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  • Costs of Litigation in Extended Verification Cases - A Follow up

    September 06, 2010

    Over the past three years, we have produced a number of articles in which we have referred to the potential for litigation funding for clients who, as a result of HMRC's punitive VAT MTIC policies (notably, their so-called ‘extended verification’ regime) have been so starved of cash that they find themselves unable to continue to fight their appeals.

    Don Mavin
  • Begbies Traynor Group Launches BTG Global Risk Partners

    September 06, 2010

    Begbies Traynor Group, the specialist professional services consultancy, today announces the launch of BTG Global Risk Partners, bringing together the Group’s forensic accounting, computer forensic, investigation and security risk practices into a new integrated business, with immediate effect.

  • HM Revenue & Customs' 'Dash for Cash'

    September 02, 2010

    HMRC has finally admitted to what everyone outside of HMRC has actually been aware of for the last few years; namely that it has been far too ‘tough’ on occasions in disputes over tax assessments.

    Don Mavin
  • Government economy drive turns up the heat on tax evasion

    September 02, 2010

    The taxman is set to get heavy with tax evaders. As a result of a combination of a number of factors, a new push on tax evasion is now on the cards.

    Paul Malin
  • Former jewel in the Portsmouth food scene goes into liquidation

    July 30, 2010

    Once at the heart of the Portsmouth community, the specialist seafood restaurant on the High Street has now ceased trading and all staff have been laid off.

  • Further Attempts to Unify EU Fraud Investigations

    July 28, 2010

    As a follow-up to the agreement to enable VAT investigators to conduct cross-border enquiries more swiftly and effectively, which was ratified on 16 March 2010, the Council of the European Union, in June, agreed on a draft regulation.

    Don Mavin
  • Almost 900 Jobs Saved as Tyneside Companies Rescued

    July 28, 2010

    Gateshead-based St James Security Ltd, trading as IPC Security, and sister company Touchline Event Management Ltd have been acquired by contract cleaning company Churchill Contract Services Ltd, in a deal that will save 878 jobs, three quarters of them in Tyneside.

  • The Taxman Cometh

    July 27, 2010

    The Revenue has begun an anti-fraud campaign, and any firms that don’t follow the letter of the law on paying subcontractors are going to be in a world of pain.

    Andrew Walker
  • Goldtrail Travel Limited in Administration

    July 17, 2010

    Mark Fry and Jamie Taylor of Begbies Traynor were appointed administrators of Goldtrail Travel Limited, the specialist Greek and Turkey budget holiday operator, based in New Malden, Surrey.

  • Latest Red Flag Statistics

    July 08, 2010

    Begbies Traynor, the leading business rescue, recovery and restructuring specialist, today releases its Q2 2010 Red Flag Alert statistics, which monitor the early warning signs of company distress.

  • Expansion of BTG Tax in London

    July 02, 2010

    Specialist Tax Team Acquired from Vantis Plc

  • Property – A Building Blocks Budget

    June 22, 2010

    The eagerly awaited Emergency Budget from the new Chancellor has finally been revealed, the theme being creating building blocks for the future...

    Julia Rosenbloom
  • A Cut in Corporation Tax - but where is the Payback?

    June 22, 2010

    The Chancellor has made it clear that these changes are part of an ongoing reform of corporation tax...

    Robert King
  • Mr Osborne’s indirect tax increase is very direct!

    June 22, 2010

    The Chancellor announced an increase in the UK’s standard VAT rate to 20% from 4 January 2011 – with anti-forestalling provisions.

    Tony Jackson & Jaysson Palmer
  • In Come the Income Tax Changes

    June 22, 2010

    Good news for the basic rate taxpayer as the personal allowance for those aged under 65 is due to rise from £6,475 to £7,475 from April 2011.

    Julie Osbaldeston
  • No Exchequer Gain Without Some Pain?

    June 22, 2010

    Mr Osborne will certainly be hoping in part that my adapted version of the popular proverb applies to his rise in Capital Gains Tax (CGT). The change in the CGT rate will certainly spell pain for some higher rate taxpayers, but it is perhaps not as penal as widely anticipated.

    Richard Smethurst
  • NIC to be Regionalised

    June 22, 2010

    The Chancellor announced that from next year there will be a small increase to the threshold at which NI contributions are paid, and businesses in some regions are to get NI relief for the next three years.

    John Hill
  • R&D Relief and Intellectual Property for Companies

    June 22, 2010

    Companiescarrying out R&D will be relieved to hear that there is no change to the beneficial R&D tax regime and that relieving measures will be revived.

    Laurence Bard
  • First Thoughts from the Emergency Budget: Bad News is Good News

    June 22, 2010

    The fact that the Budget was all ‘bad news’ is, I suppose, good news. I say this because, assuming the Chancellor has got his figures right, then this should be the last of the bad news.

    Andrew Shaw
  • Emergency Budget - Pain and More Pain on the Way

    June 18, 2010

    There is only one way to make a hole in the budget deficit without hurting political ambitions and that is a big rise in VAT.

    Andrew Shaw
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