Andrew Goodall tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1470580 2009-11-11T12:43:17+00:00 on taxes and more or less related stuff TypePad The cost of corporate tax avoidance tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340128757a5b8e970c 2009-11-11T12:43:17+00:00 2009-11-11T12:46:28+00:00 Britain's tax havens and offshore financial centres must meet international standards on tax transparency, financial sector regulation and financial crime if they are to continue to hold themselves out as internationally active financial centres, the Foot review concluded. Michael Foot's report for the UK government recommended that nine jurisdictions, including... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/11/the-cost-of-corporate-tax-avoidance.html Advisers urged to defend ‘reputable’ tax planning tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340120a5ed5925970b 2009-10-16T17:21:39+01:00 2009-10-19T09:19:25+01:00 The possibility of a general anti-avoidance rule needs to be re-examined, one of the UK's leading tax experts has told Tolley's Practical Tax newsletter. John Whiting, tax policy director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, was responding to a call by Taxation editor Mike Truman for the enactment of principles... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/10/advisers-urged-to-defend-reputable-tax-planning.html Treasury targets 'mass false self-employment' tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340120a6237118970c 2009-10-08T09:01:05+01:00 2009-10-08T09:04:05+01:00 Bogus self-employment 'corrupts' the construction industry, union claims A leading tax expert has warned that "entire categories" of skilled self-employed workers could be reclassified as employees if the government's published proposals for the construction industry are implemented. The authors of research cited in a Treasury consultation paper estimated that "mass... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/10/treasury-targets-mass-false-self-employment.html Check your tax credits tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340120a5904358970b 2009-09-23T09:38:49+01:00 2009-09-23T09:40:28+01:00 Experts flag changes to childcare rules Parents living in England who claim the childcare element of working tax credit need to check that their childcare provider remains registered, the CIOT's Low Incomes Tax Reform Group has warned. If they continue to claim tax credits on childcare costs paid to unregistered... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/09/check-your-tax-credits.html Treasury expects disclosure initiatives to net ‘billions’ tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340120a560602d970b 2009-09-10T14:10:52+01:00 2009-09-10T14:16:41+01:00 HMRC has stressed that its "new disclosure opportunity" or NDO offers a final chance to come clean for people who have used accounts or assets held offshore to evade UK taxes. Alistair Darling told a CBI audience that HMRC had requested details of at least 100,000 offshore accounts held at... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/09/treasury-expects-disclosure-initiatives-to-net-billions.html No structured tax avoidance, no worries tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f12ebcb88340120a57177b9970c 2009-08-25T08:49:20+01:00 2009-09-10T14:15:05+01:00 A former chairman of the ICAEW Tax Faculty has presented ten "facts" about avoidance schemes that "all accountants need to know" and has dismissed concerns that accountants who do not alert clients to schemes may be risking negligence claims. Mark Lee, chairman of the Tax Advice Network, writing on his... Andrew Goodall http://andrewgoodall.typepad.com/andrew/2009/08/no-structured-tax-avoidance-no-worries.html