Further to my blogs on the Nationwide I called HMRC and asked if they were requesting data from people like Nationwide from their offshore subsidiaries.
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Hartnett, tax evasion and where the UK goes next
Forbes has published a profile of Dave Hartnett, the Permanent Secretary within the UK Civil Service responsible for HM Revenue & Customs. They say: Dave
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Is the Channel Island’s VAT abuse going to end?
The announcement last week of new moves by HM Revenue & Customs to crack down on tax evasion through banks was extremely welcome. However, as
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Battle to save tax office
Advertiser 24 – Battle to save Yarmouth tax office . I’ve been praising HM Revenue & Customs this week – and rightly so. But I’ll
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UK / Liechtenstein moves us towards Proactive Information Exchange (PIE)
I’m not going to get over-excited, I hope, but I think the new UK / Liechtenstein Tax Information Exchange Agreement moves information exchange into a
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Liechtenstein: the sort of deal we need
The FT reports that HM Revenue & Customs has finally concluded a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Liechtenstein, except it’s a deal like none before.
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Can you go to Guernsey?
The New York Times asks that question of Guy Hands who claims to have quit the UK to take up tax residency in Guernsey. As
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Is HMRC Getting Desperate in Tax Haven Clampdown?
Is HMRC Getting Desperate in Tax Haven Clampdown?. “Shlter Offshore” – unsurprisingly – says it is, but the telling line is: The truth of the
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Cough up, now
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed the details of a new disclosure initiative that will allow people with unpaid taxes linked to offshore accounts
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