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16 May

Revenue & Customs Brief 26/08

This Brief gives details of an article: Paying tax deducted from interest that is paid by funding bond.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (PDF 2.2MB)

The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Moldova) Order 2008.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (EM) (PDF 86K)

Explanatory Memorandum to The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Moldova) Order 2008.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (PDF 346K)

The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (New Zealand) Order 2008.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (EM) (PDF 40K)

Explanatory Memorandum to The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (New Zealand) Order 2008.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (PDF 2.3MB)

The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Slovenia) Order 2008.

2008-05-16
Draft Statutory Instrument (EM) (PDF 88K)

Explanatory Memorandum to The Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Slovenia) Order 2008.

15 May

2008-05-15
Tariff Notice 04/08

Commission Regulation (EC) No 323/2008 of 8 April 2008 and 334/2008 of 11 April concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature.

2008-05-15
Draft Regulations - Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations

Draft Regulations on the taxation of investors in Offshore Funds for consultation. Consultation responses should be received by 11 July 2008.

2008-05-15
Savings Income Reporting Guidance Notes - V.6

The Gudiance Notes for savings income reporting have been updated.

2008-05-15
Corporation Tax on Chargable Gains: Indexation Allowance: April 2008

Corporation Tax on Chargable Gains: Indexation Allowance: April 2008

2008-05-15
Budget changes to notification requirements

At Budget 2008 the Government announced that it would extend the SDLT avoidance schemes disclosure regime to cover residential property worth £1 million or more.

2008-05-15
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News Release: Hertfordshire drug smuggler jailed for 17 years

A 52 year old Hertfordshire man has been sentenced to 17 years by Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of over £3 million into the UK through the Port of Dover.

2008-05-15

14 May

IR20

The Information given on 13 May 2008 has been updated. We will be publishing replacement guidance for IR20 at the end of 2008/2009.
IR20 has been updated to remove some guidance which is no longer relevant and to ensure that contact addresses and telephone numbers are correct.

2008-05-14
PAYE (Pay As You Earn): change to personal allowance

The Chancellor has announced an increase in the personal allowance of £600 and an adjustment to the higher rate threshold (the total of the personal allowance and basic rate limit).

2008-05-14
Large Business Service Sector Leaders (PDF 37K)

An updated list has now been published.

2008-05-14
JCCC CIP (08) 33

A summary of the changes to the authorisation conditions for the low value bulking concession.

2008-05-14
HMRC updates staffing forecasts

Staffing forecasts updated today to reflect staff in post details as at 1 April 2008.

2008-05-14
Simplified Tax System for Classical Music

Amendments have been made to the list.

2008-05-14

13 May

Statutory Instrument: SI 1282 (PDF 29K)

The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008.

2008-05-13
Statutory Instrument: SI 1282 (EM) (PDF 18K)

Explanatory Memorandum to The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008.

2008-05-13
National statistics code of practice

New updated pre-release.

2008-05-13

List of registered CASCs at at 7/5/08 (PDF 1.5MB)

This list replaces previous list drawn up at end of March 08.

2008-05-13

JCCC CIP (08) 32

Information for those who have or intend to import from Djibouti.

2008-05-13

JCCC CIP (08) 31

Information for those intending to import bananas from certain African Caribbean and Pacific states.

2008-05-13

IR20

We will be publishing replacement guidance for IR20 at the end of 2008/2009. In the meantime, IR20 has been updated to remove some guidance which is no longer relevant and to ensure that contact addresses and telephone numbers are correct.

2008-05-13
TFTA Security Revenue Constables in Southend-on-Sea

TFTA Security Revenue Constables in Southend-on-Sea.

2008-05-13
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) (PDF 68K)

Pension Schemes Services (PSS) have today published an update to the QROPS list.

2008-05-13
Helpsheet - Giving land, buildings, shares & securities to charity

Changes to helpsheet reflecting the reduction in the basic rate of tax from 6 April 2008.

2008-05-12

12 May

PAYE: delay to response messages where P14s and P35 sent separately

We have identified instances where we haven’t sent an acceptance or rejection message for Internet P35s. We are working to resolve this issue quickly and hope to start issuing messages for these cases this week.

2008-05-12
HMRC Impact Assessment

Impact Assessment of introduction of the UK Trade Tariff, due to be hosted on the Businesslink website

2008-05-12
PAYE: Send your 2007-08 Return now!

Employer Annual Returns for 2007-08 are due on 19 May

2008-05-12
Category One crude oil values

Year ending 31 December 2008

2008-05-12
Information Management Services (IMS) - Job vacancies in Telford

New job vacancies in IMS in Telford

2008-05-12
Pensions Tax Simplification Newsletter 33

The thirty third Pensions Tax Simplification newsletter has been published today

2008-05-12

09 May

National Statistics: Individual Savings Accounts

New versions of tables 9.10 to 9.12 for years 2001-02 to 2004-05.

2008-05-09
Corporation Tax Online - Accounting Periods ending after 31 March 2008

Guidance for companies who need to submit their company tax return (CT 600) before 1 June 2008 for a period ending after 31 March 2008 and that return includes calculations based on new rates announced in the Chancellor's Budget in March.

2008-05-09
Payroll Giving helpsheet

Changes to the helpsheet following the reduction in the basic rate of tax from 6 April 2008

2008-05-09
Updated Guidance on Payroll Giving

The guidance on Payroll Giving has been updated

2008-05-09

07 May

News Release:Teenage drug smuggler jailed for 5½ years

A London based teenager was jailed for five years and six months at Croydon Crown Court for attempting to smuggle 4K of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £200k, into the UK through Gatwick Airport.

2008-05-07
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC)

Monthly cumulative list of sports clubs which have registered as CASCS as at 7 May 2008.

2008-05-07
CFSP Information Paper 54/08

Notification of changes to the Electronic Data Capture Service (EDCS) message size and CFSP Customs Procedure Code (CPC) information.

2008-05-07
PAYE Nominal Taxable Pay Tables G - Free of Tax

The revised Tax Table routine for Free of Tax (FOT) arrangements is now available.

2008-05-07
Application form to extend Child Benefit

A revised version of the Application to extend Child Benefit is now available

2008-05-07
Results of HMRC Contact Centre Customer Satisfaction Survey

Publication of research reports 50 & 51 summarising the results of the 2005-6 and 2006-7 surveys.

2008-05-07
Sending PENNOTs over the Internet

We are now able to accept PENNOTs (new starter pension information) over the Internet

2008-05-07

06 May

Tariff Stop Press Notice 26/08

Changes to volume 2 of the printed Tariff.

2008-05-06
WTC6 - CTC & WTC other types of help you can get (PDF 1.9MB)

This leaflet has been updated and is now available.

2008-05-06
Residents and non-residents: Liability to tax in the United Kingdom (IR20)

This booklet has been updated and is temporarily available online only. This interim guidance is an update of a booklet published in December 1999.

2008-05-06
Update for Accountancy Service Providers

We would like to inform Accountancy Service Providers that registration guidance will be updated.

2008-05-06
Update for Trust or Company Service Providers

We would like to inform Trust or Company Service Providers of the latest position regarding updated registration guidance.

2008-05-06

02 May

PAYE: online filing from the CD-ROM

We have update our help for employers using the CD-ROM to file online.

2008-05-02
Tariff Stop Press Notices 2008

Changes to Volumes 2 and 3 of the Printed Tariff, updated Euro rate and changes to the Byrd amendment.

2008-05-02
JCCC CIP (08) 30

A comprehensive review of CSP policy in light of frontier change projects and European Commission initiatives.

2008-05-02

01 May

If you think our decision is wrong (CA82) (PDF 54K)

A revised version of this form is now available online.

2008-05-01
New penalties for errors on tax returns and documents

An online learning module to raise awareness of the new penalties for errors on tax returns and documents.

2008-05-01
Life Assurance Manual

An update of the life assurance manual (LAM) has been published today on HMRC's life assurance pages.

2008-05-01
Extension of clearances HM Revenue & Customs provide to business owners

Today we announce that the clearances service has been extended for a trial period to business owners in relation to Inheritance Tax business property relief.

2008-05-01
Revenue & Customs Brief No 25/08

This Brief gives details of an article: Extension of non - statutory clearance for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) business customers

2008-05-01

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