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Parents jailed for tax fraud

Two Northern Ireland parents were jailed on Friday 26 February 2010 for evading tax leaving them owing HM Revenue & Customs over £4 million.
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Inside Tax

Tax-man targets doctors

Thursday, 25 February 2010

HMRC has a wake-up call for doctors and dentists. If they have hidden something from HMRC then now’s the time to confess.
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February tax debts?

Thursday, 11 February 2010

As your accountant recovers from the January, 31 deadline for sending in Self Assessment Returns this is a good time to remind those with tax debts of the need to take some form of action.
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Who still has money stashed offshore?

Thursday, 26 November 2009

With just days left to register with HMRC for the tax amnesty (deadline Monday November 30, 2009), today I am giving a few real life case studies to show the sorts of people who have money offshore which is not declared.
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Offshore bank accounts – should I confess?

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Time is running out for anyone wanting to tidy up their affairs and admit that they haven’t paid enough tax on something that was offshore.
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Last chance to admit to your offshore income

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

The current tax amnesty (closing November 30, 2009) sees the head of HMRC Dave Hartnett posting an explanatory video on YouTube.
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Huston’s Taxing Problem

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Hopefully by now those readers with tax to pay by July 31, 2009 have cleared the bill. One of the worst aspects of the Self Assessment system is that tax is demanded on just two dates – January 31 and July 31.
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Regards over conacre land

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Question: I have concerns over the recent ruling regards conacre land and would like some advice with regard my overall inheritance tax position. What should I do?
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Tax: What costs that I can claim when working from home

Monday, 3 August 2009

Q My employer has closed its local regional office as a cost cutting measure and I now have to work from home. Are there any costs that I can claim as an allowable deduction against my tax? SD, Londonderry
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Landlords can have rental losses if expenses are more than their rents, particularly if they have no tenants

When investing in the ‘to let’ market doesn’t always pay off

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

With the property market still depressed, today I am going to take a run through some of the tax issues which may be important for those people who bought investment properties to let out, or perhaps to rent, and now can’t sell them.
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Making sense of the end of July tax bill

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

July is a month of significance for people who file tax returns and pay tax twice a year.
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Can I get tax reief on union payments?

Friday, 17 July 2009

Q: I am a teacher and I pay an annual subscription to the National Union of Teachers. Can I get tax relief for this? I don’t complete a tax return. JI, Monaghan
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Making the debt collection process easier

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Whether your business sales figures are down or not, the success of your business depends on bringing in the money — cash flow.
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Saving tax by making a pension investment

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Question: My company will make a small profit this year and I was thinking of making a pension contribution to save tax. What is the best way to do this?
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If you are a member of a golf club, the details might appear on the web and questions could be raised about how you pay for subscription fees

Taxman surfs web to make enquiries on your tax return

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

People think there’s just one big government computer and all information is shared among departments. It’s just not like that.
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ISA changes mean good news for savers

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Question: I am confused as to what I can do with my ISA allowance this year. Can you please clarify the situation as I know there were changes announced in the Budget?
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The Cayman Islands ? offshore tax haven

Offshore net is tightening

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

The paperwork surrounding the Budget back in April announced that there is going to be a further and final opportunity to admit to offshore income. Once this opportunity passes then the HMRC will get heavy.
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Let’s take a look at home rental

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

With the property market still slow a lot of people cannot sell houses which they wanted to shift long ago. Perhaps they have been relocated with work and are stuck with the old home, or perhaps they bought something when times were good hoping to sell at a profit a year later.
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A memory stick is just one of the many options for backing up essential files

Protecting data is always crucial

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

A client's problem has inspired me to write this week’s article. His business is the subject of an inquiry by HM Revenue and Customs. They want to know how some expenses figures were made up, and to see original invoices.
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Tory MP Julie Kirkbride denied any wrongdoing over her second home expenses claims but has announced that she intends to stand down from Parliament at the next election

MPs’ expensive revelations

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Any reader who ever had his employer provide a company car or private medical cover knows what benefits-in-kind are.
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ISAs hit three-year high

Thursday, 28 May 2009

Sales of investment fund ISAs hit a three-year high during April as people were tempted to put money back into the market, research showed today.
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In pictures: Doing the business

  • Top thinkers put heads together for economic seminars. Some of Northern Ireland?s top figures from the world of business and academia have come together for two major seminars hosted by Joint Independent Group for Study and Action (JIGSA) at Queen?s University Belfast. Economist John Simpson; JIGSA member and Deloitte partner Gillian Russell; and IoD Chairman Joanne Stuart were among those attending the think tank event, which discussed devolution, the Barnett Review of economic policy, NAMA arrangements and the UK?s fiscal deficit. Speakers for the event included Sir Gerry Loughran, Lord Paul Bew, Victor Hewitt and Mike Smyth
  • Translink has made a deal worth £7m for 48 new buses to run on rural routes. The deal was reached with Wrightbus and Scania. The contract is funded by the Department for Regional Development. Announcing the deal are Translink chief executive Catherine Mason, Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy (centre) and Dr William Wright, proprietor of Wrightbus
  • Paul Rooney, Chair, Business in the Community (BitC) with Colin Lewis, Deputy Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Susan Kinane, Managing Director, ESB Independent Energy at the launch of the Business in the Community's Correction Programme at the W5 Lecture Theatre. The programme is funded by ESB and aims to match small business owners with mentors from BitC member companies with the aim of sharing best practice and promoting responsible growth.

Cream of the crop in the business world

L'derry Chamber of Commerce Dinner

  • Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy with Mayor Councillor Paul Fleming. Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner at The Everglades Hotel, Londonderry
  • The City of Hope Collective who performed during the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner
  • Rosa McLaughlin and John McMonagle with Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy. Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner at The Everglades Hotel.

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NI Travel and Tourism Awards

  • Sean Crummey entertains guests at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009
  • Sean Crummey, Maureen Ledwith and Nan Short with Craig Doyle at the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009
  • Rowan Devereux and Ciaran Mulligan of Blue Insurances with Craig Doyle at the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009

NI Travel and Tourism Awards

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards

  • From left to right, Daniel McRitchie (Andor Technology, placed 48 in this year?s Fast 50 ranking); Mark McCusker (Texthelp Systems Ltd, placed 40th in this year?s Fast 50 ranking); Trevor Jordan (Andor Technology); and Seamus Scullion (Texthelp Systems Ltd).
  • James Greer, proprietor of Greer Publications, presents the ?Rising Star? award to Mary McKenna and Paul McElvaney of Learning Pool Ltd.
  • From left to right: Daniel McRitchie and Trevor Jordan of Andor Technology.

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards

CEF Construction Awards 2009

  • CEF Construction Awards 2009
  • CEF Construction Awards 2009
  • CEF Construction Awards 2009

CEF Construction Awards 2009

Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet

  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09
  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09
  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09

Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Connecting Employers to Communities

  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.
  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.
  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.

Connecting Employers to Communities

Ulster Tatler Awards 2009

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NI's Top 100 Companies

Top 100 Companies

Who's up and who's down in 2009

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