HMRC has updated its yield statistics for the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF). It seems that the number of disclosures has risen slightly as the facility winds down and the average disclosure level follows a very, very smooth straight line upwards.
SME Tax News
HMRC has published a new consultation on potential reform options for the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS). It builds on the recent Call for Evidence which sought views on how the scheme is working and how it could be improved.
HMRC have issued their Agent Update for April 2016: we have summarised the key content for you with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
HMRC launched six consultations on 20 April 2016, and closed its 'top secret' one on 22 April. We summarise the issues for you.
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging anyone who has not yet filed their online self-assessment tax return with HMRC for the year ended 5 April 2015, to do so by the end of this month or risk being charged more money.
HMRC has published a consultation: 'Tackling tax evasion: legislation and guidance for a corporate offence of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion'.
In Dr Walapu v HMRC [2016] EWHC 658 a taxpayer sought judicial review in respect of an accelerated payment notice (APN). All his complaints were rejected.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Future Capital Partners, the creator and a group of investors of the Eclipse 35 film scheme. The tax avoidance scheme failed because its activities never amounted to a trade.
The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has set out proposals for Scottish income tax in 2017/18 which will see some taxpayers in Scotland paying higher taxes than the rest of the UK for the first time.
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse" so the adage goes. See if you can work out what you need to do to meet the exemption in subsection 5? The official explanatory notes and our crib sheet are below.