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HMRC continue to invest in measures to prevent tax avoidance and evasion and are running campaigns to encourage individuals to disclose their income to HMRC. The let property campaign was launched ...

In our latest article for The American magazine we highlight some great year-end tax planning opportunities for US taxpayers.

The amount of an individual’s pension contributions which will qualify for higher-rate tax relief is essentially restricted by:

As expected, the has Treasury released its consultation document on the forthcoming changes to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals (‘non-doms’).  The full consultation paper can be found here.

Careless inaccuracies

The recent case of a self-employed locum pharmacist Mr Bharat Patel TC04617: BHARAT PATEL [2015] UKFTT 445 (TC) offers encouragement to those asking HMRC to consider suspending ...

UK Government “ATED” those tax reliefs

The UK and in particular London has enjoyed phenomenal increases in property values in recent years, resulting in many investors considering London residential ...

The FTT dismissed the tax payer’s appeal against HMRC’s decision not to allow a capital gains tax exemption claimed in respect of his enterprise investment scheme (‘EIS’) shares.

HMRC have set up a task force focused on collecting tax from Scottish taxpayers who appear to be living beyond their means. They apparently have access to data which allows them to identify ‘badges ...

A taxpayer wins case to claim a repayment exceeding the 4 year limit

Mr Higgs made payments on account for the tax year 2006/07 in accordance with the previous year’s liability. Mr Higgs forgot to ...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the first Conservative Budget since 1996 today.