How would the Messi tax scandal be treated by HMRC?
Jennifer Emms looks at the Revenue and the Crown Prosecution Service’s legal armouries when it comes to persecuting tax evaders.…
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Can Britain follow Norway’s ‘model of openness’?
Ceris Gardner on why the authorities, and not the neighbours, should be the judge on fair play in tax. Who…
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Five tax breaks and a wedding
Jessica Schock says that as well as romance and love, there are sound fiscal reasons for getting married ‘It is…
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HMRC crackdown on tax mitigation schemes increases investor worries
James Hall on how the Revenue’s new interest in the investor schemes can impact HNWs. The media has been hot…
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Why a trust might be the best way to morally inspire the next generation
From Sting to the Countess of Wessex, wealthy celebrities need not panic about turning their children into wastrels, says Rebecca…
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Lord Carlile QC: HMRC is failing the Treasury and the taxpayer
Lord Carlile QC CBE argues the Revenue’s purpose ‘must be to project light, not shadow’ as misinformation and frequent U-turns…
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Want a tidy death? Take this test
In Dying Matters week take our test to see how tidy you are, or whether you might need further advice,…
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Cameron’s tax proposals more bark than bite
Yesterday, the much maligned prime minister tried to stifle critics with an emotive statement. Sophie McIntyre asks industry figures whether…
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How Panama Papers can lead to prosecutions
Even fully compliant individuals will have to engage with HMRC to prove their innocence, says Sean Wakeman. The leaking of…
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Data sharing only set to increase post Panama Papers
Following the Panama Papers authorities are preparing for global disclosure says Gary Ashford. The leak of data from Panama is…
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Panama Papers’ legacy of tax avoidance began with Blair & Brown
William Cash believes the Panama Papers epitomise a tax efficiency heritage that began in London under New Labour The ‘leaked’…
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HMRC may now be taking aim at tax advisers
In July 2015 we reported on the blurring of avoidance and evasion that, now with particular relevance to the Panama…
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Panama Papers leak set to overshadow anti-corruption summit
We haven’t learnt anything new about Ian Cameron’s offshore interests – we’re simply being reminded of them at a very…
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Watershed of Panama Papers reveals governments must do more to counter tax avoidance
How will HMRC use the information now that it’s public? Alex Matchett reports. The publicity around the leak of 11.5…
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How Game of Thrones might game tax
How might our fictional friends be preparing for the tax year end, assuming the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros have the…
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Offshore trusts not just for tax cheats
Establishing a foundation is not necessarily aimed at cheating the tax man, Rebecca Waterhouse says. David Hamilton arrived in England…
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Has George Osborne contradicted his own tax avoidance clampdown?
Huw Witty on why he has no sympathy for the chancellor’s recent tax controversy George Osborne has recently received criticism…
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Spear’s: Budget 2016 Reaction
Spear’s will be providing live coverage of the 2016 March Budget below. Commenting on stability in tax policy, Piers Master,…
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What Zac Goldsmith’s non-dom status row can teach us about offshore gains
Mark Davies on why the Tories’ London mayoral candidate is making front pages for all the wrong reasons. The Conservative…
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Fundamental changes to pensions unlikely to be included in the Budget
Jennifer Emms says big changes to pensions are unlikely after last year and ahead of the EU referendum. The year…
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