In G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd v HMRC [2016] TC05015 the First Tier Tribunal confirmed that parking fines incurred by the company could not be deductible for tax purposes.
SME Tax News
Many small businesses will benefit from proposed amendments to Finance Bill 2016 which will enable connected employers to share the £15,000 Apprenticeship Levy allowance which will be introduced from April 2017.
The Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee has written an open letter to David Gauke, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, raising concerns about the implementation costs for businesses of the Making Tax Digital proposals.
HMRC has updated its yield statistics for the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF). It seems that the number of disclosures has risen slightly as the facility winds down and the average disclosure level follows a very, very smooth straight line upwards.
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A really short tax web-update this week, due to the fact that we have been working extremely hard to provide you with summaries! I hope that you like it.
HMRC launched six consultations on 20 April 2016, and closed its 'top secret' one on 22 April. We summarise the issues for you.
HMRC has published a new consultation on potential reform options for the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS). It builds on the recent Call for Evidence which sought views on how the scheme is working and how it could be improved.
HMRC have issued their Agent Update for April 2016: we have summarised the key content for you with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
- File outstanding 2014/15 returns to avoid £10 penalties
- Nichola's SME Tax w-update 26 April 2016
- APNs: another judicial review fails
- Supreme Court cuts down film schemes
- HMRC consultation: criminal offence for corporate facilitation of tax evasion
- News: Scottish tax to diverge from the rest of the UK in 2017/18