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New tax investigation campaigns (15-02-2012)
Three new campaigns are to be launched targeting tax evasion in the UK. The current round of HMRC’s campaigns against tax avoidance goes back to the Offshore Disclosure Facility (ODF) in 2007,... read more

P45 form to stay (15-02-2012)
The Government recently published a consultation document on the major changes planned to the way PAYE information is collected. This will see the introduction of a new system where HMRC collects r... read more

Self assessment online filing statistics (15-02-2012)
A press release detailing the number of online filings made for the 2010/11 self assessment returns has been issued by HMRC. The use of the online service continues to grow year on year. ... read more

Employment related loans (08-02-2012)
The official rate of interest on an employment related loan is to remain at 4% with effect from 6 April 2012. A change in the rate is only made in the event of significant changes in interest rates... read more

The Annual Investment Allowance (08-02-2012)
The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) was first introduced in The 2008 Finance Act and the legislation was incorporated into the Capital Allowances Act 2001. The AIA is designed to give 100% first ... read more

Tribunal – VAT bad debt relief (08-02-2012)
The VAT bad debt relief rules seek to deal with issues that can arise when an invoice has been issued to a customer and no payment has been received after a significant period of time has elap... read more

Government publishes revised timetable for pensions auto-enrolment (02-02-2012)
The Government has published a revised staging timetable for when employers of all sizes must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension scheme. Starting from 1 October 2012, and depen... read more

Submitting online VAT returns (01-02-2012)
From 1 April 2012 all VAT Returns must be submitted online and payment must be made electronically. This measure completes a process started 1 April 2010 when VAT registered businesses with a turno... read more

Commonwealth games tax break announced (01-02-2012)
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has announced a tax break for athletes that take part in the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow. The move means that athletes from outside the ... read more

PAYE penalties (01-02-2012)
The tax office has now begun to issue penalty notices to employers that have not filed their starter and leaver forms online in the period 6 October 2011 to 5 January 2012. The penalties for failin... read more