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New agent pilot postponed

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has decided to put back the start date of its highly controversial 'agent view' pilot.

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HMRC targets bad performing agents

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

HMRC has decided to call time on agents who’s performance isn’t what it expects to see as part of a new pilot,  “Agent view”.  A visit might be expected when your clients are consistently missing filing deadlines or have bad payment performance.

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CIOT: don’t legislate for ‘controlling persons’

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) says that there is no need for new legislation to tackle off-payroll hiring of ‘controlling persons’. Instead the Government should combat the problem by extending existing rules for appointments in the public sector.

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Case update

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

HMRC v Healy
Tax relief on an actor's accommodation costs: HMRC given leave to appeal to the UTT.

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Fifty Schemes of Grey: tax avoidance

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

Fifty Schemes of Grey: not S & M, more SME...from a tax avoidance perspective.

Where exactly do SME advisers draw the line between what is considered acceptable in tax planning (white) and that which is deemed aggressive or abusive tax avoidance (black)?

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ICAEW helpsheet: aggressive tax avoidance schemes

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has issued a helpsheet for its members on dangers of getting involved in aggressive tax avoidance schemes.

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How do you spot a tax 'cowboy'?

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

This summer the government has announced its proposals to crack down on tax cowboys. So, how can you spot a tax ‘cowboy’ and do higher earners really care whose tax scheme they are using?

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Government targets ‘cowboy’ tax scheme promoters

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

The government has announced new proposals to crack down on the promoters of contrived and aggressive tax avoidance schemes in order to save billions in tax.

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Car benefit trap with LLP combinations

Last Updated: 13 October 2016

In Coopers v HMRC [2012] UKFTT 439 (TC) TC 02120 a partnership was set up to provide cars to a company owned by the partners, who were also its directors in an arrangement aiming to avoid car benefit charge. The Tribunal found that the partnership was "little more than an extension of the company set up and operated in order to avoid or reduce income tax and a National Insurance charge for the company." In paying the partnership to provide cars which were used by the directors, the company was indirectly providing cars and fuel "by reason of employment" and so a tax charge resulted for the directors with Class 1A for the employer.

See Tax masterclass: running an LLP & Co structure for guidance on how to avoid a similar charge.

Green light for employee share ownership

Last Updated: 28 March 2014

Graeme Nuttall, the government’s adviser on employee share ownership has published a report recommending that the UK should encourage more “John Lewis” type employee owned companies.

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