HMRC staff and service levels stretched. Yet more evidence that the tax profession agrees with union PCS that staff cuts at HMRC make no sense
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Advisers warn of taxing times ahead with Lib-Con coalition – Accountancy Age. I was speaking at the PCS annual conference today in support of my
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As readers of this blog will know I have for some time proposed a ‘passport tax’. As I have said previously: The principle is simple:
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Half a million houses are lying empty, Guardian research shows | Society | The Guardian . I still think this is shocking: Charities are demanding
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I have just got a transcript of a hearing before the House of Commons Public Administration Committee where Liam Byrne MP, Cabinet Office and HM
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I’ve written a new report under the above title on behalf of PCS — the union that represents more than 80% of HM Revenue &
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The Guardian notes: Morale inside Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is so low that government plans to tackle aggressive tax avoidance are in jeopardy, according to
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Deloitte and PwC disappointed at FII dividend case cap – Accountancy Age. The Age notes: Tax experts have expressed disappointment after a class action victory
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Treasury revises revenue from 50% rate – Accountancy Age. The Age says: The Treasury is expecting to take much less from the new 50% rate
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