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HMRC assessment sets out cost of admin burden on business even before tariffs
Treasury sharply criticised by MPs for pursuit of loan charge cases
Residential and commercial property receipts fall 7% in first drop since the financial crisis
Rising property prices and frozen nil-rate band are behind increase
Debate over whether compensation should be paid to creditors of bankrupt estates
I have been an independent consultant since May 2017
Tax authority ‘plucked from the air’ numbers to frighten taxpayer on incapacity benefit
Unpaid Revenue bills blamed on stuttering economy and record numbers of self-employed
Plan includes 700 extra customs officers and a ‘smart border’
Almost 1,500 self-employed workers receive letters questioning their job status
Letter reveals PM backed suspending the loan charge months before he entered No 10
Investment platform loses long-running case over bonus payments for fund discounts
Chancellor demands weekly updates on tax authority’s border plans
I am about to breach the lifetime allowance
Swiss lender was seeking to claw back £239m levy imposed in wake of financial crisis
Revamped regulatory body will aim to restore confidence in quality of audit work
Fewer than 400 organisations that send packages to UK have signed up to pay VAT
‘Seven-year rule’ on passing on assets should be cut to five years, independent review advises
Thousands of contractors face series of deadlines to comply with HMRC demands
Johnson and Hunt urged to scrap the ‘retrospective’ tax if elected Tory leader
UK tax authority’s specialist unit sees income jump 14% to £560m in 2018-19
Zurich-based bank seeks £239m bank payroll levy it paid after the financial crisis
More than a third of tax returns contain errors
Cases reviewed where a ‘failure to notify’ penalty was applied
IR35 aims to crack down on those who are ‘disguised employees’
