April 2008

• The Daily Telegraph (19/04/08)
  New stealth tax could raise £1bn by punishing people who make honest mistakes
  Angela Beech alerts The Daily Telegraph to how the penalties for late filing of self-assessment forms could be seen as another way for the Government to boost tax revenues, without actually raising taxes.
  

March 2008

• The Sunday Times (16/03/08)
  Hidden budget blow to high earners
  Angela Beech points out that the benefit of the basic-rate tax cut announced in the Budget is cancelled out by the increase in national insurance contributions. In real terms, we will all in fact be worse off.
  

• The Sunday Times (16/03/08)
  Get set for the income tax shake-up
  The Budget confirmed measures that could lift your take-home pay from April, for example a married couple who are both working and have a household income of £100,000 a year will be £583 a year better off from April, according to figures from Blick Rothenberg.
  

• The Times (14/03/08)
  HMRC backlog angers firms eager to sell before rise in capital gains tax
  Due to the changes in capital gains tax legislation announced in the Budget, and HMRC clearance application delays, Toby Ryland points out that businesses are at risk of falling foul of anti-avoidance legislation.
  

• The Independent (14/03/08)
  New limits on firms offering tax break on share options
  Matt Coward notices that the value of the enterprise management incentive scheme has diminished due to changes announced in the Budget.
  

• The Times (15/03/08)
  Are you quids in, or a little bit poorer?
  Jan Ellis comments on changes announced in the Budget that affect the duty on certain goods.
  

• The Independent (13/03/08)
  No change for more households but poorest will benefit
  Accountants at Blick Rothenberg calculate that the changes in income tax announced in the Budget will amount to a net gain of around £333 for a single person earning around £32,000 a year.
  

• The Times (13/03/08)
  Taxman wins the right to carry out surprise inspections
  The inspections will put clients on the spot, with no representation or advice, comments Toby Ryland.
  

• Financial Times (13/03/08)
  Darling takes no prisoners over loopholes
  Double taxation treaty abuse has been stopped, and will be assessed retrospectively to 1987. Toby Ryland comments on the potential impact of this.
  

• ITN Website (12/03/08)
  Darling delivers tough budget
  Alistair Darling's first Budget could be the toughest one we have seen in around 20 years, writes Matt Coward.
  

• Times Online (12/03/08)
  Never mind Darling - it's Brown's last Budget that counts
  Accountants at Blick Rothenberg calculate that a pensioner couple, both aged 70, could be up to £1,577 a year better off from April as a result of this year's Budget.
  

• Sky News Website (12/03/08)
  Breaking The Budget News And Views (12/03/2008)
  Matt Coward responds to questions posted on the Sky News Tax Clinic.
  

• Times Online (11/03/08)
  Ask your Budget questions: Find out the facts behind today's Budget speech - and how they affect you
  Jan Ellis answers questions from the public via the Times Online website.
  

• The Independent (05/03/08)
  CGT hike triggers rush to sell companies
  Continual changes to capital gains tax rules mean complex transactions are being completed in very short time frames. Jan Ellis speculates that the financial system may have problems coping because there are too many transactions that are too big.
  

February 2008

• The Times (28/02/08)
  Taxman loses out as property worth £200bn is registered in foreign havens
  Jan Ellis comments on how the attitude of British businesses is changing, companies are becoming less wary about aggressively managing their tax bills.
  

• The Sunday Times (24/02/08)
  Buy to let: the crackdown begins
  Matt Coward gives advice on how to minimise capital gains tax on a second property by electing it as your principal primary residence.
  

• The Independent (13/02/08)
  The reforms: how will they work and how they have been amended
  Matt Coward writes about the impact of the recent changes to legislation on non-domiciled individuals.
  

• The Daily Telegraph (02/02/08)
  Does filing your tax return need to be this taxing?
  Angela Beech highlights that HMRC has not followed the advice issued by Lord Carter of Coles that said HMRC should sustain robust, high capacity online services for at least a year before making online filing compulsory.
  

• The Independent (01/02/08)
  As deadline looms, Revenue site crashes
  Angela Beech comments that the Revenue is not geared up to properly deal with the challenges it faces.
  

January 2008

• Yahoo UK News (31/01/08)
  More time to get income tax returns in
  Angela Beech says that the HMRC's website crashing on the day of the filing deadline shows that the pressure for individuals to file online is not effective.
  

• The Daily Telegraph (26/01/08)
  UK takes a gamble as tax changes look set to drive non-domiciles away
  David Rothenberg writes an article about how the proposed legislation could seriously impact on London as a financial centre.
  

• The Sunday Times (20/01/08)
  Our guide to getting your tax return right
  Angela Beech comments on the attention the taxman is paying to barristers and the likelihood of an enquiry into the expense claims of barristers being launched.