HM Revenue and Customs has defeated a tax avoidance scheme used by the wealthy to reduce their tax bills. The decision on the scheme, known as Clavis Liberty Fund 1 Limited Partnership, means £18m of tax money will be paid to HMRC, cash that ultimately goes to the government to be used on public services. HMRC said the [...]
High-risk venture: tax breaks which financed James Bond are coming under fire Film investment schemes that have helped finance a string of hits, including the James Bond movie Skyfall, are under threat from a government review of business funding. Curbs to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — where investors are given tax breaks for backing [...]
Jefferies accused of yielding to pressure to win clients The City watchdog is investigating an American investment bank over claims that senior managers improperly interfered with the work of analysts in its research department, an employment tribunal was told yesterday. Jefferies is facing claims from Milan Radia, one of its former leading analysts, that he [...]
HMRC brought in an extra £29bn by cracking down on the minority of individuals and businesses who try to not pay the tax they owe. The figure is revealed in its annual reports and accounts for 2016/2017 published on 13 July, which also showed improved customer service. Last year was HMRCs seventh consecutive year of [...]
A senior figure in the EIS community is warning advisers that they should start their EIS ‘season’ early, way before the traditional period of January to the end of the tax year. CEO of Kuber Ventures Dermot Campbell says that advisers should start looking at their client’s EIS needs next month if they want to avoid any problems [...]
England captain challenged by Revenue and Customs over suspect film scheme. Wayne Rooney is facing a £3.5 million charge after tax authorities challenged a suspected avoidance scheme in which he was the largest investor. The football star, who will captain England in today World Cup qualifier against Malta, has been told that Revenue and Customs [...]
HM Revenue & Customs has set out how its plans to impose fines on firms promoting tax avoidance schemes will work in practice. In a consultation paper on strengthening tax avoidance penalties and deterrents, HMRC includes IFAs within its proposed definition of a tax avoidance enabler because it says they can benefit through fees and commissions [...]
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Film partnership firm Ingenious has hit back at HMRC for deliberately confusing the scheme with proven tax avoidance schemes. Ingenious chief executive Neil Forster has accused HMRC of making assertions that are factually wrong and for incorrectly linking it to tax avoidance scheme Icebreaker. The comments come after both HM Revenue and Customs and Ingenious [...]
HOW easy is it to compare the cost of advice? Not very, it seems. Of the largest 100 independent financial advisers (IFAs) in Britain, only 11 publish charges on their websites. The rest typically require a face-to-face meeting as they argue that costs depend on the complexity of an individual's circumstances. Critics say some people [...]
