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The Commons debate of Finance (No 2) Bill 2015

Capital tax concerns when disclosing income from land and property

HMRC’s figures for the years ended 31 December 2014 and 31 March 2015

HMRC have curbed their use of private debt-collectors by half, according UHY Hacker Young.

Research by the accountancy group shows the Revenue spent £6.8m on retrieving money through third-parties in 2014, compared with a record £14.8m in 2013.

“Debt collection agencies are rarely the most appropriate way for HMRC to collect unpaid taxes,” said Mark Giddens, head of UHY Hacker Young London’s private client department

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HMRC are reviewing their system of fines

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HMRC have published Employer Bulletin 53. Extracts follow.

Reminders for the new tax year

The van benefit charge exemption for zero-emission vans is being phased out between April 2015 and April 2020. From 6 April 2015 a special low rate of 20% of van benefit charge will apply for zero-emission vans. This will increase each year until 6 April 2020 when it becomes the same as the full van benefit charge.

J Day & A Dalgety (TC4343)

R (on the application of Andrew Michael Higgs) v CRC, Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

The new penalties regime for offshore evasion