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Tax information exchange agreements
There has been an increasing focus on the automatic exchange of information in recent years. New regulations will take effect from 17 May 2017 to improve international tax...
Changes to Finance Bill 2017: Impact for ‘non-doms’
In July 2015 significant tax reforms were announced for non-UK domiciled individuals who have been long-term UK resident. It was proposed that, from April 2017, those...
Finance Bill 2017 reduced
In view of the forthcoming election and the fact the draft Finance Bill contained some complex material, the Government has decided to reduce the Bill to its core elements...
Assessing VAT errors
Unless HMRC can prove dishonest declarations they cannot assess for VAT errors more than four years after the end of the prescribed accounting period. So if an error is...
Celebrating Success at Lewis Brownlee: ACCA Achievements
A big congratulations to our Client Relationship Manager, Jayne Tressler, who is now a certified fellow of the ACCA! This achievement reflects her hard work and dedication to...
New register for trusts
To comply with Article 31 of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive a new register for trusts is to be introduced. An on-line register will be introduced by HMRC. This will...
HMRC’s New Approach to Tax Underpayments
From the 2017/18 tax year, HMRC plans to collect potential underpayments within the tax year they arise, rather than the following year as previously practiced. This means...
Understanding HMRC Tax Code Changes Under RTI
Under the Real Time Information (RTI) system, HMRC is making tax code changes more frequently based on employment and pension data reported by employers and pension providers....
Personal tax accounts
Your personal tax accounts are accessed using a Government Gateway ID. Once set up, future access is by way of a two step verification – the Government Gateway ID and a code...
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