The new tax and National Insurance (NI) rules on offshore employment intermediaries will take effect from 6 April.
With regard to offshore intermediaries:
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Each Taxation writer provides a tetrad of analyses of the chancellor’s announcements
Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v CRC, Court of Appeal
The government is consulting on how to clamp down on charities being set up to avoid tax. Last year’s autumn statement included the move to bring forward rules aimed at keeping charities from being abused by parties seeking a tax advantage
HMRC already have the legislative means to challenge certain schemes, but Exchequer officials hope to shape more laws to deter a greater number of tax dodgers.
A committee of the European parliament has approved an amendment to the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which would make details about individuals behind trusts publicly available for the first time.
Under the plan, each member state of the European Union would be required to keep and make available a register of information on the ultimate beneficial owners of privately owned companies, foundations and trusts.
How could anyone have believed Working Wheels was legitimate?
The Revenue is making inappropriate use of penalties
Bristol & West plc, Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Division)
There are better ways to tackle avoidance than those recently proposed by HMRC
The rationale behind the Revenue’s plans to collect tax upfront in some instances
P Boyle (TC3103)