In a recent newsletter article we highlighted extracts from HMRC’s “Your Charter”: this sets out a taxpayer’s rights and obligations in their dealings with HMRC. In a nut shell they are: Your rights - What you can expect from us: 1. Respect you 2. Help and support you to get things right... read more →

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has just posted the following on its blog: “Now that the 2014 Finance Act has received Royal Assent, we have updated our list of tax reliefs, which we last published in October 2010. The spreadsheet sets out all the reliefs, including those that have... read more →

The Pensions Regulator issued the following announcement on 17 July 2014: “The national roll out of automatic enrolment has reached a landmark with all of the country’s largest businesses now having passed their staging dates. The Pensions Regulator’s automatic enrolment: commentary and analysis report 2013-14, published today, shows that 99%... read more →

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We are constantly reminded that legislation is required to counter abusive tax arrangements designed to secure tax advantages that Parliament did not intend. There is an implied circularity about this assertion, as presumably the DOTAS, GAAR and other counter abuse rules will, in themselves, invite further, ingenious schemes to counter... read more →