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Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is targeting 2,500 doctors and dentists in its latest crackdown on tax evasion.

Prime minister David Cameron and German chancellor Angela Merkel are set to clash over a proposed financial transaction tax on Friday.

Advisers have been warned to be "very careful" when recommending stamp duty land tax avoidance (SDLT) schemes as some unscrupulous vendors downplay the risks of an HMRC investigation into the activity.

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Wayne Pearson and Roberta Ruddy as US-based directors to its International Solutions Team.

An apparent mis-type in the FSA's latest policy statement outlining how advisers should in the future fill in their RMAR forms sent some scurrying to their accountants for clarification this week.

Take a look at our round-up of today's top stories from the nationals.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson have shared part of a £68,000 dividend in a film investment, but must wait to see whether it will yield £117m in promised tax benefits.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is set to impact advisers with American clients when it comes into force in 2013. David Treitel, tax director at US 
Tax & Financial Services Ltd, explains how best to manage the risks

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will target wealthy people who own property abroad, the department announced today.

Four senior staff at Tudor Capital Management have been charged with stealing £5m through tax fraud targeting the pension industry.