Plans to stiffen the penalties for offshore tax evasion have been criticised by lawyers and tax advisers who have warned that they could end up criminalising people and companies who have unwittingly broken the rules. The Treasury has put forward proposals for a new criminal offence for companies that facilitate evasion as well as a… Read more…
Official figures show that house prices in England have risen considerably faster than in the rest of the United Kingdom in the past year. House prices increased by 5.6 per cent in England, 0.8 per cent in Wales, 2.9 per cent in Northern Ireland and fell 0.9 per cent in Scotland, according to figures from… Read more…
Earlier this year during the Summer Budget the Government announced it would phase in a new residence nil-rate band (RNRB) from 6 April 2017 when a residence is passed upon death to a direct descendant. This has been designed to reduce the burden of Inheritance Tax (IHT) by making it easier to pass on the… Read more…
A new package of measures has been announced by the Business Secretary to ensure employees receive the pay to which they are entitled. During September, the Business Minister Sajid Javid announced that the Government would be implementing new measures to help tackle employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage and the National Living… Read more…
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers who do not have a fixed work office, should be regarded as working time and that wages should be paid in relation to this. It comes after… Read more…
According to business groups, new business rates legislation (proposed in the Government’s Enterprise Bill) will increase the administrative burden on small firms and act as a “barrier to justice” for businesses seeking to appeal. The bill contains three new measures which have all been criticised for “riding roughshod” over the needs of UK businesses. Small… Read more…
UK contractors have been warned to steer clear of loan schemes using offshore trusts that promise to reduce their income tax bill. Workers paid through these contested structures before 2011 had until the end of September to resolve disputes worth £430 million with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and now face the threat of steeper… Read more…
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has come under fire for the use of so-called ‘nudge’ letters sent by its Behavioural Insights Team. Letters are being sent directly to individuals that are involved in tax disputes instead of via their lawyers or accountants. The language in the letters is used in such a way as to… Read more…
The government has issued a reminder that for a limited period starting in October, certain people will be able to make extra national insurance contributions to top up their state pension. Between 12 October 2015 and 5 April 2017, men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953 will be able… Read more…
Legislation is to be introduced making it easier to prosecute employers who know or suspect that someone they employ has no right to work in the UK. The Home Office announced on 25 August that measures to be included in a new Immigration Bill could close businesses down for up to 48 hours while employers… Read more…
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