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UK – Tackling Tax Avoidance

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

The U.K. government released its first “Tax Day” consultations on March 23, 2021, following the March 3 budget, on future measures not included in this year’s Finance Bill. The government sensibly refrained from announcing wide-ranging and untimely changes to inheritance …

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‘Tax Day’ – government continues its campaign to tackle non-compliance

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

Promoters of tax avoidance schemes HM Treasury’s reminder that the so-called “tax gap” is at a record low of 4.7% (of which tax avoidance only counts for £1.7bn – approximately 5.5% of the total) is timely and welcome.  HMRC has …

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