Sandwich chain bar Subway has been defeated in a first tier tribunal regarding HMRC’s VAT policy on hot food.
Around 1200 Subway outlets across the UK have been waiting on the verdict of the appeal, which was based upon whether
HMRC (or HM Revenue & Customs) is the UK Government’s non-ministerial department for for the collection of taxes. As tax accountants Steedman and Company have a long history of dealing with HMRC. In fact our expert tax advisors are ex-HMRC tax investigators themselves.
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HMRC acted in an “unconscionable manner” when dealing with a recent late Self Assessment filing penalty, according to Judge Geraint Jones QC.
In the case of Kathleen Lomas v HMRC, Lomas was sent a paper tax return, which she retuned
HMRC is expanding its compliance programme by announcing a new taskforces that will investigate evasion in sectors and geographical areas. HMRC is expanding its compliance programme by announcing a new taskforces that will investigate evasion in sectors and geographical areas.
Wrong tax – around 5 million people have either paid too much or too little tax, it has been revealed.
Approximately 3.5 million people will be notified they have overpaid their tax, with the average rebate being £379.
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Public accounting, Edinburgh, mid January. Ricky Steedman was contacted by the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP to express her gratitude for his involvement in the debate over the Committee’s Public Accounts HMRC Report which has been looking into concerns over …
The HMRC Public Accounts Committee has been attacked by a committee of MPs for the way they have allowed some big businesses to settle their tax bills.
The Public Accounts Committee aired “serious concerns” about how some large settlements had …
Article about the backlash over MPs’ secret deals with bankers.
HMRC’s SCP (Single Compliance Process) for submitting enquiries were recently changed to allow for issues to be dealt with in shorter time frames but many have struggled with the new system. Although it is more open and simplistic in it’s …
Half a million people have not been sent tax reminders due to HMRC running out of paper. This follows the failure to deliver self-assessment statements to another half a million in 2008 and the PAYE disaster last year which saw …
Tax Office Gaffes
The Treasury Select Committee has held Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) responsible for intolerable deficiencies in fundamental services in a scathing report. The document highlights the fact that members of the public could lose all faith …