HMRC and ASA team up to tackle tax avoidance
HMRC and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched a new public campaign to cut out “misleading marketing” by promoters...
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Economy
LITRG urges HMRC to address loan charge filing barriers
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has stated it is not “convinced” that HMRC’s latest decision to allow late...
2.7 million still furloughed in September, says HMRC
Around 2.7 million workers were still on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme towards the end of September, according to recently...
HMRC names Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia as new chair
HMRC has appointed Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia as the new chair of its board. She replaces Mervyn Walker who is stepping...
Big businesses underpay £35bn in tax, HMRC suspects
HMRC reportedly suspects that the amount of tax big businesses underpay has risen by 16% to £34.8bn, up from the...
ATT calls for HMRC clarity on virtual Christmas parties
The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has released a statement urging the HMRC for clarity on whether companies who host...
Tax avoidance schemes should be ‘stamped out’, says CIOT president
The new president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Peter Rayney, has said that there is “no place” in...
KPMG predicts ‘Brexit blow’ to post-Covid economy
KPMG is predicting Brexit could potentially cost the UK economy 2.9% in 2021, bringing GDP growth down to 7.2% next...
HMRC warns against self assessment scammers
HMRC has issued a warning to people completing self assessment returns stating they should be on “alert” for fraudsters who...
RSM calls for delay to HMRC’s preferential creditor status
RSM has urged the chancellor to “urgently consider” a twelve-month delay to HMRC’s move to becoming a preferential creditor. According...
