The new fraud offence is a notable expansion of the failure to prevent (FTP) model creating corporate criminal liability. Ruby Hamid and Nicholas Gardner (Ashurst) examine actions for companies, and compare the rules with the existing FTP offences for bribery and tax evasion.
In this month’s report, Sophie Dworetzsky (Lombard Odier) reports growing concerns over draft tax reforms, and the latest court rulings on retrospective tax status and trustee replacement.
Jason Groves, Mark Saunderson and Paul McColgan (Deloitte) set out some recommendations for UK professionals advising businesses with large US operations.
Which pensions will be taxed? Who is responsible for reporting and paying the tax? What’s the impact on planning? Harriet Betteridge (Charles Russell Speechlys) examines some key questions surrounding the proposed legislation.