Archive for August 17th, 2015

Press release: Action to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate music videos online

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Further action is being taken to protect children from viewing inappropriate music videos on the internet.

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News story: The AAIB is deploying a team to Newquay Airport

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The AAIB is deploying a team to investigate a light aircraft accident at Newquay Airport, Cornwall

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Agent update 49 published

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The latest agent update contains the usual round-up of news and consultations. 
 
HMRC have announced that they will now make refunds to taxpayers who used debit or credit cards to pay their tax back to the card that was used. 
 
On self assessment, the HMRC version of the online return will start to be pre-populated with the individual’s pay, tax …

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Takeover costs are recoverable

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The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that VAT incurred on the acquisition of a shareholding in subsidiaries forms part of a holding company’s general costs. The VAT does not need to be apportioned between business and non-business activities. This is because these costs have a “direct and immediate link” …

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IT services returning to HMRC control

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HMRC have begun the migration of information technology services away from Aspire to direct control. The services and the 250 staff affected are as follows. 
 
  • Case management, which offers a single, unified platform for handling compliance …

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