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    Mary is the FT’s acting global tax correspondent, on secondment from Investors’ Chronicle. She was named personal finance journalist of the year at the Wincott Awards in 2022.
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    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Inheritance
      Probate delays hit claims for share loss relief on inheritance tax

      Claims on losses must be made within 12 months from death

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Q&APersonal Finance
      Is it ever worth parking money in a tax haven?

      Zahawi affair involves an offshore trust: do they have legitimate uses?

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Worsening VAT registration cliff edge prompts calls for UK reform

      Data show number of SMEs holding back growth to avoid tax has increased in recent years

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Nadhim Zahawi
      Pressure mounts on Nadhim Zahawi over his tax affairs

      HMRC head says people do not pay penalties for innocent errors in their tax affairs

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      ExplainerUK tax
      When does HMRC charge a 30 per cent penalty over a tax dispute?

      The more serious the error, the higher the charge by UK taxation authority

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Personal Finance
      What does the January 31 tax deadline mean for me?

      There is no relaxation of the deadline this year

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Nadhim Zahawi
      Questions swirl around tax affairs of former British chancellor

      Nadhim Zahawi last year said he was victim of a ‘smear’

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK tax
      UK tax billions go uncollected as staff tackle Covid fraud and Brexit

      Stretched HMRC resources transferred to other work instead of enforcing compliance

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      InterviewTax evasion and avoidance
      HMRC heightens focus on professional enablers of tax fraud

      UK agency’s Simon York says ‘much more sophisticated’ evasion calls for more international collaboration

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      UK tax
      UK tax agency failing to collect billions in revenue, MPs warn

      Public accounts committee blames £42bn of owed but unpaid levies on HMRC’s ‘failure to better resource compliance’

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      UK tax
      HMRC cracks down on unscrupulous tax rebate firms

      Legislation poised to tackle growth of repayment agents

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      UK tax
      HMRC inheritance tax clawbacks rise to £326mn

      Number of IHT investigations up by one-fifth on previous year

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      UK tax
      Business calls for simplification of UK tax rules for cross-border workers

      Government’s independent adviser finds companies are concerned about the tax implications of growing trend

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      UK tax
      UK digital income tax overhaul delayed for two more years

      Scheme designed to increase efficiency and cut fraud was first announced in 2015

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Corporation tax
      EU deal set to trigger ‘domino effect’ for global minimum tax deal

      Bloc’s pledge to introduce levy expected to trigger wave of implementation across world

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      UK tax
      Fall in tax investigations cost HMRC £9bn, watchdog finds

      Criminal prosecutions fall from 700 in 2019-20 to 163 the following year

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      EU revamps VAT rules in bid to stamp out fraud

      Commission says tax reforms will raise up to €18bn a year for member states

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      UK businesses turn to employee-ownership at record rates

      Companies follow the John Lewis model to attract and motivate staff

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Venture capital investment
      Venture capital trusts: overpriced or time to buy?

      More than £440mn has been raised by VCTs since the start of the tax year

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      HM Revenue & Customs
      UK taxman halves target for recovering Covid schemes losses

      HMRC now expects to secure £1.1bn arising from fraudulent and erroneous claims

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Personal Finance
      HMRC chases 5,500 offshore companies for missing property taxes

      Authority under pressure to close the offshore tax gap

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      International tax
      Business calls for UK to delay new OECD corporate tax rules

      Executives warn policy will lead to ‘impossible’ reporting requirements and urge ministers to wait for further guidance

    • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
      Tobacco
      Brussels to propose rise in cigarette taxes and first EU-wide vaping levy

      Bloc’s push to cut smoking rates would increase minimum excise duty from €1.80 to €3.60 per pack of 20

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Q&AUS tax
      Need to know . . . What can I do about ‘fiscal drag’?

      Everyone will pay more tax after the Autumn Statement

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Venture capital investment
      VCTs: Would you back start-ups for a tax break?

      Tell us how your investments worked out

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