Amnesty for Offshore Assets HMRC is offering lower penalties for people who own up to unpaid tax on offshore assets, recent rulings allow access to information held by high street banks 18.04.07 Telegraph, HMRC Press Release, Banking Law, UK Tax

Amnesty for Offshore Bank Accounts Treasury is proposing partial amnesty for money 'hidden' in overseas bank accounts, comes after legal rulings requiring banks to disclose information on clients with offshore accounts 17.04.07 Financial Times, Banking Law, UK Tax

Contract Workers Risk Losing Tax Break Construction union Ucatt is complaining to Treasury that 'self-employed' contractors should be classified and taxed as employees Times Treasury official in last ditch talks with tax advisors on legality of new 'service company' scheme 20.03.07 Telegraph, Budget 2007, Construction Law, UK Tax

Revenue to Sweep Offshore Accounts HMRC has been given powers to access bank records in search for funds held offshore, amount thought to run to £180b, banks will write to customers later next month to warn of crackdown 05.03.07 Times, Banking Law, Tax Shelters, UK Tax

Thatcher Opts for Gibraltar Tax Exile Rejected by Monaco, Mark Thatcher seems likely to opt for tax domicile in Gibraltar, residence costs £20k and requires 'appropriate property' but not actual physical presence, annual tax on Thatcher's £65m likely to be around £20k 04.12.06 Daily Mail, EU Law, Robert Gaines-Cooper v Revenue, Tax Shelters, UK Tax

Shifting Goals to Catch Monaco Millionaires Experts have accused the Revenue of ignoring its own guidelines, shifting the goalposts, to go after super-rich living in tax havens, doubled time spent in UK by counting nights instead of days 17.11.06 Times, UK Tax, Robert Gaines-Cooper v Revenue Links

Fraud Law Will Increase Revenue Clout Fraud Bill will increase powers of HMRC to charge tax evaders, definition of fraud widened from knowingly giving false information to knowingly withholding relevant information 29.09.06 Telegraph, Fraud, UK Tax

Omega to Move to Tax Haven Underwriter is to follow Hiscox, largest and among oldest of Lloyd's syndicates, in move to Bermuda to reduce tax burden, highlights problems of tax levied on London re-insurers 19.09.06 Times, Financial Services, Tax Shelters, UK Tax

Inheritance Tax Treasury has backed down on ending inheritance tax exemptions for trusts used to pass on property, lawyers had claimed hundreds of thousands of people would need to re-write wills 09.06.06 Daily Mail, Budget 2006, Inheritance Tax, UK Tax, Wills and Probate

Inheritance Tax Treasury has backed down on ending inheritance tax exemptions for trusts used to pass on property, lawyers had claimed hundreds of thousands of people would need to re-write wills 09.06.06 Daily Mail, Budget 2006, Inheritance Tax, UK Tax, Wills and Probate