Business rates avoidance and evasion
The CIOT responded to the joint HM Treasury and Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities consultation on tackling business rates avoidance and evasion.
The CIOT responded to the joint HM Treasury and Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities consultation on tackling business rates avoidance and evasion.
The Scottish government teamed up with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA – on behalf of local government) to consult on a fairer council tax system.
Party ‘A’ sells standard rated goods or services to ‘B’. ‘B’ makes a profit and sells to ‘C’. ‘B’ is registered for VAT and ‘A’ is not.
The highly respected Institute for Fiscal Studies recently released a document ‘Tax and public finances: the fundamentals’ (see tinyurl.com/jrycjhy4) highl
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023.
Two cases recently heard in the First-tier Tribunal have given us an important reminder about VAT and record-keeping: if a business makes any sales or receives income where it does not charge
The consultation considered three proposals.
In February 2021, I wrote a Tax Adviser article, ‘EU withdrawal a half-hearted separation’ (see tinyurl.com/
VAT and property is a nightmare topic for clients and advisers. It is also probably the most important one to get right because of the amount of tax involved in many deals.
The Non-Domestic Rating Bill 2023, that applies in England and in part to Wales, makes significant changes to business rates.