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Tax Investigations Update

 
Simon Wilks partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP explores the Finance Bill and the 'information and inspection powers' contained within it
 
Following the publication of the Finance Bill on 27 March 2008 and James Bullock's round-up in The Tax Journal Issue 928 7 April 2008 this month's column is devoted to exploring in more detail the potentially far-reaching Sch 36. As James pointed out Sch 36 introduces new 'information and inspection powers' and while much of this codifies and consolidates a range of existing information powers in relation to PAYE and VAT it is clear that these new powers will also be very relevant to how HMRC responds to tax planning. The new Sch 36 raises the prospect of HMRC inspectors requesting information inspecting business premises and copying documents in relation...

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