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Late tax return bill will rise £10 a day from today
Filed under: Tax The end of January was a tough time for over 10 million people - as the deadline for submitting their tax-return (and payment) hit hard after the festive season. For 850,000 of them,...
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HMRC to appeal over spot the ball
Filed under: TaxGaming company Sportech's £80 million battle with the taxman over a spot the ball competition looks set to drag into extra time after HM Revenue and Customs said it will appeal against...
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HMRC 'sweetheart deal' challenged
Filed under: TaxTax avoidance campaigners are challenging an alleged "sweetheart" deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs. UK Uncut Legal Action are seeking a High Court...
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Bank 'in sweetheart deal over tax'
Filed under: Tax The tax authorities reached a "sweetheart deal" with Goldman Sachs to avoid "grave embarrassment" after the "aggressive" banking giant threatened to withdraw from a new code of...
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Poor road repairs 'cost £435m'
Filed under: TaxPoor repairs to roads dug up by utility companies have cost taxpayers £435 million over two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed. The LGA said research showed 20%...
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Is National Lottery price rise a 'stealth tax'?
Filed under: Tax This year sees the first price increase for the National Lottery in its 20-year history - when the price rises from £1 to £2. A big chunk of the money will be ploughed into larger...
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Will town halls be allowed 'widows tax'?
Filed under: Tax Town councils are clearly desperate for money: and in their desperation they have called on the government to give them the power to decide who gets a discount on their council tax....
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Who should get tax breaks: individuals or companies?
Filed under: Tax When a country is slashing and burning to try and make ends meet tax cuts are usually few and far between. But when there is an option to ease a tax burden should it be given to...
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Off-shore tax avoidance crackdown
Filed under: TaxA fresh crackdown on offshore tax evasion has been launched after HM Revenue and Customs said it had received data showing "extensive" use of schemes to hide assets. HMRC is working...
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Aircraft plan switch 'to cost £74m'
Filed under: TaxAbandoned plans to switch the fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy's new carriers will cost taxpayers £74 million, according to a public spending watchdog. Last May, Defence Secretary...
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Charity demands tax havens action
Filed under: TaxTwo thirds of all the subsidiary and associate companies of the UK's 100 biggest publicly-listed businesses are registered in tax havens, according to research by a charity. ActionAid -...
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Tax evaders vs welfare cheats: I know who I'd go after
Filed under: TaxNo one could have escaped discussion about the welfare state over the past few months due to the tragic story of the Philpotts, but while the Daily Mail was blaming benefit culture...
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HMRC names and shames second batch of tax cheats
Filed under: TaxHM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a new list of deliberate tax defaulters. The first list came out back in February and featured nine offenders. This time round 15 more...
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Tax simplification? Pull the other one Osborne
Filed under: TaxThe coalition has tried to prove its commitment to tax simplification, it even set up an office to tackle it specifically, but what it has been less vocal about is the 299 separate tax...
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Disabled challenge 'bedroom tax'
Filed under: TaxThe High Court has been asked to declare that the Government's so-called "bedroom tax" unlawfully discriminates against disabled people in social housing. New housing benefit...
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Amazon £2.4m UK tax bill revealed
Filed under: TaxThe UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon paid corporation tax of just £2.4 million last year despite earning sales of £4.2 billion. Details of the American firm's tax contribution...
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Five and a half million people paid wrong tax in 2012/13
Filed under: TaxThe taxman says three and a half million people are due a refund, but two million will have to fork out for underpaid tax. HMRC has announced that more than five million people paid the...
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Cameron calls for tax transparency
Filed under: TaxDavid Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens stressing the need to "get our own houses in order" as he pushes for international action to tackle avoidance...
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PM 'did not raise Google tax row'
Filed under: TaxGoogle's controversial tax affairs were not raised by David Cameron when the internet giant's boss joined Downing Street talks about tackling avoidance schemes, Number 10 said. The...
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'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown
Filed under: TaxBillions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned. The Commons Public...
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