The Good-Bye Budget Brown sees himself off with surprise cuts in income and company tax, higher threshold for inheritance tax and capital gains, penalty tax on high-fuel vehicles, 'zero-carbon' homes will be exempt stamp duty BBC Main points at a glance 22.03.07 BBC, LegalDay Blog, Budget 2007, Capital Gains Tax, Company Tax, Environment Law, Inheritance Tax, Pensions, Stamp Duty Land Tax, UK Tax

Pension Costs Pensions Commission has hit back at Treasury, says Brown wrong to claim cost of pensions would add 5p to income tax, assumptions on women's pensions wrong 02.12.05 Guardian, Pensions Commission Press Release, Pensions, Turner Report

Tax Errors Pensioners over-paying income tax, mainly due to misunderstanding form P161 Telegraph Civil Partnership will end tax break to older couples, married allowance will go to highest earner, not man 21.03.05 Telegraph, UK Tax Links

Tax Law Revenue's Tax Rewrite Project has published its fourth bill, the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill, aiming to make direct tax law easier to understand and comply with 02.12.04 Revenue Press Release, Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill, UK Tax Links

Tax on Trusts Revenue has confirmed that withdrawals from popular 'gift-and-loan trusts' will be subject to income tax, commonly used to keep family assets outside scope of inheritance tax 26.08.04 Telegraph, UK Tax Links, Wills and Probate Links

Tax on Trusts Revenue has confirmed that withdrawals from popular 'gift-and-loan trusts' will be subject to income tax, commonly used to keep family assets outside scope of inheritance tax 26.08.04 Telegraph, UK Tax

Tax Returns Change in rules to be announced next month will allow taxpayers with 'simple affairs' to have extra income taxed through payroll, spared filing tax return 25.02.04 BBC, UK Tax Links

House Tax The Treasury has denied that it plans CGT on private homes, but where there's smoke there's tax. What are the likely plans? Guardian Could local income tax? 23.10.03 BBC, UK Tax Links

Fiscal Black Hole Looming shortfall in Treasury revenue expected to reach £11b, equivalent of 3p on income tax, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies 30.01.03 Guardian, Green Budget 2003, UK Tax Links

Revenue to Access Bank Client Data Special Commission John Avery-Jones has told HSBC, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB to hand details of Channel Island bank accounts of to HMRC, likely to involve 100k clients, pursuit of individuals working in UK but claiming non-UK domicile 02.02.07 Financial Times, Robert Gaines-Cooper v Revenue, Tax Shelters, UK Tax, UK Tax Avoidance Schemes

Tax and Sympathy, No Refund Revenue admit ex-Matalan CEO Angus Monro overpaid nearly £1m, Chancellor Sir Andrew Morritt expressed 'profound sympathy', but refused refund, tax paid on stock options was 'mistake in law' but in accord with 'prevailing practice' of the time 02.02.07 Times, Stock Options, UK Tax

Gaines-Cooper v Revenue Text of the decision of the Special Commissioners for Income Tax regarding domicile, residence and ordinary residence for the purpose of income tax liability, counts nights instead of days, considers broader relationship with UK 21.11.06 United Kingdom Special Commissioners of Income Tax Decisions, Robert Gaines-Cooper v Revenue, Tax Shelters

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