The warning signs of a tax avoidance scheme
Using an umbrella company is a simple, hassle-free way to get paid as a contractor, and the majority…
HMRC issue warning in new corporate report covering marketed tax avoidance schemes – “please be vigilant”
A report published on the 26th November 2020 by HMRC discusses marketed tax avoidance schemes, and it makes…
How to spot a tax avoidance scheme, and why you should never use one
To put it bluntly – tax avoidance schemes are evil. They trick you into thinking paying less tax…
Cowboys and Covid-19
As if people haven’t had enough to deal with these past few months, news reaches us here at…
Latest Score: HMRC 1 – Premier League 0
Its a Saturday afternoon. 3:14pm to be exact. And in the red and white are HMRC, while the Premier League are in all blue.
“Taste The Tax?” – Coca Cola Warned by MP
Coca Cola, that well known beverage company who go with the slogan - “Taste the feeling,” have just got into the coffee game.
House of Lords criticises Government’s PSC response
The House of Lords Select Committee has just issued some rather choice words on the Government's recent personal service company consultation response.
Amazon steps in it again, once more completely unrepentant
Online retailer Amazon has been accused once again of engaging in tax avoidance here in the UK, yet once more the multinational has dismissed allegations.
Are umbrella company contractors waiting with bated breath for the Budget?
It’s Budget Day tomorrow; the weeks of speculation will be over and UK taxpayers, including umbrella company contractors, will discover what is in store for them over the next 12 months.
HMRC to add 2,250 anti-avoidance tax inspectors
Umbrella contractors might like to know that Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has said HMRC is to strengthen the size of its team tackling tax avoidance and evasion by adding more than 2,000 additional tax inspectors this autumn.
How can HMRC accurately measure the ‘tax gap’?
Umbrella contractors might be interested to learn that leading accounting bodies are calling into question the ‘tax gap’.
Fraudsters to be offered disclosure facility
HMRC is to offer a disclosure facility to taxpayers, including umbrella company contractors, it suspects of fraud.
