Articles in Taxes
I was invited to appear on BBC 3 Counties radio twice yesterday to explain some of the facts behind the big PAYE tax news story. Sadly I could not phone reception at either of the …
I was intrigued to see this in the newsletter of a substantial firm of accountants recently:
Certain niche promoters of tax planning arrangements have recently chosen to increase the extent to which they promote directly to …
You may have seen headlines in the printed and online media last week claiming that “One in five businesses consider relocation over punishing tax regime” or that a ‘poll’ reveals that companies claim that …
The FT has published an article headlined: Tax officials to soften stance on avoidance. This is being picked up and widely misinterpreted in my opinion.
AccountingWeb asks: Is Dave Hartnett going soft? Elsewhere the FT’s …
A contributor to the blog brought this to my attention. On HMRC’s website they say that the expected turnaround times for paper based self assessment and self employed registrations is currently 8 weeks. And …
A comment on a recent blog post here has drawn my attention to a report in the FT: Deterrent letters put criminals on notice.
It seems that the Serious Organised Crimes Agency (SOCA) is writing to …
I’ve been reading an article in Taxation magazine about a new style of letter being sent out by HMRC. The article is titled: ‘Just pay’ demands omit contact details. I too would have assumed this …
Look, I’m no fan of Tony Blair, but let’s be fair. Some of the media are implying that his gift to the Royal British Legion is a tax wheeze. The misleading headlines include …
On his Tax Research blog Richard Murphy has started a series of questions that he thinks the taxman should be asking. Such questions would, he suggests, root out undeclared earnings and thus …
I have long enjoyed reading the writings of Robert Maas, that doyen of the tax world whom I am also proud to call a friend. It was he who first got me involved in …
