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The Government have launched yet another consultation, this time they are considering changes to the way in which loans to directors and shareholders of small

MPs have been criticising the Treasury regarding their handling of the compensation scheme for Equitable Life policy holders. On its own admission the Treasury estimates

Generally speaking, debts of a person’s estate are deductible for IHT purposes – though there are some circumstances where specific debts cannot be deducted such

We thought readers might be interested to see how well HMRC have done in the last year, collecting our taxes and tackling fraud. The following

If you have been sent a tax return for any tax year up to 5 April 2012, and it has not been submitted, you may

Holiday businesses in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, the Lake District and Blackpool area beware: the taxman has set up a further task force to seek

 1 August 2013 – Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 October 2012.  19 August 2013 – PAYE and NIC deductions

HMRC’s Connect software system provides data to underpin efforts to tackle tax fraud. It cost a mighty £45m to install in 2009 and by 2011

In recent months the High Street retail industry has been lobbying for a more equitable tax system. In particular they want to see online traders

HMRC have created yet another taskforce to seek out businesses owners who are believed to be paying less tax than they should. The new team

  Mark Carney in his first week as Governor of the Bank of England has made a number of reported decisions that have pleased the

The following statement was published on the UK Parliaments website 2 July 2013. Please note that the tax gap referred to in Margaret Hodge’s remarks

 British cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees has been charged with identifying a modern day Longitude Prize – this was set by the British Government in

The appointment of Mark Carney as the new governor of the Bank of England has received guarded approval from the financial press this week who

Employers please note that the National Minimum Wage rates are increasing from 1 October 2013. They will be: Apprentice rates: £2.68 per hour. * But