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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.

Big businesses underpay £35bn in tax, HMRC suspects

HMRC reportedly suspects that the amount of tax big businesses underpay has risen by 16% to…

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…

Property developers disqualified for tax avoidance

Two Scottish property developers have been disqualified after failing to pay tax on a land deal.

Admission of unpaid expat tax surges 

The number of expats who admitted leaving UK tax unpaid surged to 867 last year, up from 66…

Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations

The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future,…

Five arrested on suspicion of loan charge fraud

Four men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of fraud in connection with promoting…

The Taxpayer and HMRC – a challenging relationship

In December 2019, the Government bowed to significant pressure and, on 20 January 2020,…

HMRC entering into fewer plea bargain agreements with taxpayers

HMRC is entering into fewer agreements that give taxpayers immunity from prosecution for tax…

3 Challenges That Accounting Practices Face Today

The accounting industry is no stranger to both internal and external challenges. With…

FCA fines ex-insurance firm CEO over tax avoidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have…
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