Tax Planning

Expatriates and their advisers are failing to look further than tax benefits when choosing a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS), Guardian Wealth Management has warned.

Local government secretary Eric Pickles has vowed to ban the practice of public sector staff retiring with large pension pots then returning to work on new deals.

Thousands of UK resident holders of Swiss bank accounts will receive letters from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week threatening a thorough investigation into their tax affairs.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is targeting 2,500 doctors and dentists in its latest crackdown on tax evasion.

January to March is the traditional EIS and VCT fundraising ‘season'. Matthew Brow, partner at RAM Capital Partners which markets the investments, gives a rundown of the New Year benefits on offer.

Staff members at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) feel their own department is poorly managed, an internal survey reveals.

The government is set to create working groups to begin reforming the income tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) systems.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is considering setting up online accounts for individual PAYE taxpayers and introducing annual tax statements as part of efforts to make the UK tax system easier to understand.

Advisers have been warned to be "very careful" when recommending stamp duty land tax avoidance (SDLT) schemes as some unscrupulous vendors downplay the risks of an HMRC investigation into the activity.

Business leaders will today make a fresh plea to George Osborne to scrap the 50p rate of income tax and increase personal allowances to protect the British economy from the worst of the eurozone crisis.