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...In a report published in late February, MPs added: “We are concerned that a lack of confidence in how to apply the rules, together with HMRC’s tough approach when taxpayers make mistakes, is deterring companies...
...It has also been hit by growing public frustration about the tens of thousands of asylum seekers being housed in hotels at a cost to the taxpayer of up to £8mn a day....
...HMRC’s computers then generate “nudge letters” to the individuals concerned if any potential anomalies are detected, Park said....
...A UK government spokesperson said: “The UK has cared for the Elgin Marbles for generations. Our galleries and museums are funded by taxpayers because they are a huge asset to this country....
...“We are concerned that a lack of confidence in how to apply the rules, together with HMRC’s tough approach when taxpayers make mistakes, is deterring companies from using contractors unnecessarily,” the...
...An eligible taxpayer is someone who has paid income and/or capital gains tax in the year they donate....
...“If digital services are good, then people will use them, but we are concerned that some of HMRC’s online services, including guidance, are not yet to the standard needed to support taxpayers properly and...
...Damerau has since August been the co-owner of Cosmolot, a large online gaming and gambling website and the country’s 10th-largest taxpayer....
...“The sale of capital assets to pay for day-to-day spending is not sustainable and is in many ways a bridging loan that will pass the costs to future taxpayers and defer problems of underfunding and growing...
...The DoJ said members of Pictet’s management — the bank’s secretive circle of eight partners, known as “the salon” — approved the client-relationships concerned and were aware of undeclared accounts....
...US companies are concerned the temperature could rise further ahead of the American presidential election in November....
...“They’re very concerned about errors and avoidance and evasion,” Munn added....
...As far as most investors are concerned, the two sides of Intel’s business are still joined at the hip, and their codependence will continue to dictate its fortunes....
...Shareholders had previously pledged £500mn by the end of March and £3bn by 2030, which Thames Water said would put the company on “stable footing,” without taxpayer money....
...Rishi Sunak made £1.8mn in capital gains last year, his largest in four years, according to figures that highlighted the UK prime minister’s wealth as he tries to win the support of a British public concerned...
...The UK Treasury must do more to ensure government debt is issued at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers ahead of a record year for gilt sales, a cross-party group of MPs has warned....
...“Nonetheless, we are particularly concerned about the government being given such a power, even if it currently has no intention of using it, in respect of the state pension and personal independence payment...
...That would undermine the MPC’s objective, and the MPC should be concerned about it. But this is all theoretical — what about the actual monitoring of risk?...
...Ofwat, the regulator, is also concerned over the weakness of several companies’ balance sheets including SES Water....
...Gove this month admitted he was “concerned” at warnings from the Local Government Association this month that one in five councils were heading for the rocks this or next year as a result of lack of government...
...Some in government are, however, concerned that warnings about damage to Spain’s image could become self-fulfilling....
...I am concerned about possible tax changes which may follow the 2024 elections in both Britain and America....
...The project was beset with technical failures and the UK’s benefits agency withdrew from the scheme in 1999 at a cost of £720mn to the taxpayer....
...CGT would still be assessed on the market value of the interest you transferred or sold at the date of the transfer. The CGT rate is 28 per cent on land and buildings for higher-rate taxpayers....
...TfL planners are concerned that terminating HS2 at Old Oak Common would need a redesign of the new station to cope with the extra passengers....
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