Tax Planning

The Government today issued a call for evidence as part of considerations to simplify the way it deals with income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs).

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) will examine pensioner taxation in a new review announced today.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a consultation on how to tackle tax avoidance via unauthorized unit trusts (UUTs).

A mother of six has been jailed for fraudulently claiming tax credits for nine fictitious children following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will write to 4.7 million taxpayers later this year to tell them they have over or underpaid their income tax for 2010/11.

A possible amendment to the Finance Bill could allow married couples to share their tax free allowances to help cut their tax bill.

The Liberal Democrats are demanding a 'supertax' on thousands of homes as the price of agreeing to scrap the 50p top rate of income tax.

The Treasury's proposed statutory residency test is a welcome improvement to the current "chaos" but it may still provide room for fraud, accountants Baker Tilly has said.

The Treasury is proposing to strictly define who is an ordinary British resident for tax purposes, as part of reforms announced in the Budget.

The Treasury has proposed a new system of testing statutory residency in a bid to tighten tax rules on those who work or live abroad.