Top civil servant in Scotland to leave role John Paul Marks was appointed Permanent Secretary in 2022. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
For richer or poorer? BrewDog co-founder may delay marriage to max-out tax relief James Watt’s investment in I’m a Celebrity winner Georgia Toffolo’s raw dog food venture needs three years as ‘unconnected person’ under HMRC rules The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024
Lycamobile warns staff nearly 90% of workers could lose their jobs Workers are set to find out whether they’re being made redundant after Christmas, with nine in 10 set to go. TechRadar · Dec 17, 2024
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 · Dec 16, 2024
Lycamobile tells nearly 90% of UK staff they could lose their jobs Exclusive: Telecoms company is loss-making and it is locked in long-running VAT dispute with HMRC The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024
Fact check: Savers have long had to pay tax if earning more than £1,000 interest A widely shared claim stated that the Government would now tax you if you have more than £10,000 in savings. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2024
Frankie Dettori named after HMRC anonymity battle over ‘tax avoidance scheme’ The jockey said that new advisers ‘are working hard to unravel the mess that I have been put in’. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024
Money launderer linked to multibillion-dollar network had £1m in Scottish notes A man who was part of a multibillion-dollar money laundering network run by two Russian millionaires and used by UK drug dealers to hide criminal… The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2024
Mike Ashley met by ‘stone wall’ in data bid after £13m HMRC dispute, court told The Frasers Group founder is bringing legal action against the tax body over allegedly ‘extensive’ breaches of data protection obligations. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
New driving laws and road rules set to come into effect in December 2024 From advisory fuel rates to tougher tachograph laws, here are all the changes Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
HMRC is demanding I pay £7,662 tax on my £79 earnings I worked for just half a day for a charity but since then it insists I pay up via PAYE The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
The rich will pay up when prodded. So let’s make tax-collecting great again Investing more in revenue services pays dividends in returns to government coffers, new US research shows The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024
Rupert Grint ordered to pay £1.8m in taxes after losing legal dispute Actor known for playing Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley in HMRC legal dispute for second time The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024
Grandmother lost business and savings after being wrongly charged with fraud as CPS admits she was ‘let down’ Exclusive: Krista Brown was cleared in October last year and has had her complaint upheld by the CPS, who have admitted her case did not meet the standards to be charged and prosecuted The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024
BANG Premier · Nov 30, 2024 Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay another £1.8 million in tax As part of his long-running battle with HMRC, ‘Harry Potter’ actor Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay another £1.8 million in tax.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024 Rupert Grint asked to pay more than £1.8m after losing tax battle Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, lost an appeal against HMRC’s decision
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024 Harry Potter star Rupert Grint ordered to pay further £1.8m in tax after losing HMRC legal battle Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, lost an appeal against HMRC’s decision
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024 Former HMRC employee spared jail after helping ex-husband launder more than £3m Kuldip Badesha had felt ‘obliged’ to help him and assisted him to register bogus companies
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Scams warning issued by HMRC ahead of self-assessment deadline Fraudsters are targeting people with bogus offers of tax refunds or demanding payments, the revenue body said.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2024 Michael Marra 'ridiculous' for criticising Scottish higher taxes, say SNP THE SNP have branded a Labour MSP “ridiculous” after he criticised Scotland having higher taxes for the wealthy.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2024 'Uncertainty' over whether SNP tax policy has cut revenues, says think tank RESEACHERS have said they are unable to establish whether higher taxes in Scotland have cut Government revenues.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024 Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC Claim that £130 of tax to be collected on everyone receiving state pension relies on tax thresholds staying frozen longer than anticipated.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024 Farmers’ inheritance tax figures are crystal clear, says Environment Secretary Steve Reed faced questions in the Commons over whether the Government had checked its sums on the tax change before the Budget.
Ideal Home · Nov 8, 2024 You can claim back over £300 a year from HMRC if you work from home - here’s how to check if you’re eligible When it comes to saving, every little helps
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 Edinburgh fringe artists owed up to £15k each amid venue’s dispute with HMRC Performers who staged work at Summerhall have not been paid as firm that runs site challenges corporation tax claim