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Planning for the 50% rate of tax – buy to let investors

26 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The last decade saw the rise of the private buy to let landlord. Many of these properties are jointly owned by spouses or civil partners. Without proper tax advice, the rental income will default to...

Tags on this discussion: buy-to-let HMRC property tax Tax Issues Taxation

Framework to provide greater certainty on tax policy

22 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 1 comment

The Treasury has today published a draft Tax Framework for business. This is intended to provide greater certainty for large businesses about the Government's approach to the development of tax policy....

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Tax TV

18 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

In what seems to me to be a slightly odd use of taxpayer's money, HMRC have decided to sponsor a new channel 5 TV show - the Business Inspector. The justification of this is that the programme will...

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Happy New Year

17 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 2 comments

Happy new year to all those celebrating the start of the Year of the Tiger. I will be celebrating the Year of the Tax Hike, which is due to start on 6 April. Anyone with a better name, please share...

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Liechtenstein whistle blower case opens floodgates to litigation

12 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The Liechtenstein bank LGT Treuhand (now known as Fiduco Treuhand) has been ordered to pay €7.3m to one of its customers, to compensate him for being prosecuted for tax evasion in Germany. Heinrich...

Tags on this discussion: banking banks Fidco Treuhand LGT Treuhand liechtenstein tax taxes

Employers beware – changes to PAYE this Spring

10 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 1 comment

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them. HMRC will write to all employers...

Tags on this discussion: CIS construction industry scheme Employers HMRC Income Tax National Insurance PAYE tax Taxation

HMRC concessions on offshore bank accounts

8 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

There has been clarification by HMRC on the taxation of certain capital gains tax losses from transactions on foreign currency bank accounts as well as two new concessions. The losses referred to...

Tags on this discussion: banking domicile HMRC offshore remittance residents tax

Pre Budget Report – what does it mean?

9 December 2009 | Shimon Shaw

Today’s PRB was fairly boring. Unless you are a bank. Or a banker. Or a shareholder of a bank (which I suppose includes all of us). So let’s get the bankers out of the way before looking at...

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More financial institutions can provide alternative finance

19 November 2009 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The Alternative Finance Arrangements (Amendment) Order 2009 came into force on 15 October 2009. The tax rules on alternative finance arrangements (such as Sharia-compliant financial contracts) require...

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Latest news and views tagged tax

Planning for the 50% rate of tax – buy to let investors

Framework to provide greater certainty on tax policy

Tax TV

Happy New Year

Liechtenstein whistle blower case opens floodgates to litigation

Employers beware – changes to PAYE this Spring

HMRC concessions on offshore bank accounts

Pre Budget Report – what does it mean?

More financial institutions can provide alternative finance

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