Government's debt collection rapped
Filed under: Tax PA Archive/Press Association Images At least £22 billion of overdue debt was owed to the Government for reasons including unpaid taxes, fines and benefit overpayments but officials...
View ArticleAbba outfits 'a tax-saving scheme'
Filed under: TaxThe outrageous outfits were regularly seen on the foursome in their heyday of dominating the pop charts during the 1970s. Apart from being eyecatching, they helped the Swedish...
View ArticleDo we need a land tax to tame foreign investment?
Filed under: Tax At a time when housing is in such short supply that the government has levied a bedroom tax on those living in social housing with spare bedrooms, the waste of these buildings - which...
View ArticleCouncils set to avoid tax threshold
Filed under: Tax Communities Secretary Eric Pickles - whose desire to halve the cap to 1% was blocked by the Liberal Democrats - has described town hall leaders who go close to the limit as "democracy...
View ArticleHalf of UK inheritance tax in south
Filed under: Tax In London, where property values tend to be much higher than in the rest of the UK, the average amount paid out for an estate that is liable to inheritance tax is £234,400, while the...
View ArticleMoyles claimed to be car trader
Filed under: Tax The scheme worked by allowing its members to say they had incurred large fees while working in the second-hand car trade which they could claim back against their tax bill. A published...
View ArticleDPP in new blitz on crime assets
Filed under: Tax She said criminal asset recovery would be a priority for the Crown Prosecution Service. "People have been convicted of crimes. They might be tax evaders, they might be drug offenders,"...
View ArticleSupport funds for tourist industry
Filed under: Tax The experts will help tourist bosses to communicate effectively with their customers online, give advice on what business support measures are available and how to access them, and...
View ArticleBudget 2014: Tory MPs call for rise to 40p tax threshold
Filed under: Tax The proposals were raised directly with the Chancellor at the backbench 1922 Committee and have been branded a general election "game changer" by some. David Ruffley, who sits on the...
View ArticleBudget 2014: personal tax allowance increase on the cards
Filed under: Tax The tax allowance has already seen some startling rises under the coalition - from just under £6,500 in 2010 to £10,000 by 2014. Signs of a rise The Liberal Democrats have always been...
View ArticleCouncil tax 'in need of reform'
Filed under: Tax Gross bills would fall by more than 10% for 63% of households, according to the study by researchers at Heriot-Watt University, but 22.3% would see a hike in their rates. But the...
View Article