Bespoke - for private clients

  • Page 1 of 2 pages  1 2 >

Fair COP9? Helpline to tackle rise in tax investigations

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Posted by: Louisa Naylor
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, HMRC, advice, investigation, penalties, code of practice, fraud, COP9, Louisa Naylor, tax investigations, civil fraud, Code of Practice 9, enquiry

An increasing number of people with large funds held in offshore accounts are receiving a Code of Practice 9 (COP9) letter through their door as UK tax authorities strive to assess a further £7 billion of evaded taxes by 2014. Grant Thornton’s new tax investigations helpline is a first port of call. Meanwhile, tax manager Louisa Naylor looks at what you should do if you are caught by a tax investigation.

Continue Reading

Will the Swiss tax deal be full of holes?

Thursday, September 22, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax planning, HMRC, offshore, income tax, Dave Jennings, disclosure, tax havens, investigation, banking, penalties, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Switzerland, Liechenstein, Swiss, savings, evasion, Tax Investigations, UK-Swiss deal

image

The new UK-Swiss deal clamping down on tax evasion is expected to drive UK investors into the arms of Liechtenstein – with significant tax savings possible through the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF).

Continue Reading

‘How does HMRC know I have undisclosed income?’

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, HNWIs, property, CGT, income tax, Dave Jennings, income, investigation, tax evasion, Tax Investigations, social networks, landlords, undeclared, buy to let, undisclosed

image

Are taxpayers with undeclared income like needles in a haystack or are they sitting ducks for the taxman? As the Government looks with renewed vigour at tax avoidance and tax evasion in order to raise the tax take, many of you are asking: ‘How can HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) find out about my undisclosed income?’

Continue Reading

Five arrested as HMRC cracks down on tax evasion among plumbers

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, entrepreneurs, HMRC, offshore, government, income tax, Dave Jennings, disclosure, budget, tax avoidance, income, relief, investigation, penalties, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, Liechtenstein, amnesty

The

Continue Reading

Seek amnesty or risk investigation as HMRC’s tax net tightens on offshore bank accounts

Friday, July 08, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, offshore, Dave Jennings, disclosure, tax havens, investigation, banking, penalties, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, amnesty, LDF, HSBC, evasion, Tax Investigations

With a new round of tax investigations being launched into customers of HSBC in Switzerland, HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) drive against holders of undeclared offshore bank accounts is heating up. Waiting to come forward could result in higher tax and penalties, so what are the tax amnesty options?

Continue Reading

HMRC offers chance to avoid court and settle EBT enquiries

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, Dave Jennings, tax avoidance, Protect Your Wealth, EFRBS, investigation, Employee Benefit Trusts, EBT settlement opportunity, litigation, EBT, personal tax, tax changes

image

High-earning taxpayers who have avoided or deferred tax and national insurance contributions through the use of Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) arrangements are the latest targets of the taxman, following the announcement by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of a new EBT settlement opportunity on this type of tax planning.

Continue Reading

Singalonga taxman as HNWIs targeted to boost tax take

Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, Dave Jennings, HNWI, Protect Your Wealth, investigation, amnesty, domicile, offshore assets, evasion, HNWI unit, High Net Worth Unit, PTSP, avoidance, Plumbers Tax Safe Plan

image

Ready to rock ‘n’ roll with HM Revenue & Customs’ punches? Dave Jennings, our tax investigations expert, tells the tale of how wealthier taxpayers are being targeted.

Continue Reading

Plumbers tax amnesty could open floodgates for all

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, Dave Jennings, disclosure, Protect Your Wealth, investigation, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, tax amnesty, Liechtenstein, amnesty, LDF, PTSP, trades, plumbers

image

In August, tax investigations partner Grant Summers asked whether there should be a

Continue Reading

200% penalty for offshore tax evasion

Thursday, April 22, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, offshore, Dave Jennings, investigation, penalties, Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, Liechtenstein, OECD, amnesty, LDF, tax haven, 200%

image

Tax, or National Insurance, was bound to be in the headlines during the Budget and Election but very little beats the threat of a 200% penalty for attention. Combined with a

Continue Reading

A time to pay and name and shame

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | Posted by: Dave Jennings
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax, tax planning, HMRC, offshore, Dave Jennings, investigation, legislation, penalties, law, human rights

As the recession started to bite, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) relaxed its enforcement of debts for some taxpayers facing cashflow problems. Paying arrears by instalments has helped many businesses but may become even more important as new PAYE penalties for employers start in April 2010…

Continue Reading