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The worldwide disclosure facility is now open and higher penalties and sanctions will apply from 30 September 2018 for non-compliance. Helen Adams and James Kennedy (BDO) examine its terms.

Helen Adams and Dawn Register (BDO) review the latest consultation on further measures to tackle offshore tax evasion with the proposed introduction of a ‘requirement to correct’ (RTC).

We are witnessing a government shakedown of the tax avoidance supply chain, write Richard Woolich and Geoffrey Tack (DLA Piper).
 
Corporates are facing the regulatory scrutiny once reserved for banks. Gideon Sanitt (Macfarlanes) considers the treatment of the costs of such investigations.
 

Michael Conlon QC (Temple Tax Chambers) writes that a ruling of the Supreme Court may cause HMRC to re-examine whether excess parking charges are within the scope of VAT.

Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock (Hogan Lovells) review the VAT developments that matter, including: retrospective VAT grouping in Copthorn; abuse of rights in WebMindLicenses; vouchers used for business promotion in Associated Newspapers; and responses on the recent penalties consultation. 
 

HMRC is taking a light touch to penalties for late self-assessment tax returns, writes Paul Aplin.

HMRC’s efforts to secure penalties in tax planning cases, despite taxpayers having been professionally advised, constituted a flawed approach, argues Iain Macleod (EDF Tax Defence)

Andrew Goldstone and Sarah Albury (Mishcon de Reya) review the latest developments that matter in the private client arena, including: HMRC’s hat trick of wins in cases against schemes promoted by NT Advisors; a consultation on VCTs; Lobler and rectification for the partial surrender of insurance policies; online filing of IHT accounts from August; and Tager and punitive tax-related penalties

Actions have consequences: for HMRC as much as for taxpayers, writes BKL Tax

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