14 June 2019
Coral answers questions about her experience as a corporate tax manager at RSM.
14 June 2019
Welcome to June's edition of tax voice, a monthly round-up of the most important tax news.
12 June 2019
This week's articles are 'Grand designs on your tax bill', 'Employment status clarity needed before IR35 reforms hit the private sector', 'Can we reach a global digital tax consensus?', and 'Reverse charge changes due to hit construction industry'.
12 June 2019
The Government has proposed significant changes to the rules (commonly known as IR35) covering the engagement by ‘medium and large’ private sector businesses of off-payroll workers. The changes are due to apply from April 2020, following a recent consultation, which has just closed, on the proposed detail of the new rules. But can these plans move forward without clarity on employment status?
12 June 2019
HMRC has now closed their consultation on the proposed reforms to the tax reliefs available when selling your main residence, in particular Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief. Whilst self-build projects are an important part of the government’s housing strategy, ‘Grand Designers’ may be amongst those worst hit by the proposed new PPR rules.
11 June 2019
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed associate director Adam Jones and R&D tax specialist, Jade Bedford, to its private client and corporate tax teams respectively.
04 June 2019
This week's articles are 'Where do the Conservative leadership hopefuls stand on tax?', and 'How do you fill a £1bn hole in Scotland's finances? '.
04 June 2019
The latest economic forecasts issued by the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) revealed a forecast deficit in the Scottish Budget over the next three years of £1.025bn. As a result, the Scottish Government will have some difficult decisions to make. Will it activate austerity measures and cut back on spending or seek to raise revenues by increasing taxes?
04 June 2019
With the Conservative leadership contest now under way, we look at what the runners and riders have said about tax – and how philosophical differences between the two major parties could see a return to the political debates of the 1980s.
03 June 2019
Earlier this month the European Commission announced the latest measure it is taking to tackle one of the EU’s largest systemic tax fraud issues; VAT carousel or missing trader fraud. Europol has estimated that criminal fraud of this type costs taxpayers EUR 60 billion a year. What does this mean for UK businesses and how will Brexit affect the government’s ability to prevent tax fraud?
