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Taxpayers have their say about HMRC’s ‘Our Charter’

Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: HMRC, Richard Jameson, Alistair Darling, Our Charter, Taxpayers’ Charter

Ever since the Chancellor announced the idea of publishing a charter to offer statutory rights to taxpayers, individuals, businesses, and the tax profession has locked horns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over what should be included in such a document. However, now we’re getting closer to a final solution, does it really do the job?

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NDO may expose you to 20 years of back taxes

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | Posted by: Paul Roberts
Categories: Personal | Tags: HMRC, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Liechtenstein, Offshore Disclosure Facility, New Disclosure Opportunity, LDF, offshore assets, untaxed income, Paul Roberts, Public Accounts Committee

With a few last-minute tweaks, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has now published details of the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO). As you know, this is aimed at UK taxpayers and encourages them to declare previously untaxed income that has an offshore link. But this worries me and here I’ll explain why…

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New banking code – why it may affect your tax planning

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax planning, HMRC, Sue Knight, HNWI, tax avoidance, Protect Your Wealth, legislation, banks, taxation, code of practice

And so the tax avoidance debate continues to rage. Last month I looked at High Net Worth Individuals and secret funds abroad. This time the focus is on banks – and how a proposed new Code of Practice may affect your tax planning.

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