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Swiss bank account holders who have legitimate reasons for keeping their money offshore may still be on the taxman's hit list, accountants warned.

The fallout from the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) attack on pension reciprocation plans (PLPs) will be a "nightmare" for people invested in them, a lawyer says.

Employers dread filling in paperwork for the taxman, especially those with a large staff turnover.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned UK residents and organisations with Swiss bank accounts to declare any outstanding tax before it begins investigations.

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The head of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to be quizzed by MPs this afternoon over claims he allowed Goldman Sachs to escape £10m in interest payments on an offshore tax avoidance scheme.

Hargreaves Lansdown is one of only two companies in the FTSE 100 which has not located any of its subsidiaries in a tax haven.

The taxman handed out a record one and a half million fines to late filers this year, with penalties up 56% in just five years, according to a Freedom of Information request.

Today's tax deal between the UK and Switzerland, designed to recoup £7bn from Brits with funds in Swiss bank accounts, is "unrealistic", according to accountants Baker Tilly.

Expert warns beefed-up tax watchdog will be looking for quick and easy wins among small businesses with inadequate records while failure to take reasonable care as serious as evasion.