Peter Vaines (Field Court Tax Chambers) suggests it is time for Parliament to step in to counter unintended consequences of APNs.
Jonathan Hare, Stephen Morse (PwC) and Peter Halford (PwC Legal) answer the key questions on the European Commission’s investigations into alleged illegal state aid as a way of tacking perceived corporate tax avoidance.
Rupert Shiers (Hogan Lovells) comments on key areas where HMRC will focus in 2016 and where the law regulating HMRC and tax disputes will be developed.
On 11 February, the Public Accounts Committee held its latest evidence session into corporate tax deals, preceded by public statements from both Google and HMRC defending their respective positions.
A new UK-wide HMRC taskforce has been launched to target adult club owners and adult entertainers who have not paid their taxes.
The Dutch ministry of finance has issued a statement confirming that the Netherlands will be appealing the European Commission’s ruling in October that the country provided state aid to Starbucks Manufacturing EMEA BV.
HMRC visited KPMG’s Belfast offices and arrested four partners in connection with suspected tax evasion, reported the BBC last week. Eamonn Donaghy (head of tax in Belfast), Paul Hollway (head of corporate finance in Ireland), Jon D’Arcy and Arthur O’Brien were arrested last Wednesday.
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HMRC is unable to answer FOI request on the Lagarde list, writes John Barnett (Burges Salmon).