HMRC

A tax avoidance scheme sold by serial avoidance promoter NT Advisors has lost its third bid for legitimacy, saving the country £100m, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said.

Are QROPS still difficult for advisers to engage with? Fiona Murphy looks at recent changes and finds out.

A crackdown on employers that set up offshore trusts for top earners has started to pay off, helping HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) more than double its takings from investigations into big companies' payroll tax avoidance last year.

A film scheme marketed as a tax efficient way to invest in the movie industry and which had signed up former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been defeated by the Upper Tax Tribunal.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched an online reporting service for managers of qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS), which it said is more secure than paper-based reporting.

THE WINNER IS...

Alan Higham considers the potential alternatives to annuities in a retirement income strategy

Tax avoiders will be forced to hand £500m to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) after a ruling by the Supreme Court.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made its scheme registration process more stringent in an attempt to prevent pension liberation fraud.