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Better The Devil You Know

 
Alan Nolan Director in KPMG's People Services warns of renewed and stringent Inland Revenue interest in whether companies are accounting properly for the tax and NIC implications of payments to staff and sub-contractors
 
It may not reach the 'News at Ten' but it's happening all the same. Major construction companies are finding themselves liable for millions of pounds in unpaid tax and NIC. Household-name contractor companies are facing seven-figure claims. The Inland Revenue is certainly turning up the heat on compliance.
 
The seasonal focus on getting the year-end returns in on time in a flurry of frantic activity may mask a ticking bomb of less obvious but potentially far more significant liabilities. And the Inland Revenue has powerful tools at its disposal. This increased administrative burden for employers comes at...

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