News

May 17th 2013
HMRC investigates football coaches for tax evasion

HM Revenue & Customs are targeting football coaches understood to have a UEFA level qualification
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May 14th 2013
HMRC campaign on the sale of second homes

HMRC have launched a campaign giving individuals who have made a taxable gain on the sale of a property but not paid tax
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May 13th 2013
HMRC obtains large amounts of data on offshore structures

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that it has received 400 gigabytes of data on offshore structures
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May 8th 2013
The Future of the VAT Group

EU challenge to the inclusion of certain companies in VAT groups.
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May 8th 2013
The Devil is in the Detail

Contractual terms and whether there is a supply for VAT purposes.
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April 24th 2013
Latest edition of Buzzacott authored book just released

Preparing Company Accounts 2013-14 has just been published by CCH and is available now
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April 12th 2013
Potential new VAT advantage for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic service providers

In 2015 the special VAT scheme known as the "One Stop Shop" will be extended.
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March 25th 2013
FSA confirms small UK AIFMs will be subject to same capital requirements as full scope AIFMs

The FSA has released its second consultation on how the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive ("AIFMD") will be transposed in the UK.
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March 25th 2013
Taxation of withdrawals from Investment Bonds

Investment Bonds can be very tax efficient investment vehicles, but you must understand their implications and restrictions before investing.
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Real Time Information and PAYE penalties

Update on RTI from Budget report
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Duties

Update on duties from Budget report.
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: New Minimum Wage (NMW)

New rates from the Budget report
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Income tax and personal savings

The latest tables from the 2013 Budget
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Capital taxes

Figures announced in the 2013 Budget
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Tax and Travel

Car and fuel benefits as well as VAT on fuel and mileage rates
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Business tax and investment incentives

Changes regarding business tax and investment incemtives announced in the 2013 Budget
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: National Insurance Contributions

Tables release in the 2013 Budget report
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Value Added Tax (VAT)

VAT changes announced in the March 2013 Budget
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March 21st 2013
Other measures announced

A round up of other measures announced in the March 2013 Budget statement
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March 21st 2013
Budget 2013: Aspiration Nation

Read our full report on the 2013 Budget announcement
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March 20th 2013
Budget 2013: Things we know

A summary of things we already know
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March 14th 2013
Year end "housekeeping"

The year end is coming up in the next few weeks so now is the time to think about financial housekeeping issues
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March 14th 2013
SRA Accounts Rules - general update

In relation to the October 2011 introduction of the SRA Accounts Rules, here are some answers to frequently asked questions
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March 14th 2013
Payroll - Are you ready for Real Time Information?

HMRC are calling this the biggest shake up of PAYE since its introduction in 1944
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March 12th 2013
FSA releases draft of new FCA Handbook

Some parts of the new FCA and PRA Handbooks have been released
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March 6th 2013
Maximise your temporarily increased Annual Investment Allowance

The Government announced a temporary ten-fold increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (“AIA”) to £250,000 for two years from 1 January 2013.
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March 6th 2013
Pensions Contributions

Pension planning continues to be one of the most attractive forms of tax efficient investment.
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March 6th 2013
Using your Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance

ISAs are exempt from capital gains tax and income paid to investors is free from income tax.
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March 6th 2013
Charitable donations

Donations before the end of the tax year through Gift Aid will atract tax relief.
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March 6th 2013
Utilising your (CGT) Annual Exemption

By timing disposals those individuals entitled to the CGT annual exemption can realise gains either side of 5 April 2013.
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March 6th 2013
Capital loss election

2008/09 was the first tax year that new UK tax rules were introduced for non-domiciled individuals.
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March 6th 2013
Business Investment Relief

A reminder that BIR is potentially useful for non-UK domiciled individuals.
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March 6th 2013
Statutory Residence Test (“SRT”)

The SRT is to be introduced from 6 April 2013 and the new rules involve a rather complex system.
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March 6th 2013
Have you been UK tax resident for 17 UK tax years?

You will become 'deemed domiciled' in the UK once you have been resident in the UK for any part of 17 of the previous 20 tax years.
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March 6th 2013
UK Inheritance Tax Update for Non-Doms: Transfers between spouses

Current rules allow transfers between UK domiciled or deemed domiciled spouses (during their lifetimes or on death) to be exempt from IHT.
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March 1st 2013
Recent case has VAT recovery implications for all businesses

The BAA v HMRC case confirms principles which are particularly relevant to businesses just starting up
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February 26th 2013
FSA signals delay in COREP implementation

The FSA has issued a statement advising that it now expects to begin collecting COREP data for the period beginning 1 January 2014
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning for expatriates: Pension Contributions

Pension planning continues to be attractive for US taxpayers resident in the UK.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Charitable Donations

Making UK charitable donations before 5 April 2013 through Gift Aid will attract relief at the highest marginal rate.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Business Investment Relief

Business Investment Relief is still potentially useful for non-UK domiciled individuals.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Capital Loss Election

Information regarding capital loss elections.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Statutory Residence Test ("SRT")

The SRT is to be introduced from 6 April 2013 and the new rules provide a framework of certainty for those arriving or leaving the UK.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Utilising your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Annual Exemption

By timing disposals those individuals entitled to the CGT annual exemption can realise gains either side of 5 April 2013.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning for expatriates: Using your ISA Allowances

Expatriate ISA contributions update.
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February 26th 2013
UK year end planning: Have you been a UK tax resident for 17 UK tax years?

Non-UK domiciled individuals are only subject to UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) on their UK assets.
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February 26th 2013
UK Inheritance Tax Update for Non-Doms: Transfers between spouses

Current rules allow transfers between UK domiciled or deemed domiciled spouses (during their lifetimes or on death) to be exempt from IHT.
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