With an unprecedented economic challenge resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic (having finally got Brexit done), Chancellor Rishi Sunak faced his second Budget with the unenviable task of seeking to support the ...

At the UK Budget announcement made on 3 March 2021, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak formally announced the creation of a new ‘Taxpayer Protection Taskforce’. The Taskforce will be equipped with 1,265 HMRC ...

At the UK Budget announcement made on 3 March 2021, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak formally announced the creation of a new ‘Taxpayer Protection Taskforce’. The Taskforce will be equipped with 1,265 HMRC ...

The UK Treasury says it will launch a Taxpayer Protection Taskforce this week to address fraudulent or mistaken claims from the range of taxpayer-funded COVID support schemes put in place since the beginning of the ...

HMRC have revealed that the biggest mistake made by MNEs on transfer pricing is not basing their analysis on what happens in reality on the ground. MNEs making this mistake should expect to face forensic, ...

HMRC have revealed that up to £3.5 billion in Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) payments may have been claimed fraudulently or as a result of error, and confirmed that enquiries have been opened into 27,000 ...

On 22 July 2020, the Finance Bill 2020 received Royal Assent and became law. The Finance Act 2020, as it is now known, contains measures to ensure that Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("CJRS") or other COVID-19 ...

HMRC have made their first arrest in connection to alleged CJRS fraud. HMRC have previously acknowledged that the scheme was open to abuse and so this latest announcement was perhaps only a matter of time. ...

The UK Government has implemented a number of unprecedented initiatives to help the economy weather the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes various tax-based measures aimed at helping businesses experiencing cash flow ...

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