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Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane explain what a business should do should HMRC come calling unexpectedly.
Read moreWealth Tax & Wealth Inequality- with Dr Ben Tippet
As questions of economic resource allocation push to the forefront of the national consciousness there has been a rise in the number of people calling for either new taxes or wholesale tax reform.
Read moreTax Bites - June 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - May 2023
Welcome to the May 2023 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update.
Read moreRPC launches free go-to platform and online community for accountants and tax advisers
Tax Take + features guidance notes on tax-related topics, news, podcasts, webinars, vlogs and interactive chat for industry experts
Read moreV@ update - May 2023
Welcome to the May 2023 edition of RPC's V@, a monthly update which provides insightful analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreTax Bites - May 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreV@ update - April 2023
Welcome to the April 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreRPC launches interactive Dawn Raid app with live 24/7 assistance
RPC Raid Response is a one-stop toolkit which enables you to navigate a raid by a regulator in real time
Read moreTax Bites - April 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreWomen in Tax Network: Connecting Professionals
Listen to our latest episode of Taxing Matters in which we highlight the award-winning network, Women in Tax, which is helping to develop networking opportunities within the tax world. We are joined by two of its amazing committee members, Chair Tasneem Kadiri and Events Committee Member, Alexis Armitage.
Read moreV@ update - March 2023
Welcome to the March 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreGary Lineker HMRC decision 'illustrates complexities' of IR35 and employment tax
International law firm RPC says a successful HMRC appeal against the decision is 'unlikely'
Read moreKey takeaways from the first year of the national security regime
The UK's new national security screening regime has now been in operation for over a year. This blog discusses the key takeaways from the first decisions to be made under the UK's new national security screening regime.
Read moreSpring Budget 2023 - Main Tax Announcements
This blog discusses some of the key tax changes announced in this week's Spring Budget.
Read moreAre you ready for the Economic Crime Levy?
On 28 February 2023, HM Treasury published draft regulations, together with an explanatory memorandum, that revise and make further provision for assessment, payment, collection, and enforcement of the Economic Crime Levy (ECL).
Read moreShifting the dial on ESG
For international women's day we have produced a special episode of our Taxing Matters podcast, in which we discuss macro trends in ESG and gender diversity at work, the meso-level changes within organisations and the micro changes on a personal level talking through trends in ESG. Did we lose momentum during Covid? Do we still have the emphasis in the right places? And what can each of us do to shift the dial?
Read moreTax Bites - March 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreCorporate tax update – February 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of our Corporate Tax Update, written by members of RPC's tax team.
Read moreCouldn’t careless? Reasonable care and the role of professional advisers
Whilst taking professional advice will usually mean a taxpayer has taken reasonable care, not taking advice does not necessarily mean a taxpayer has been careless.
Read moreV@ update - February 2023
Welcome to the February 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - February 2023
Welcome to the February 2023 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update.
Read moreUnravelling the differences between the UK & US tax systems
In this episode of Taxing Matters, we are joined by Alex Jones and Graeme Privett who share their insights and views on how the US and UK are less similar than people might think and how this could lead well-meaning taxpayers into avoidable difficulties.
Read moreTax Bites - February 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreTribunal confirms that dividends declared but withheld from recipients do not constitute taxable income
Taxpayer win in relation to income tax liability on dividends; FTT passes comment on validity of discovery assessments.
Read moreVictory – but at what cost?
From a review of recent costs decisions handed down by the FTT, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the FTT can be guilty of inconsistency and results-led reasoning when exercising its jurisdiction in relation to costs orders.
Read moreV@ update - January 2023
Welcome to the January 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreCorporate tax update - January 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of our Corporate Tax Update, written by members of RPC's tax team.
Read moreWitness Familiarisation
In this episode of Taxing Matters, we demystify what is witness familiarisation and what is permitted by the tax tribunals and the courts with Dr Penny Cooper.
Read moreUK Government’s plans to raise as much as £200m a year from seizing crypto assets at risk without proper investment
Plans by the UK Government to seize as much as £200m a year in crypto assets* will be difficult to implement without significant investment in resources to pursue such seizures, says international law firm RPC.
Read moreTax Bites - December 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreUpper Tribunal confirms that HMRC has the burden of proof in personal liability notice cases
The Upper Tribunal set aside the decision of the First-tier Tribunal and confirmed that HMRC has the burden of proving that a personal liability notice was correctly issued but once it has met that burden the onus of showing that the assessment on which it was based was excessive, falls on the taxpayer.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - November 2022
Welcome to the November 2022 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update. In order to enhance your reading experience, we have adapted the format. We hope you like it
Read moreV@ update - November 2022
Welcome to the November 2022 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreAmount seized in forfeiture orders jumps 77% to £191m in past year
The amount of money seized by UK law enforcement agencies, including His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), has jumped 77% from £108m to £191m in the last year*, says international law firm RPC.
Read moreHMRC must tackle tax credit fraud with 'robust measures to weed out abuse'
International law firm RPC warns 'huge scale' of erroneous claims could put off or delay those entitled to R&D relief
Read moreTax Bites - November 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreTribunal allows taxpayer's appeal and confirms its holding in another company constituted a "structural asset"
Tribunal allows taxpayer's appeal and confirms its holding in another insurance company constituted a "structural asset" for the purpose of section 137, Finance Act 2012.
Read moreV@ update - October 2022
Welcome to the October 2022 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreUpper Tribunal agrees with the taxpayer on payments to secure changes to pension arrangements
The Upper Tribunal allowed E.ON's appeal against HMRC's decisions imposing income tax and national insurance contributions to facilitation payments for changes to pension arrangements.
Read moreRPC scores top rankings in Chambers UK 2023
RPC has achieved top ranking in nine practice areas in Chambers UK 2023.
Read moreLack of documentary evidence no bar to proving capital loss claim
Allowing the taxpayers' appeal, the First-tier Tribunal held the Appellant was entitled to claim a capital loss from an earlier tax year to reduce the capital gains tax due on a gain realised by him on the sale of a commercial property because the claim was notified in time, and that inaccuracies in the Appellant's return had not been brought about deliberately.
Read moreNumber of arrests for Covid fraud made by HMRC surges almost 200%
HMRC is facing increasing pressure to identify and prosecute fraudsters People who know they have wrongfully applied for Covid support are running out of time to contact HMRC
Read moreHMRC's Ramsay argument fails
HMRC loses capital allowances case as Ramsay argument fails.
Read moreTribunal considers salaried member rules for the first-time and allows taxpayer's appeal in part
Tribunal considers salaried members rules for the first-time allowing taxpayer's appeal in part
Read moreTax Bites - October 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreSix-cess! RPC recognised as top-tier firm across six areas in The Legal 500 UK 2023
The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 UK rankings has been released and we are delighted with the latest results.
Read moreNew powers proposed to enable law enforcement agencies to seize crypto assets
On 22 September, the UK government introduced The Economic Crime Bill. The Bill contains provisions to make it quicker and easier for law enforcement agencies, such as the National Crime Agency, to seize, freeze and recover cryptoassets used by criminals to launder the proceeds of crime.
Read moreV@ update - September 2022
Welcome to the September 2022 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreValuing leasehold interests in trade-related properties using profits method does not involve disaggregation of property value and "transferable goodwill"
Valuing leasehold interests in trade-related properties using profits method does not involve disaggregation of property value and "transferable goodwill".
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