HMRC’s chief executive, Lin Homer, announced last week in a Treasury Select Committee hearing that the French authorities have formally agreed that HMRC can share stolen HSBC Suisse customer account data with other law enforcement agencies and regulators, for the purposes of pursuing criminal off
Failed scheme and negligence
Criticism of HMRC’s failure to prosecute HSBC Swiss tax evaders has been quite unfair, writes Jonathan Fisher QC (Devereux Chambers). There are problems with criminal prosecution and the decision to focus on tax collection through civil settlement is the right one. It makes little sense to criminally prosecute these cases.
The penalty for late self-assessment filing needs rethinking. HMRC's recent discussion document looks promising, writes Paul Aplin.
The substantial shareholdings exemption is in danger of being misunderstood, warns Heather Self (Pinsent Masons)
Following the censure HMRC received over the HSBC ‘Swiss leaks’ before the Public Accounts Committee on 11 February, as well as further press criticism, HMRC issued a statement on when and how it came by the leaked HSBC Suis
Tori Magill (Pinsent Masons) answers a query on a client who participated in a marketed avoidance scheme and has received a COP9 notice
The Swiss arm of British bank HSBC has been accused of helping its wealthy clients with offshore tax avoidance – and even tax evasion – in the national and international press.
A surge in revenue collected by HMRC’s affluent unit shows that the department is no longer focusing solely on the super-rich, according to a Pinsent Masons briefing
Jennie Granger (HMRC) writes about the new approach of HMRC’s enforcement and compliance business.