Mark McLaughlin CTA (Fellow) ATT TEP points out that HMRC business economics exercises on cash based businesses need to be looked at carefully. Introduction Owners ... Continue Reading
LITRG's Kelly Sizer and Victoria Todd want HMRC to do more to help people to avoid mistakes in their Tax Credits claims. Distinguishing between ‘error’ ... Continue Reading
Peter Vaines of Squire Sanders highlights some recent and apparently contradictory judgments from the Tribunals in his May Tax Update. Good News for Capital ... Continue Reading
A CGT charge may arise on the disposal of land. In order to calculate the capital gain or loss arising, a valuation is required where: •the land was ... Continue Reading
Is the Public Accounts Committee deliberately steering clear of over-complicating tax matters, asks TW Ed. I suspect I am not the first person to have questioned ... Continue Reading
LITRG responds to Enquiry Centre closure pilot urging HMRC to cater for taxpayers’ and tax credits claimants’ individual needs, focusing on service ... Continue Reading
LITRG suggests HMRC should focus on reducing tax credits errors – their own and those of claimants’ – as well as tackling fraud. Introduction The ... Continue Reading
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group has issued a guide to enable taxpayers to check whether they have underpaid or overpaid tax in the 2012-13 tax year and take ... Continue Reading
The LITRG calls for Revenue Scotland to draw up a taxpayer’s charter that is enshrined in legislation, setting out the rights and obligations of taxpayers ... Continue Reading
Mark McLaughlin thinks HMRC deserves credit for its handling of the implementation of Real Time PAYE Reporting. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued a press ... Continue Reading
