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Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office

Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO)   Plans were announced in the Budget of 2004 to merge the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise into a…

Exchange of Information

London SCI (Special Civil Investigations) is responsible for day to day exchanges of information with foreign Revenue departments under the exchange of information articles of tax treaties. Local…

Human Rights Act 1998

Human Rights Act 1998   Generally Art.1 of the First protocol and Art.6 and Art.8 of the European Convention on Human Rights incorporated into UK law by…

New Powers since April 2009 – HMRC Tax Investigations

New Powers since April 2009 (Information and Documents) The Finance Act 2008, Sch. 36, para. 1 (1) gives HMRC the power to obtain information and documents…

HMRC Information Powers

HMRC will normally seek to obtain all the information they need to carry out a compliance check or enquiry by making an informal request. If this…

Statement about the Withdrawal of the Concession 'Equitable Liability'

Statement about the Withdrawal of the concessions ‘Equitable Liability’   In August 1995 the Inland Revenue published a Tax Bulletin article ‘Excessive assessments: equitable liability’ (TB18).…

Value Added Tax (VAT)

What Is VAT (Value Added Tax)? Introduced on 1st April 1973, VAT is primarily a tax on the consumption of goods and services. It is the…

Taxpayers Notices

Taxpayer Notices   There are restrictions that apply to all information notices. In addition to these restrictions and rules that apply to all information notices, there are…

Restrictions of Power

Authorisation Some of the information and inspection powers can only be exercised with the agreement of an “authorised officer”. The FA 2008, Sch. 36, para 59…

Third Party Notices

Third Party Notices Under FA 2008, Sch. 36, para.2 a written notice can be sent to a person requiring them to:- Provide information or Produce a…

Inspection Powers

Business Premises Inspection   Provided it is reasonably required for the purpose of checking a person’s tax position, FA 2008, Sch. 36, para. 10 permits an…

Compliance Checks

A new framework for compliance checks was introduced by HMRC on 1 April 2009.  Assurance visits have always been a feature of VAT and the Inland…

HMRC Serious Fraud Investigations - London, Birmingham, Manchester - KinsellaTax

HMRC Serious Fraud Investigations Background The functions of Special Civil Investigations (SCI) are to investigate:- Suspected serious fraud in business accounts, VAT, employer compliance and the…

Prosecution

Cases for Prosecution In most cases the taxpayer will not be prosecuted.  Nevertheless, there are some cases where prosecution will always be considered and criminal proceedings…

Money Laundering Regulations

Money Laundering What is Money Laundering? Practitioners need to be aware of the requirements of the anti-money laundering provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002…

Employer Compliance

There have always been examples of the deliberate manipulation of the PAYE system by employers, for either their own or their employees’ advantage. Payment to the…

Penalty for Failing to Notify

How to Work out a Penalty for Failing to Notify   Finance Act 2008 lays down maximum and minimum penalty for failure to notify. The only…

Identity Unknown Notices

Under the provisions of FA 2008, Sch. 36, para. 5 an authorised officer can issue an information notice requiring a person to provide information or produce…

Expert Advisors

Bring in an Expert Tax is complex and the financial consequences of a mistake can be catastrophic. Deciding where the legal liability for the consequences of…
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