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X stands to benefit if UK pulls digital services tax in trade deal with US

Prominent campaigner says Elon Musk’s platform qualifies for the levy, which is on the block in negotiations

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Farmers prepare to give minister chilly reception as Labour seeks to mend fences over inheritance tax

In today’s newsletter: The government is refusing to back down over its changes to inheritance tax breaks for farmers – here’s why the issue is still rumbling on

The Guardian - UK

Rare metal assets, 4,000 workers, a Canary Wharf HQ… but does this billion-pound firm really exist?

A bizarre mining business’s fake audit reveals the potential for fraudsters at Companies House

The Guardian - UK

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Every major supermarket turns on Starmer over tractor tax

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda sign up to damning letter warning over ‘the long-term stability of the nation's food resilience’

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax

The chancellor’s attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi lawyer fined for attempt to ‘silence’ campaigner on tax affairs

Ashley Hurst ordered to pay £310,000 over email sent while acting for ex-chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Lawyer improperly attempted to restrict discussion of Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes

A solicitors disciplinary tribunal ruled that the allegation was proven on the facts

Evening Standard

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Lawyer improperly attempted to restrict discussion of ex-chancellor’s taxes

A solicitors disciplinary tribunal ruled that the allegation was proven on the facts.

The Independent UK

Lawyer denies improperly restricting discussion of ex-chancellor’s taxes

Ashley Hurst faces allegations he improperly attempted to restrict a tax expert from publishing about Nadhim Zahawi’s failure to pay tax.

The Independent UK

Tax expert tells of ‘shocking threat’ over retracting claims about ex-chancellor

Ashley Hurst, of Osborne Clarke law firm, is alleged to have ‘improperly attempted to restrict’ Dan Neidle’s right to publish correspondence he sent.

Evening Standard

‘Tractor tax’ blow to Starmer as Labour expert calls for government U-turn

Leading figure – whose analysis Starmer used to defend controversial policy – calls for inheritance tax threshold on farmers to be increased from £1m to £20m

The Independent UK

Inheritance tax on farms should be delayed to avoid unfairness, says thinktank

IFS suggests making gifts of land before a certain date tax-free so that elderly farmers would not be caught out

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves needs more than just policies if she wants to make this week’s budget sing

The mood music matters as much as the numbers, particularly since so few Britons understand how taxes actually work, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Here’s a rabbit for the chancellor’s hat: scrap stamp duty on shares

Getting rid of SDRT would pay for itself over time because other receipts would rise, abolitionists say

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Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyers ‘breached code to stifle HMRC revelations’

Former chancellor’s solicitor accused of breaching code of conduct by threatening legal action against tax campaigner

The National (Scotland)

Brewdog yet to file company accounts, despite being due six weeks ago

BREWDOG is yet to file its company accounts for this year, despite being due nearly two months ago ...

The Guardian - UK

Paying private school fees years ahead may create VAT disputes, experts warn

Use of advance payment schemes has risen sharply since Labour confirmed plans to end tax break

TechRadar

'A bottle of good wine' for free: How an NGO protested against website privacy policy pages using a sneak attack freebie that went viral

Non-profit organization Tax Policy Associates added a line to its privacy policy offering a bottle of good wine to the first person to spot it.

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‘We won’t let this derail us’: Angela Rayner to continue campaigning despite police inquiry

Supporters dismiss investigation into allegations of breaching electoral law and avoiding capital gains tax as a ‘storm in a teacup’

The Guardian - UK

Shein UK breaches company law by failing to disclose human owner

Breach could disrupt Shein’s reported plans to list in UK as companies are legally required to declare ‘person with significant control’

The Guardian - UK

We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes

Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax, but she’ll need to raise revenue somehow – and there are still good options available, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

HMRC has not charged a single company over tax evasion under landmark legislation

Powers bestowed by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not being used effectively, say critics

Evening Standard

Post Office ‘could face £100m bill and insolvency’ following Horizon scandal

Dan Neidle, tax lawyer, posted on X saying the Post Office claimed £934m tax relief for its compensation payments, and called it ‘unlawful’.

Evening Standard

Post Office scandal: Nine ways compensation scheme for postmasters 'rigged' against them, says expert

'It’s a scandal, on top of a scandal,' says top tax expert Dan Neidle

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone’s husband says family ‘treated as punchbag’ in PPE row

Doug Barrowman, who led the consortium PPE Medpro, also claimed the Department of Health had shown ‘lamentable failures’ when procuring supplies.

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