The Austrian finance minister Maria Fekter has attacked the UK over tax evasion, saying that the EU cannot force Austria to reform its laws on banking secrecy without also asking the UK to launch a similar crackdown. This is despite the fact that HMRC, the department responsible for tax rebates and income tax as well [...]
Tax Rebates & Refunds
Google hits back at tax evasion allegations
The internet giant Google has hit back at allegations that it has been evading tax in the UK, saying that the country should consider itself lucky that the company runs some of its operations out of the UK.
Google, alone with Amazon and Starbucks, was ‘named and shamed’ by the UK Public Accounts Committee recently, [...]
Warning over council tax rebate scam in Gloucester
Police have issued a warning to residents in the Abbeydale region of Gloucester, advising them not to give out any details to callers promising huge council tax rebates.
There seems to have been a spate of council tax rebate calls in Abbeydale, and one local resident who was targeted by the scam has chosen to speak [...]
Airline runs passenger duty tax rebate promotion
Earlier this month, the low-cost airline group Flybe ran a new promotion in which it gave customers booking within a certain time period a ‘tax rebate’ on Air Passenger Duty, also known as APD.
APD is an excise duty charged to passengers flying out of a UK airport on aircraft above a certain weight. It [...]
Guernsey teams up with UK to tackle tax evasion
Guernsey has reportedly agreed to team up with the UK to share information which could help to catch tax evaders. It follows the example of the Isle of Man, which also agreed an information exchange deal with the UK.
The exchange deal will mean a higher degree of financial transparency between Guernsey and the UK’s [...]
