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Tax & Regulation | 18 Apr 16
UK tax office details new “evasion facilitation” offence
The British government has published details of its proposed new law making senior management of a financial services firm criminally liable if any member of staff facilitates tax evasion, and has called on the industry to provide feedback.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Apr 16
HMRC not doing enough to tackle tax fraud
HM Revenue & Customs has been accused of not doing enough to tackle tax fraud and making “only limited progress” in reducing the UK’s tax losses, according to the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Celebs face £635m tax bill as Supreme Court rejects appeal
Celebrity investors in a film scheme involving the distribution rights to two Disney films face a combined tax bill worth over £600m ($845m, €754m) after the Supreme Court rejected its final appeal against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over £117m the scheme received in tax relief.
Tax & Regulation | 12 Apr 16
HMRC set for Supreme Court fight over film scheme
A film scheme involving the distribution rights to two Disney films is taking HM Revenue & Customs to the UK Supreme Court to defend the £117m ($166m, €145.5m) it received in tax relief.
Tax & Regulation | 5 Apr 16
HMRC bags record £4bn in IHT
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has raised more than £4bn ($5.7bn, €5bn) in revenues from inheritance tax (IHT) for the first time in its history, according to the latest figures published by the UK tax office.