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Tax Avoidance

Our coverage on tax avoidance focuses on the legal boundaries, policy reforms, and enforcement actions related to aggressive tax planning in the UK. Accountancy Today reports on HMRC investigations, court rulings, and the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding avoidance schemes used by corporates, high-net-worth individuals, and advisers. We analyse how legislative tools such as the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR), Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS), and retrospective tax powers affect both planning and compliance. Our editorial also explores the reputational risks, ethical considerations, and professional responsibilities facing accountants in this area. This coverage provides tax professionals, advisers, and firm leaders with critical insight into one of the most scrutinised and sensitive aspects of modern tax practice.

Tax Avoidance

Our coverage on tax avoidance focuses on the legal boundaries, policy reforms, and enforcement actions related to aggressive tax planning in the UK. Accountancy Today reports on HMRC investigations, court rulings, and the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding avoidance schemes used by corporates, high-net-worth individuals, and advisers. We analyse how legislative tools such as the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR), Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS), and retrospective tax powers affect both planning and compliance. Our editorial also explores the reputational risks, ethical considerations, and professional responsibilities facing accountants in this area. This coverage provides tax professionals, advisers, and firm leaders with critical insight into one of the most scrutinised and sensitive aspects of modern tax practice.

European Commission proposes new business taxation system

The European Commission has proposed a new communication on business taxation to promote a…

IFS: Scottish tax laws are ‘unnecessarily complicated’

Scottish tax laws are “unnecessarily complicated”, according to a report by the Institute…
Gov releases documents to create ‘trusted, simple’ tax system

Gov releases documents to create ‘trusted, simple’ tax system

The government has recently published a series of more than 30 tax documents and…

Caterer receives seven-year ban for tax avoidance

Patrick Olusoji Ekundayo has received a seven-year disqualification and was issued with a…

Takeaway boss banned for seven years after tax avoidance

A Norwich-based takeaway owner has been disqualified after deliberately under-declaring…

Restaurant duo banned for £173k tax avoidance

Two brothers who operated a restaurant in South East London are now banned from acting as…

Brighton restaurateur banned for tax avoidance

A Brighton restaurateur has been banned from trading for six years after he “deliberately…

New HMRC tax measures ‘flawed’, says House of Lords

The House of Lords has criticised the conditions of the HMRC’s latest bill which could see…
Tax avoidance schemes rise by over a third

Tax avoidance schemes rise by over a third

The number of people using tax avoidance schemes in the UK has risen by 36% in the last five…

HMRC and ASA team up to tackle tax avoidance

HMRC and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched a new public campaign to cut…
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