collected, was 6.8% of tax liabilities, or £34 billion, in 2012-13.

  • Taxman’s warning on paper tax returns

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning people who have to complete a 2013/14 tax return that paper returns received after the 31 October deadline will result in a £100 penalty.

  • University brought to book over tax avoidance

    A tax tribunal has backed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in yet another tax avoidance case – this time against a university which claimed over £600,000 in VAT.

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