Business secretary Vince Cable is likely to succeed in pushing a mansion tax though parliament in the Autumn Statement, tax specialist Baker Tilly has said.
Owners who leave their properties in Cornwall empty for more than two years will have to pay 150% of their council tax bill, while discounts for second home owners have been scrapped.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is stepping up its investigations into taxes potentially underpaid by the directors and senior executives of the UK's largest companies, warns Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.
George Osborne is considering a new tax raid on the pension contributions of richer voters, after rejecting the idea of a "wealth tax" based on higher council rates for luxury homes and apartments.
The country's rich face a further coalition tax raid 'in the next few weeks', according to business secretary Vince Cable.
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) and KPMG have launched a new VAT helpline, available free to all APFA members.
Fidelity FundsNetwork has urged regulators and the Treasury to urgently clarify its rules on adviser charging.