Tax

• HMRC Clampdown Bites on Tax Evaders

  • Posted16 July 2013

  Following hard upon an announcement by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are to supply information about accounts held in their financial...

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• What Has Fair Got to Do With It?

  • Posted2 July 2013

  There is a common belief that fairness is a concept that pervades the law, including tax law. However, a recent tax case shows that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) do...

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• HMRC Can See Accountants’ Tax Advice to Client

  • Posted27 May 2013

  A major principle on which the legal system in England and Wales relies is that the communication between a client and his or her lawyer is private. The courts cannot...

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• PAYE Changes for Domestics

  • Posted25 April 2013

  If you employ a nanny, gardener or other household staff, from April 2013 you are required to join the ‘real time information’ (RTI) scheme set up by HM Revenue and...

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• ‘Sleeping’ and Inactive Limited Partners – New NICs Liability

  • Posted24 April 2013

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have had a rethink as regards the law governing National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and announced that sleeping partners and inactive limited partners are liable to...

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• Termination Payments Taxable if Not Damages

  • Posted28 March 2013

  When a new executive fell out with the chief executive officer of the company he worked for, his employment was terminated without notice. In such circumstances, a breach of...

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