HMRC
Tax Planning
Skandia's Gordon Andrews examines HMRC’s move to simplify discretionary trust tax
06 February 2014
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4 min read
Wrap/platforms
Platform fees will remain VAT exempt, according to guidance released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
06 February 2014
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Investment
A financial adviser is among 13 people charged in connection with allegations that they conspired to cheat HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) out of £2.5m of tax via a complex film scheme designed for that purpose.
31 January 2014
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Regulation
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.
31 January 2014
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Retiring Abroad
Are QROPS still difficult for advisers to engage with? Fiona Murphy looks at recent changes and finds out.
28 January 2014
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Tax Planning
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.
13 January 2014
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Tax Planning
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.
23 December 2013
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Investment
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.
16 December 2013
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Income
Alan Higham considers the potential alternatives to annuities in a retirement income strategy
12 November 2013
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