HMRC
Pension freedom withdrawals top £30bn
‘There are no rules’
More boys than girls have pensions at young age - HMRC data
'Counter intuitive'
Total IHT receipts reach £5.4bn in 2018/19
3% increase on previous tax year
Number of Help to Save accounts increased by almost 50% - HMRC
Launched September 2018
Hargreaves Lansdown clients lose out on £15m in rebates as HMRC wins legal battle
Taxation of loyalty bonuses
Dawn Joughin: Beware - HMRC inheritance tax probes are on the rise
Residence relief a minefield
Pension freedom withdrawals reach record high in Q2
£28bn withdrawn since 2015
A quarter of estates that pay IHT are investigated by HMRC
5,537 investigations opened in 2018/19
Pension providers and clients 'left in limbo' after in-specie hearing vacated
Appeal moved to February 2020
Neil MacGillivray: Shifting through the gears of gifting
Few ‘gifters’ motivated by IHT
Peter Daniel: 'I can't tax clearly now, Lorraine has won'
Self-employed contractor
Freedom withdrawals pass £25bn; Employee tax relief receipts up to £4.3bn
£38.4bn total pension tax relief
Three things your clients may call you about this week …
What made financial headlines over the weekend?
HMRC wins £40m court case against tax avoidance scheme promoter
Used by 1,180 high-earners
Neil MacGillivray: Is government winning the tax avoidance battle?
Avoidance, evasion and non-compliance
DWP gives green light to Royal Mail CDC scheme
Will extend to wider models
HMRC keeps up data demands on clients suspected of tax evasion
1,414 in 2017/18
Three things your clients may call you about this week …
What made financial headlines over the weekend?
Pension freedom withdrawals per person hit record low in Q4 2018
£23.6bn withdrawn since 2015
VAT now comprises a fifth of HMRC's tax intake
VAT receipts up 60% in 10 years
More than 2.1m tax returns filed within four weeks of deadline
25% filed after 31 December
Majority of grieving savers could be needlessly paying IHT
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