News Blog

The KinsellaTax Blog brings you comments on the UK’s latest HMRC Tax Investigations news including stories on tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax fraud, VAT fraud investigations and new HMRC legislation.

• VAT Annual Adjustment April 26, 2017When investigations are underway, especially with VAT, it is often forgotten to do the VAT annual adjustment. Partly exempt businesses are required to review the VAT…
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• Serial Tax Avoidance Legislation March 15, 2017HMRC are writing to all agents about the Serial Tax Avoidance Legislation which is effective from 15 September 2016. If you have represented one or more…
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• Loss Relief March 13, 2017HMRC are always opposing any applications you make for any sort of relief during their tax investigation procedures. One of their favourites of course is opposition…
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• HMRC U-Turn On Pre-registration VAT March 9, 2017Time and time again during a HMRC investigation we come across problems in trying to claim VAT on pre-registration goods and services. It was not helped…
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• KinsellaTax considers the Entrepreneurs’ Relief March 7, 2017We are right in the middle of an argument with HMRC over Entrepreneurs’ Relief. It is well known that Entrepreneurs’ Relief applies to a Capital Gain…
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• Plans to shut tax offices unrealistic, reveals National Audit Office report January 10, 2017The National Audit Office have revealed that HMRC are re-evaluating plans to shut 170 offices, replacing them with 13 regional centres. However, the plans reveal that…
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• HMRC increase scrutiny of wealthy taxpayers January 9, 2017Accountancy RSM have warned that wealthier taxpayers will be the subject of increasing investigations by HMRC in the belief that more tax can be collected by…
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• HMRC confirms support for tax avoidance scheme measures January 5, 2017Guidance released by HMRC confirms its commitment to using APNs (Accelerated Payment Notices) in order to deal with tax avoidance schemes and how they intend on…
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• HMRC clamp down on offshore tax evasion December 6, 2016Under proposals published on Monday, anyone setting up an offshore tax structure which “bears the hallmarks of enabling tax evasion” will have to notify HMRC. The…
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• Ingenious Media wins Supreme Court battle October 21, 2016A supreme court judge ruled against HMRC following a four year battle with Ingenious Media. HMRC were also found to have breached its duty of confidentiality…
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