Petition: Give parents/guardians a right to access social media accounts of their children petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6614…

#SME owners  should not be swayed by fancy #insolvency avoidance adverts–where there is likely to be a catch. They profess to buy a #director ’s #company , take on all liabilities & deal with all creditors. #UK #leonardcurtis leonardcurtis.co.uk/news/are-insol…

#HMRC dual role agents guidance is restricted. Their view is that in these contracts there is a greater chance that #tax will have been underpaid by the #football clubs & players. HMRC expects evidence & commercial justification for payments made. #UK pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/h…

Watch out for this new Companies House #business #scam -Letters claiming to be from #CompaniesHouse saying you need to make payment for Enhanced Web Filing Access. Do not follow any instructions in this letter & report it. #UK #fraud #directors #CompanyRegistration #company

A publisher’s R&D claim appeal was rejected because noone in the #company had the relevant skills to carry out the work or to demonstrate that it had been done, highlighting the importance of engaging a qualified #tax expert. #HMRC #UK AccountingWEB.co.uk accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-polic…

Skin clinic’s appeal turns ugly for #HMRC . A #nurse running a cosmetic clinic did not qualify for #medical exemption for #VAT , but HMRC lost the case because its £270k assessment was out of time due to a system error. #tax #tax man #UK AccountingWEB.co.uk accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-polic…

The #IFS has published a paper on thresholds in the #tax system highlighting a range of problems they create eg the £100k threshold for free #childcare , high interest rates impacting #HICBC and the low #IHT allowances for gifts, marriage etc #UK accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-polic…

A taxpayer successfully claimed private residence relief on the sale of part of a #garden despite the construction of 2 houses having already started on it. #UK #tax #CGT #HMRC #property #tax man

A penalty of £14m was overturned on appeal at Upper Tribunal for a #tax avoidance scheme in a case concerning delivery of #gold #bullion . The supply of investment gold is exempt from #VAT but is subject to special invoicing/record keeping requirements. #HMRC #tax #Qubic #tax man

A #payroll firm with an offshore majority US owner registered in Wyoming has been named on the #HMRC list of #tax avoidance firms. Goldfish Umbrella pays #contractors wages split between taxed national minimum wage earnings and an untaxed advance payment. #tax #tax man #PAYE #NIC

A forged document provided to the #FCA in a £1.3m #boilerroom #fraud case led to an 18m prison sentence. ‘This was a sophisticated attempt using a forged document to undermine the course of justice…[it was] a very serious offence that strikes at the very core of the legal system

“We welcome extra funding for #HMRC which has seen its customer service levels severely lacking in recent months. Taxpayers & agents are struggling to do business with the current phone services...From the perspective of agents, the current digital provision is not up to scratch'

#Zahawi said he should have been more explicit about his £5m settlement with #HMRC , which apparently included a penalty for not taking reasonable care in relation to allocation of shares in a #company he set up with his father-YouGov. #tax #UK #selfassessment #tax return #tax man

The #SRA told the HouseofLords Communications Committee that they had decided to refer 2 firms following investigations into strategic litigation against public participation. The law firm state that the partner behaved appropriately & did not provide any #tax planning advice #UK

A partner at the #law firm OsborneClarke who represented Nadhim #Zahawi could face a disciplinary tribunal over #SLAPP allegations that he used intimidating warnings in an attempt to silence a #tax critic who was probing the former Conservative #chancellor 's tax affairs Maria Ward-Brennan

Many taxpayers get caught out when they leave #selfemployment to move into employment & do not deregister from self assessment, assuming that #HMRC will know. They then receive late filing penalties. Tax Help for Older People can help you appeal if you are in this situation and struggling. #tax