Distressing tax
The tax problems older people face have long been documented in reports by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), the...
Management of taxes
Management of taxes
Nowhere to hide?
Discovery assessments – under s 29 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (TMA 1970) – are a perennial concern for tax adviser...
21st Century tax
I purchased my first computer in the early 1980s – an Osborne.
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Under pressure
For those unsure of the government’s commitment to tackle offshore tax evasion, the measures announced in the 2015 Autum...
Are you going to be, Revenue, fair?
On 12 December 2002, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of Mansworth (HM Inspector of Taxes) v Jel...
Tribunal fees – a tax on justice
Editor’s note: the government response was published on the 17th December 2015 and the author has kindly agreed to prepa...
Offshore Penalties
There was a time when penalties were relatively simple.
Chair's view, Issue 1
In this first edition, we reflect on some of the changes, enacted and proposed, which have come our way....
Improving large company tax compliance
There have been a number of changes recently to the way in which HMRC is seeking to work with large businesses, in parti...
Quantum of risk
Any firm renewing its professional indemnity insurance will know that the cost of tax advice cover has increased. The re...